Detroit in the Space Age
The atlas holds 6 people and 14 moments here, from 1957 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin and Ayrton Senna.
Notable people
Aretha Franklin
from 1987 to 2018
4 moments here
American singer, pianist, songwriter, and civil-rights activist known as the “Queen of Soul.” Her documented movements span childhood relocations…
Ayrton Senna
from 1986 to 1987
2 moments here
Brazilian racing driver Ayrton Senna da Silva was a three-time Formula One World Drivers’ Champion.…
Olivia de Havilland
in 1971
1 moment here
Olivia de Havilland was a British-American-French actress whose career ranged from California community theatre and Warner Bros.…
Prince
in 1984
1 moment here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1980
1 moment here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Rosa Parks
from 1957 to 2005
5 moments here
American civil-rights activist whose lifelong work against racial segregation included local NAACP organizing in Montgomery, the 1955 bus protest and…
Moments
- 1957 Relocation to Detroit Rosa Parks
- 1957 Return to Detroit Rosa Parks
- 1961 Virginia Park Street residence Rosa Parks
- 1971 Autobiographical tour stop in Detroit Olivia de Havilland
- 1980 Wins nomination in Detroit Ronald Reagan
- 1984 Purple Rain Tour opening Prince
- 1986 Detroit Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1987 One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism recording Aretha Franklin
- 1987 Second Detroit Grand Prix victory Ayrton Senna
- 1994 Attack at her Detroit home Rosa Parks
- 2005 Death in Detroit Rosa Parks
- 2013 Detroit Christmas concert Aretha Franklin
- 2016 Thanksgiving national-anthem performance Aretha Franklin
- 2018 Death at Detroit home Aretha Franklin