This week’s episodes uncover pieces of Michigan that most people walk right past — unaware they were ever there at all.

History isn’t loud.
But it always leaves clues.

Here’s what we explored:

Premiered Monday at 6 PM

Palmer Woods doesn’t just look different — it was built different.

Curved streets.
Towering trees.
Architects like Kahn, Mason, Marr, and Smith, Hinchman & Grylls shaping nearly every block.
One-of-a-kind Tudor, Mediterranean, Georgian, and French Eclectic masterpieces tucked into a private forest in the middle of the city.

This episode uncovers:

If you want to understand old Detroit wealth, start here.

👉 Watch: Inside Palmer Woods

Premiered Wednesday at 6 PM

Yes — they’re real.

And this episode proves it.

We follow rumors, old blueprints, church archives, basement anomalies, and oral histories to uncover what’s beneath Pontiac:

This is the most “I can’t believe this exists” episode of Pontiac Pulse yet — and it’s the one people will still be talking about a year from now.

👉 Watch: Inside Pontiac’s Secret Tunnels

Premieres Friday at 6 PM

This is one of the most unusual homes ever built in Michigan.

A house made of thousands of bottles.
A geometric, almost sculptural façade that feels like a museum installation.
A story involving innovation, sustainability, and a homeowner who created a landmark entirely by hand.

In this week’s episode, we explore:

It’s strange. It’s brilliant. And it might be one of the most memorable homes you’ll ever see.

👉 Watch: Inside the Bottle House

With this week’s deep dive into Pontiac’s hidden tunnels, it felt fitting to spotlight a Detroit building that has inspired more speculation, more stories, and more whispered conversations than almost any structure in Michigan:The Detroit Masonic Temple.

Completed in 1926 and towering over Cass Park, the Temple is the largest Masonic building in the world — but its fame doesn’t come from size alone.

It comes from the secrets.

Whether every rumor is true is almost beside the point.

What matters is this:

Detroit’s buildings are alive — not just above ground, but below it.

And just like the Bottle House shows how far creativity can go, the Masonic Temple proves how far ambition once took Detroit.

If you’ve never been inside its walls, go.
If you’ve never stood in its empty halls, you should.
It’s one of the few places where you can feel the city’s history breathing around you.

This week, while exploring Palmer Woods and the Bottle House, one idea kept surfacing:

Historic homes were never meant to be preserved in silence — they were meant to be lived in, shared, and celebrated.

Which is exactly what the Mary Day House is becoming.

After a long five-month process, the keys are finally back in your hands.
What was once your first-ever home is now the foundation of the Forever Home Project’s flagship transformation.

Here’s what guests will experience:

On the spare lot?
A future outdoor gathering space for history lovers, runners, artists, and community nights.

Just like Palmer Woods preserved its identity through architecture, the Mary Day House will preserve Pontiac’s identity through experience.

The restoration timeline, budgets, surprises, and behind-the-scenes footage begin next week.

This week’s videos were all about the spaces built by hand — brick by brick, bottle by bottle, tunnel by tunnel.
So the spotlight naturally falls on the Foundation Collection:

Each piece helps fund The Forever Home Project — restoring the Mary Day House and preserving Pontiac’s architectural heritage.

Wear the history. Support the mission.

This week brought a huge personal win —
I’m officially back to walking in the boot.

Not fast.
Not pretty.
But forward.
And right now, forward is everything.

And while I’ve been easing back into movement, Kit has been taking off.
He’s had three Michigan Mustangs Track Club practices so far… and every single time, the kid shows up with more drive, more heart, and more natural talent than I ever expected.

He’s not just running —
he’s learning discipline, confidence, and the joy of pushing himself.

We even built him a small at-home gym this week so he can train whenever he wants.
Watching him lace up, focus in, and put in the work?

It’s the kind of pride I can’t put into words.

While I heal, he runs.
And somehow, the balance feels perfect.

Sober strides aren’t just mine anymore —
they’re ours.

This week’s videos were all about the spaces built by hand — brick by brick, bottle by bottle, tunnel by tunnel.
So the spotlight naturally falls on the Foundation Collection:

Each piece helps fund The Forever Home Project — restoring the Mary Day House and preserving Pontiac’s architectural heritage.

Wear the history. Support the mission.

Your support helps fund:

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If you want to binge the journey that inspired this newsletter, start here:

🏡 Inside Palmer Woods: Detroit’s Hidden Million-Dollar Mansion Forest
Walk the curved streets, towering trees, and architect-designed mansions that changed how Detroit was built.

🔦 Inside Pontiac’s Secret Tunnels
From church basements to forgotten bowling alleys — a look at the underground Pontiac most people never knew existed.

🧪 Inside Michigan’s Hidden Bottle House: The Strange Home You’ve Never Seen
A one-of-a-kind home built out of bottles, creativity, and stubborn vision.

👉 Watch all three episodes and let me know which story hit you the hardest.

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Every view, share, comment, email, and reply helps keep this project moving — and keeps Michigan’s history from fading quietly into the background.

If this email gave you something to think about, do me a favor:

Because…

Every home has a story.
Every city has a secret.
And every Thursday, we uncover both — together.

— Chris
History Loves Company · Pontiac, Michigan

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