Before streaming, before air conditioning, before weekends were scheduled around screens—Michigan escaped to amusement parks.

In Episode 2 of Stories We Keep, we step back into a time when steamboats carried families to Boblo Island, when Edgewater Park lit up the Detroit River shoreline, and when Electric Park buzzed with noise, motion, and possibility.

These weren’t just rides.
They were rites of passage.
First dates. Family traditions. Summers that never felt like they’d end.

This episode isn’t about what was lost—it’s about what was felt, remembered, and carried forward.

Because long after the gates closed,
the stories stayed.

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Stories We Keep is a long-form history podcast from History Loves Company, exploring the homes, streets, neighborhoods, and cities that shaped Michigan — and what happens when we stop paying attention to them.

Hosted by Chris Hubel, founder of History Loves Company and a Michigan-based realtor with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate (Birmingham, MI).

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History doesn’t survive because it’s old.
It survives because someone decides it still matters.

Some places hold onto memory.

Not in photographs.
Not in archives.
But in brick, wood, and the way a street feels when you walk it.

In this first episode of Stories We Keep, we explore Michigan’s built world — the homes, neighborhoods, and cities that once reflected confidence, ambition, and belief in the future… and what happened when those beliefs changed.

This isn’t a lecture or a list of dates.
It’s a slow, reflective walk through place.

We talk about why Michigan built so big, how architecture mirrored industry and power, what was lost through policy decisions and disinvestment, and why certain neighborhoods survived while others disappeared. Most importantly, we explore why old buildings still matter — even when they no longer serve their original purpose.

Hosted by Chris Hubel, founder of History Loves Company and a Michigan-based realtor with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate, this podcast lives at the intersection of past and future — where history isn’t just studied, but lived in.

This episode is for anyone who has ever:

• Felt something walking an old street
• Wondered why certain places feel intact while others feel hollow
• Believed that buildings carry meaning beyond their walls

History doesn’t survive because it’s old.
It survives because someone decides it still matters.

These are the stories we keep.

Stories We Keep is a long-form history podcast from History Loves Company, exploring the homes, streets, neighborhoods, and cities that shaped Michigan — and what happens when we stop paying attention to them.

Hosted by Chris Hubel, founder of History Loves Company and a Michigan-based realtor with @properties Christie’s International Real Estate (Birmingham, MI).

Links & Resources

History Loves Company
https://historylovesco.com

Stories We Keep
https://stories-we-keep.beehiiv.com/

Watch on YouTube
https://youtube.com/@historylovescompany

Follow on Facebook
https://facebook.com/historylovescompany

Follow on TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@historylovescompany

HLC Apparel
https://hlcapparel.com

📩 chris@historylovesco.com

📞 248-568-6030

History doesn’t survive because it’s old.
It survives because someone decides it still matters.