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Dan Austin on Detroit's Past, the Austin Fund, and Fighting for the Future

Mar 23, 2026 · 30m

<p>Today I sit down with HistoricDetroit.org founder Dan Austin for a candid conversation about Detroit's lost landmarks, from the Statler and Madison-Lennox hotels to the Lafayette Building and beyond.</p> <p>We talk about how preservation battles have shifted over the last 20 years, why the Austin Past and Future Fund aims to both safeguard Detroit's stories and support Detroit students, and what it means to plant seeds for a future you may never see.</p> <p>Dan also opens up about his terminal …

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