# Detroit, Remember When II—The American Dream and the Automobile (WTVS, 1996)

Detroit: Remember When II—The American Dream and the Automobile As Seen on WTVS Channel 56 (WTVS Detroit, 1996) Running Time: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes Detroit: Remember When II—The American Dream and the Automobile Do you remember the Model T? How about tailfins or cruising Woodward Avenue? Through 100 years of Motor City memories, Detroit Remember When II: The American Dream and the Automobile celebrates the city that put the world on wheels and the people whose lives were changed forever. In this episode, as seen on Channel 56, Detroiters relate intimate recollections of life and living in the car capital of the world. Through rare footage from Detroit-area family collections and media archives, this hometown documentary reveals how Detroit was transformed into a world industrial leader, with high wage jobs and neighborhoods filled with single family homes. From the vision of the assembly line to the roar of the V-8, see how Detroit’s promise of a better life attracted thousands to “The City of Champions,” with its sports legends, skyscrapers, theaters and landmarks. Ride along as Detroit Remember When II: The American Dream and the Automobile travels back through time to when Detroit became the Motor City. © WTVS Detroit Public Television 7441 Second Blvd. Detroit, MI 48202 Photo On Front: Courtesy of The National Automotive History Collection. Detroit Public Library Photo On Back: Courtesy of Manning Brothers Commercial Photographers Uploader's note: Sourced from VHS cassette…

- Kind: Documentary
- Year: 1996
- By: WTVS Detroit Public Television
- Genres: Documentary, History
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/detroit-remember-when-ii-1996)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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