List of neighborhoods in Detroit
Neighborhoods in Detroit | |
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Commercial, cultural, and residential | |
Coordinates: 42°20′02″N 83°02′52″W / 42.33389°N 83.04778°W | |
Country | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States of America |
State | File:Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan |
County | File:Flag of Wayne County, Michigan.png Wayne |
City | File:Flag of Detroit.svg Detroit |
Area | |
• Land | 359 km2 (138.8 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 713,777 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 313 |
Neighborhoods in Detroit provides a general overview of neighborhoods and historic districts within the city.[1] Neighborhood names and boundaries vary in their formality; some are well defined and long established, while others are more informal. Further names and boundaries have evolved over time due to development or changes in demographics. Woodward Avenue, a major a north–south thoroughfare, serves as a demarcation for neighborhood areas on the east side and west side of the city.
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Areas and neighborhoods
Downtown
Downtown Detroit is the city's central business district and a residential area, bordered by M-10 (Lodge Freeway) to the west, the Interstate 75 (I-75, Fisher Freeway) to the north, I-375 (Chrysler Freeway) to the east, and the Detroit River to the south. The area contains many of the prominent skyscrapers in Detroit, including the Renaissance Center, the Penobscot Building, and the Guardian Building. The downtown area features high-rise residential living along with a number of parks including those linked by a promenade along the International Riverfront. Downtown Detroit was named among the best big city neighborhoods in which to retire by CNN Money Magazine editors.[2] The Detroit Opera House is located at Broadway and Grand Circus. The east necklace of Downtown links Grand Circus and the stadium area to Greektown along Broadway. The east necklace contains a sub-district sometimes called the Harmonie Park District, which has taken on the renowned legacy of Detroit's music from 1930s through the 1950s to the present.[3] Near the Opera House and emanating from Grand Circus along the east necklace are other venues including the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts and the Gem Theatre and Century Club. The historic Harmonie Club and Harmonie Centre are located along Broadway. The Harmonie Park area ends near Gratiot and Randolph. The Detroit Athletic Club stands in view of center field at Comerica Park. Part of the east necklace, the area contains architecturally notable buildings planned for renovation as high-rise residential condominiums such as the Gothic Revival Metropolitan Building at 33 John R St. The Hilton Garden Inn is also in the Harmonie Park area. The east necklace area is serviced by the People Mover at Cadillac station and Broadway station. Greektown is located less than half a mile (800 m) from the Renaissance Center in the downtown area. The neighborhood is a popular restaurant and entertainment district, having many restaurants that serve Greek cuisine, as well as Hollywood Casino, one of three casino resorts in the city. Certain buildings on Monroe Street are themed to resemble the Parthenon, Pegasus, and other forms of Greek architecture. Greek music is also played on Monroe Street throughout the day. St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, founded by German immigrants, is located in the heart of the district. The Second Baptist Church once served as "station" for the Underground Railroad. The Detroit People Mover has a station at the Hollywood Casino on Beaubien Street between Monroe Street and Lafayette Boulevard.[1]
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Bricktown Historic District | File:DetroiterBar 655 Beaubien St.jpg | Separates the Renaissance Center from Greektown. | Bricktown separates the Renaissance Center from Greektown.[citation needed] Bricktown is home to St. Peter and Paul's Catholic Church, the oldest standing church in Detroit, and the Italian Renaissance style Wayne County Building (which was saved from demolition in the early 1980s). The Wayne County Courthouse, once located in the Wayne County Building, was the place where Mae West was once a defendant on a charge of public indecency. Bricktown is known for its live music venues. Jacoby's German Biergarten (1904), the city's oldest surviving pub, provides a small performance space for up & coming acts. St. Andrew's Hall is a venue for national touring acts, as is the Shelter in the basement of St. Andrew's. |
