Lecturer Lessenberry speaks at Macomb Community Coll. about Detroit auto history...

U.S. Auto Scene (print edition only)

"Fabulous '50s? Not for Motor City future - Author/historian Jack Lessenberry"

by Gerald Scott

An article highlights Wayne State University lecturer Jack Lessenberry's speech "Detroit in the 1950s: Freeways and Fears Below the Surface," given at Macomb Community College's Lorenzo Cultural Center. Lessenberry, a local historian, discussed the Motor City's success back in 1951, when about 51 percent of all the cars in the world were built within the borders of Detroit. A photo of Lessenberry is included.