{"id":5684,"date":"2017-02-09T07:03:51","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T15:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=5684"},"modified":"2020-11-06T13:36:26","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T21:36:26","slug":"explore-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2017\/02\/explore-detroit","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Explore Detroit in May!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”5686″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I\u2019m very lucky to have been born and raised in the wonderful city of Detroit or \u201cThe D\u201d as we like to call it. It\u2019s the city that I refer to around the world as I travel as \u201chome,\u201d so you can imagine my excitement when I heard that QAD was hosting Explore 2017 in Detroit! I find that many people have formed opinions about Detroit without ever getting to know the city. Let me tell you, Detroit is full of culture, history, fun things to do and amazing people. Did you know that Detroit has recently been named by Business Insider as one of the <\/span>hottest cities of the future<\/span><\/a> in the USA? It was also just ranked number <\/span>nine of the \u201c52 Places to Go in 2017\u201d list<\/span><\/a> by the New York Times!<\/span><\/p>\n

Detroit\u2019s Rich History<\/h2>\n
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My Grandfather’s Passport Photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This is the part of the blog where you probably thought I <\/span>was going to talk about Detroit\u2019s history, when in fact, I\u2019m going to talk about my family history, which has roots in Detroit. Back in 1914 <\/span>Henry Ford<\/span><\/a> started giving workers $5\/day at his Detroit factory \u2014 which back then was a lot of money. It was around that time that my grandfather, an immigrant from Italy, was working at a steel plant in Pennsylvania. When he heard about Ford\u2019s wages, he moved to Detroit. He worked at what we now call the Ford Rouge Plant where the F-150s are made. My father also worked in automotive manufacturing and retired from Chrysler as a designer. In fact, he recently shared with me that he did the first drawings for the Prowler in the late 90s. Perhaps this is where my love of automotive comes from? I guess I was born with gasoline in my veins. I\u2019m so proud of my family and heritage in Detroit and manufacturing; I can\u2019t wait to share it with you.<\/span><\/p>\n

My Top Ten Must-See Sights In Detroit<\/h2>\n

Even though I live in Detroit, I\u2019m always finding cool new things to see and do. I love the historical parts of the city as well as the new \u2014 it\u2019s that mix that makes it so special. From a local, let me give you my top picks to check out while you are here for Explore in May.<\/span><\/p>\n