Broadway Avenue Historic District | File:Broadway Avenue Historic District.jpg | Broadway between Gratiot and Grand River Boulevard 42°20′6″N 83°2′46″W / 42.33500°N 83.04611°W |
The Broadway Avenue Historic District is located along a single block of Broadway Avenue, and contains eleven commercial buildings built between 1896 and 1926. The area was developed in the late 19th century as a commercial area catering to the women's trade, and included businesses such as hairdressers, florists, corset makers, and fashionable clothiers. Three buildings in the district — the Cary Building, Harmonie Centre, and the Merchants Building — are individually listed on the NRHP. |
Campus Martius Park | File:Woodward Fountaindetroit.jpg | 42°19′53″N 83°2′48″W / 42.33139°N 83.04667°W Woodward Ave. | Campus Martius is a historic district and central gathering place which contains parks, Woodward Fountain, the Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument, and a large traffic circle surrounded by commercial and residential high-rises including 1001 Woodward Avenue. Since the traffic circles restoration and expansion, it has emerged as a central gathering spot downtown with a mainstage. |
Capitol Park Historic District | File:Capitol Park Detroit MI.jpg | Roughly bounded by Grand River Ave., Woodward Ave., Michigan Ave., and Washington Boulevard 42°19′58″N 83°2′58″W / 42.33278°N 83.04944°W |
Capitol Park itself is a triangular plot of land (now a public park) bounded by Shelby Street, Griswold Street, and State Street. A courthouse was built in Capitol Park in 1823–28; when Michigan became a state in 1837, the building served as the state capitol. The Historic District includes the park and seventeen surrounding buildings for a block in each direction, including the Farwell Building, the Griswold Building, the David Stott Building, and the Industrial-Stevens Apartments. |
Detroit Financial District | File:DavidStottsitsamongDetroittowers.jpg | Bounded by Woodward and Jefferson and Lafayette and Washington Boulevard 42°19′46.36″N 83°2′50.43″W / 42.3295444°N 83.0473417°W |
This is the historic financial district of Detroit which dates to the 1850s and contains prominent skyscrapers. Ornate skyscrapers in Detroit (including the Guardian Building, the Penobscot Building, and One Woodward Avenue), reflecting two waves of large-scale redevelopment: the first in 1900–1930 and the second in the 1950s and early 1960s. |
Grand Circus Park Historic District | File:Grand Circus Park elevated angle - Detroit Michigan.jpg | Roughly bounded by Clifford, John R. and Adams Sts.; also 25 W. Elizabeth 42°20′10″N 83°3′2″W / 42.33611°N 83.05056°W |
Grand Circus Park Historic District contains the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Grand Circus Park, bisected by Woodward Avenue. Noted buildings encircling the park include the David Broderick Tower and David Whitney Building on the south, the Kales Building, and the First Methodist Church on the north. Comerica Park and the Detroit Opera House on the East. 25 W. Elizabeth was a boundary increase added in 2000. |
Greektown | File:Greektownnew2.jpg | Monroe Ave., between Brush and St. Antoine Sts. 42°20′6″N 83°2′32″W / 42.33500°N 83.04222°W |
Greektown is a primarily commercial district that extends two city blocks. It includes St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, Second Baptist Church, separately listed on the Register, Hollywood Casino, and the Athenium Suite Hotel. The district contains numerous restaurants and Greek-themed shops. |
Jefferson Avenue | File:DPMoverRenCenstop.jpg | Jefferson Avenue runs parallel to downtown along the International Riverfront which contains the Renaissance Center, TCF Center, a cruise ship terminal and dock, residential high rises, and a prominade of parks and marinas extending to Belle Isle. The towering Riverfront Condominiums are among the high-rise residential areas along the riverfront. The University of Detroit Mercy College of Law is across from the Renaissance Center along Jefferson Avenue. The People Mover serves the Renaissance Center and the TCF Center along the riverfront. | |
Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District | File:1400-1456 Woodward Detroit MI.jpg | 1202–1449 and 1400–1456 Woodward Ave. 42°20′3″N 83°2′56″W / 42.33417°N 83.04889°W |
The Lower Woodward Avenue Historic District contains thirty-four commercial buildings built at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the twentieth, many by noted architects. It contains the downtown's historic street-side shopping district. |
Monroe Avenue Commercial Buildings | File:118monroedetroit.jpg | 16-118 Monroe Ave. 42°19′58″N 83°2′45″W / 42.33278°N 83.04583°W |
The National Theatre (1911) at 118 Monroe Ave., the oldest surviving theatre in Detroit, is a part of the city's original theatre district from the late 19th century. Albert Kahn designed the theatre. |
Park Avenue Historic District | File:ParkAvenueDistrictDetroit.jpg | Park Ave., between W. Adams Ave. and W. Fisher Freeway 42°20′12″N 83°3′49″W / 42.33667°N 83.06361°W |
In the 1920s, Detroit's prestigious Grand Circus Park was crowded with buildings and development began to spill north from Grand Circus Park up Park Avenue. In 1923, the Park Avenue Association was formed. They planned the street to concentrate high-grade commercial and office space at the south end, and prestigious residential development at the north end, much like New York City's Fifth Avenue. The district includes the Women's City Club, the Royal Palms Hotel, and the Kales Building. |
Randolph Street Commercial Buildings Historic District | File:Randolph Street Detroit.jpg | 1208–1244 Randolph St. 42°20′4″N 83°2′42″W / 42.33444°N 83.04500°W |
Buildings along this section of Randolph Street have been used for retail since the area was first built up in the 1840s; the building at 1244 Randolph was built during the period of original construction. As the city grew, larger commercial buildings were required and the other structures on Randolph were constructed. |
Washington Boulevard Historic District | File:Macomb standing guard over Washington Blvd., Detroit.jpg | Washington Boulevard, between State and Clifford Sts. 42°19′59″N 83°3′4″W / 42.33306°N 83.05111°W |
This district includes the Book-Cadillac Hotel, the Book Tower, the Industrial-Stevens Apartments, and Washington Square (Trolley Plaza) among other architecturally significant buildings. The Detroit Statler Hotel was located on the boulevard until it was demolished in 2005. The street was broadened and ornamented in the early part of the 20th century to resemble New York's Fifth Avenue and European boulevards. |
Midtown
Midtown Detroit is an area covering roughly two square miles between Downtown Detroit to the south and New Center to the north along Woodward Avenue. Its boundaries are the Ford, Chrysler, Fisher, and Lodge Freeways. It includes the Art Center and the Medical Center in the northeast quadrant, most of Wayne State University's campus, the Detroit Public Library, and the Detroit Historical Museum in the northwest, and the Cultural Center including various restaurants, galleries, newly constructed lofts/condos and nightlife venues along Woodward in the center, among other things.[4] While the academic core of the Wayne State campus is entirely within Midtown, the campus has expanded outside the boundaries stated here. The academic campus also includes a small area north of the Ford Freeway in New Center; the school's athletic facilities are west of the Lodge Freeway and can be considered part of either Midtown or the adjacent Woodbridge neighborhood. Art Center two Miles (3 km) north of downtown, is centered on the Cultural Center Historic District, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Cultural Center is roughly bounded by Cass Avenue to the west, I-75 to the east, I-94 to the north and Warren Avenue to the south. It also includes the East Ferry Avenue Historic District. Attractions include the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Scarab Club, the Detroit Historical Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, the main library of the Detroit Public Library system and the Detroit Science Center. The College for Creative Studies is located adjacent the Scarab Club and opposite the East face of the Detroit Institute of Arts. The main campus of Wayne State University is located adjacent to the area, on the opposite side of Woodward.[5]
Name | Image | Location | Summary |
