Of the many flags I’ve seen, Detroit’s is the only one to feature an image of the city on fire. It’s a choice that tempts fate, almost as if the designers were, wait for it, playing with fire. It’s supposed to harken back to the Great Fire of 1805, when what was then a fort and a small town burned almost entirely to the ground and was rebuilt. It’s supposed to be about rising from the ashes like a phoenix. The city’s motto, also featured on the flag, reads: “Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus,” Latin for “We hope for better things; it will rise from the ashes.
Mariners continue self-immolation, lose to Detroit 3-2 in extras
