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Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel

Telling the stories behind historic homes, places, and the people who remember them.

Who Really Killed America’s Streetcars?

Sep 6, 2026

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3 min read

Who Really Killed America’s Streetcars?

Plus: aboard the SS Ste. Claire, inside Ford’s Highland Park plant, and a chance to help choose the cover of They Lied to Us About Detroit.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
37 Books Sold + 3 Detroit Stories You May Have Missed

Sep 1, 2026

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3 min read

37 Books Sold + 3 Detroit Stories You May Have Missed

The book is officially underway — and tomorrow we head inside Arden Park at 6 PM.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
They Lied to Us: What Really Destroyed Detroit?

Aug 30, 2026

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2 min read

They Lied to Us: What Really Destroyed Detroit?

The story most of us were taught begins in 1967. The evidence starts much earlier.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
The Bottle House Is Ready for Its Next Chapter.

Aug 25, 2026

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3 min read

The Bottle House Is Ready for Its Next Chapter.

One of Metro Detroit's most uncomfortable homes has just become dramatically more attainable.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Some Homes Can Be Rebuilt. This One Cannot.

Aug 24, 2026

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4 min read

Some Homes Can Be Rebuilt. This One Cannot.

The circa-1840 Earhart Estate has been reintroduced at $1.65M — with land, outbuildings, history and a story nearly 200 years in the making.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
We Went Quiet. Here’s What We Built.

Aug 23, 2026

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2 min read

We Went Quiet. Here’s What We Built.

History Loves Company is back — The Foundry is open, new episodes premiere Wednesdays and Sundays, and two remarkable Michigan homes are looking for their next chapter.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
The Bridges of Detroit

Apr 9, 2026

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1 min read

The Bridges of Detroit

Place, Memory, and the Crossings That Shaped a City

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Belle Isle Was Never Guaranteed and It Still Isn't

Apr 6, 2026

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1 min read

Belle Isle Was Never Guaranteed and It Still Isn't

Public space only stays public if people stay alert

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
History Loves Company — Stories, Places, and What We Remember

Apr 2, 2026

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1 min read

History Loves Company — Stories, Places, and What We Remember

A living archive of Michigan’s buildings, streets, and the people who carry their memory.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Do You Remember Your First Time on Belle Isle?

Mar 30, 2026

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1 min read

Do You Remember Your First Time on Belle Isle?

Before it was a park, it was a promise.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
These Places Are Gone... But Not Forgotten

Mar 26, 2026

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1 min read

These Places Are Gone... But Not Forgotten

From Joe Louis Arena to Pontiac’s Phoenix Center—Volume 21 is here.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Do You Remember The Joe?

Mar 23, 2026

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1 min read

Do You Remember The Joe?

A building on the Detroit River carried a city for nearly 40 years.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
The Joe, the Phoenix Center, and the Stories We’re Still Carrying

Mar 19, 2026

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1 min read

The Joe, the Phoenix Center, and the Stories We’re Still Carrying

This week: Joe Louis Arena, the Phoenix Center, W.J. Moore House Episode 3, and a few more pieces of downtown history still finding their next chapter.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Detroit’s Arsenal of Democracy

Mar 12, 2026

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1 min read

Detroit’s Arsenal of Democracy

When the City Helped Win the War

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Inside Detroit’s Packard Plant

Mar 5, 2026

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1 min read

Inside Detroit’s Packard Plant

The Rise, Fall, and What Still Remains

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Built to Be Remembered

Feb 26, 2026

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1 min read

Built to Be Remembered

The Guardian Building, Pontiac’s theaters, and W.J. Moore’s legacy of permanence.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Season 3 Begins

Feb 19, 2026

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1 min read

Season 3 Begins

100 Years of Hockeytown & The W.J. Moore House.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Restoration Season

Feb 12, 2026

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1 min read

Restoration Season

Central Station, Franklin Boulevard, and the Legacy of Cranbrook

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Detroit’s Lost Summers

Feb 5, 2026

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1 min read

Detroit’s Lost Summers

Belle Isle, Forgotten Parks, and the $9M Mansion That Sold for $800K

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Detroit's Lost Palaces of Wonder

Jan 29, 2026

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1 min read

Detroit's Lost Palaces of Wonder

Theatres, Banks, and the Comeback Stories We're Watching.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
Detroit's Lost Stadiums

Jan 22, 2026

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1 min read

Detroit's Lost Stadiums

Then, Now, and what we remember.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
The Places Detroit Never Meant to Lose

Jan 15, 2026

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1 min read

The Places Detroit Never Meant to Lose

An amusement park that vanished. A fairground erased by concrete. And a mansion built to outlast an era.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
From Camp Hero to the Perry Hannah House

Jan 8, 2026

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1 min read

From Camp Hero to the Perry Hannah House

Cold War secrecy, industrial survival, and the homes that shaped Michigan — a week where the stories started stacking.

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
From Boblo to the Ford House

Jan 1, 2026

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1 min read

From Boblo to the Ford House

How Michigan’s stories moved from escape to legacy

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
THE STORIES WE KEEP | VOLUME 8

Dec 25, 2025

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9 min read

THE STORIES WE KEEP | VOLUME 8

Hi —If you’re reading this, thank you.This week marked a real milestone for us: we officially passed 5,000 subscribers on YouTube.It’s hard to overstate what that feels like.After years of filming, researching, walking neighborhoods, and telling stories that don’t always fit neatly into an algorithm — the channel is finally starting to feel alive. Not just growing, but connecting.This community is the reason.A Holiday NoteIf you celebrate Christmas, Merry Christmas to you and your family.If you celebrate something else, Happy Holidays — and if this is simply a quiet time of reflection for you, I hope it brings rest.Thank you for spending part of your week here, reading these stories, watching these videos, and caring about places that still matter.We’ll keep telling them.Because every home has a story.Every city carries memory.And we’re just getting started.— ChrisHistory Loves Company

Chris Hubel
Chris Hubel
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