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Brush Park / Woodward East | File:Edmund Streetscape Detroit Woodward East.jpg | Bounded by Alfred, Edmund, Watson, Brush and John R. Sts. 42°20′43″N 83°3′9″W / 42.34528°N 83.05250°W |
Brush Park is the 22 block area bounded by Mack on the north, Woodward on the west, Beaubien on the east, and the Fisher Freeway on the south. This neighborhood is within the larger area known as Midtown.[citation needed] The Woodward East Historic District, located within the locally designated Brush Park historic district, is particularly known for the High Victorian style residences constructed for Detroit's wealthiest citizens. Although many of the once-grand houses have been demolished, the 21st century has seen many of the remaining homes restored. |
Cass Corridor | File:CassferrystudenthousingVictorianbldgs.jpg | The Cass Corridor is bounded by Woodward Ave. to the East, West Grand Blvd. to the North, the John C. Lodge Freeway to the West, and the Fisher Freeway serves as its southern terminus in Downtown Detroit.[citation needed] | Originally home to some of Detroit's wealthiest residents from the late 19th to mid-20th century, it developed as the hub of urban arts and culture in Detroit. Wayne State University expanded in the area to encompass much of the original Cass Corridor. |
Cass Park Historic District | File:CassParkDetroit.jpg | Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd at Cass Park 42°20′28″N 83°3′35″W / 42.34111°N 83.05972°W |
This historic district surrounds Cass Park itself, and contains over 20 buildings including apartments, a hotel, the Detroit Masonic Temple, the S. S. Kresge World Headquarters, and Cass Technical High School. |
Cass-Davenport Historic District | File:Cass-Davenport Historic District - Detroit Michigan.jpg | Roughly bounded Cass Ave., Davenport, and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard 42°20′46″N 83°3′40″W / 42.34611°N 83.06111°W |
The Cass-Davenport Historic District includes four apartment buildings near the corner of Cass Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. Two are typical of the small scale, luxurious apartment buildings built in Detroit near the turn of the 20th century and two are typical of the large scale, high density apartment buildings constructed between 1915 and 1930. |
Cultural Center Historic District | File:RackhamBuildingDetroit2010.jpg | 5200, 5201 Woodward Ave., and 100 Farnsworth Ave. 42°21′31″N 83°3′57″W / 42.35861°N 83.06583°W |
Woodward Avenue passes through the Cultural Center Historic District which includes: the Detroit Public Library, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building. |
East Ferry Avenue Historic District | File:East Ferry Avenue Historic District 1 - Detroit Michigan.jpg | E. Ferry Ave. 42°21′42″N 83°3′56″W / 42.36167°N 83.06556°W |
In the mid-1880s, D. M. Ferry platted his seed farm near Woodward into residential lots. East Ferry Avenue was quickly settled by prosperous middle and upper middle class Detroit residents. Although Woodward Avenue has since been redeveloped into primarily commercial property, the mansions and upscale housing on East Ferry survives. The district includes the separately-designated Col. Frank J. Hecker House and the Charles Lang Freer House. |
Midtown Woodward Historic District | File:Midtown Woodward Historic District 1.jpg | 2951-3424 Woodward Ave., 14 Charlotte St., 10 and 25 PeterboroSt. 42°20′43.5″N 83°3′23.5″W / 42.345417°N 83.056528°W |
The Midtown Woodward Historic District spans two blocks along Woodward Avenue, and contains three Albert Kahn-designed structures—the Addison Hotel, Kahn Print Shop, and the Temple Beth-El—in addition to the C. Howard Crane-designed Fine Arts Theatre. |
Sugar Hill Historic District | File:SugarHill1.jpg | East Forest, Garfield, and East Canfield, between Woodward Avenue on the west and John R. on the east. | An art gallery is located on Forest Ave. On Canfield, one historic properties was recently refurbished into luxury loft condos and office space. |
University–Cultural Center | File:HermanStrasburgHouse.jpg | Bounded by the Chrysler Freeway (I-75) on the east, the Lodge Freeway (M-10) on the west, the Grand Trunk Railroad tracks on the north, and Selden Street, Parsons Street, East Willis Street, and East Warren Avenue on the south.42°21′35″N 83°4′9″W / 42.35972°N 83.06917°W | Structures in this Multiple Resource Area are located within Midtown.
The section of the University–Cultural Center just beyond Midtown contains the New Amsterdam Historic District and the Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District. |
Warren-Prentis Historic District | File:Warren-Prentis1.jpg | Bounded by Woodward, Warren, 3rd, and the alley south of Prentis 42°21′15″N 83°4′4″W / 42.35417°N 83.06778°W |
This district contains a mix of building styles. Upper-class Detroit citizens built single-family homes in the area in 1880–1895. During the same time, apartment living became more popular, and duplexes and small apartment buildings were constructed in the 1890s through the first part of the 20th century. Commercial development was added to the mix in the years after World War I. |
Wayne State University | File:Mackenzie House WSU - Detroit Michigan.jpg | 4735-4841 Cass Ave. 42°21′16″N 83°4′2″W / 42.35444°N 83.06722°W |
Wayne State is a large university in the heart of Midtown. The Detroit Medical Center and many notable buildings are in the area, including the Queen Anne style WSU Mackenzie House, the Hilberry Theater, and Old Main. |
West Canfield Historic District | File:West Canfield Historic District 1 - Detroit Michigan.jpg | Canfield Ave. between 2nd and 3rd Sts.; also 3rd Ave. between Canfield and Calumet 42°21′3″N 83°4′4″W / 42.35083°N 83.06778°W |
The West Canfield Historic district is located on a primarily residential block of Canfield. Homes in the district are examples of Queen Anne architecture that have remained nearly unchanged since the late 19th century. A boundary increase (added 1997-09-22) added buildings on Third Avenue between Canfield and Calumet to the district. |
Willis-Selden Historic District | File:CassandAlexandrineDetroit.jpg | Bounded by the alley north of W. Willis, Woodward, the alley south of Selden, and 3rd Ave. 42°20′57″N 83°3′52″W / 42.34917°N 83.06444°W |
The Willis-Selden Historic District includes a large number of commercial buildings and high-density apartment buildings built in the early 20th century to service Detroit's booming auto economy. |
Woodbridge | File:Eighth Precinct Police Station Detroit.jpg | Bounded by Trumbull, Calumet, Gibson, Grand River, 12th W. Warren and Wabash Sts., railroad tracks, and Edsel Ford Expressway; also 4304-14 Trumbull Ave. and 3800 Grand River; also the southeastern corner of Trumbull and Warren 42°20′50″N 83°4′42″W / 42.34722°N 83.07833°W |
The Woodbridge neighborhood was originally developed between 1870 and 1920 with residences built in Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and 'cottage' style architecture. The original commercial districts in the neighborhood were located along Grand River, Trumbull, Twelfth and Fourteenth. The boundaries of the District were increased twice: first on 1997-12-01, and 2008-03-20; these are distinguished in the boundary listings with "also" descriptions. Woodbridge is one of Detroit's rapidly developing neighborhoods as nearby Wayne State University continues to grow.[citation needed] |
New Center area
New Center is a commercial and residential historic district located uptown in Detroit, adjacent to Midtown, one mile (1.6 km) north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles (5 km) north of Downtown. The area is centered just west of the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Grand Boulevard, and is approximately bounded by the Virginia Park Historic District on the north, the Edsel Ford Freeway (I-94) on the south, John R Street on the east and the Lodge Freeway on the west.
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Arden Park-East Boston Historic District | File:Street scene in Arden Park-East Boston.jpg | Arden Park and E. Boston Aves. between Woodward and Oakland Aves. 42°23′19″N 83°4′49″W / 42.38861°N 83.08028°W |
The Arden Park-East Boston Historic District was platted in the 1890s east of Woodward in what was then the far northern reaches of Detroit. The neighborhood was platted with large lots which feature richly planted trees and flowers, and attracts wealthier residents; some of the neighborhood's first residents included Frederick Fisher, John Dodge, and J.L. Hudson. The neighborhood, along with nearby Boston–Edison (also on the register) remained a premier address for residential living in Detroit with about 92 large homes and mansions.[6][7] |
Atkinson Avenue Historic District | File:Atkinson avenue historic district.JPG | Atkinson Avenue between the Lodge Freeway and Linwood Avenue | South of Boston–Edison, it contains approximately 225 homes built from 1915 to 1925.[citation needed] |
Boston–Edison Historic District | File:Street scape in Boston-Edison.jpg | Roughly bounded by Edison St., Woodward and Linwood Aves. and Glynn Ct. 42°22′54″N 83°5′50″W / 42.38167°N 83.09722°W |
The Boston–Edison Historic District is a historic neighborhood consisting of over 900 homes, primarily built from 1905 to 1925 which makes it the largest residential historic district in the nation.[citation needed] Historically significant residents include Henry Ford, James Couzens, Horace Rackham, Charles T. Fisher, Peter E. Martin, C. Harold Wills, Clarence W. Avery, Sebastian S. Kresge, and Clarence Burton. It is one of the largest residential historic district in the nation. |
New Amsterdam Historic District | File:New Amsterdam streetscape - Detroit Michigan.jpg | 435, 450 Amsterdam;440, 41-47 Burroughs; 5911–5919, 6050-6160 Cass; 6100-6200 Second; 425 York 42°21′56″N 83°4′21″W / 42.36556°N 83.07250°W |
The New Amsterdam Historic District contains a mix of industrial, commercial, and government/utility buildings constructed primarily near the turn of the 20th century. Industry in the district was enabled by the construction of major railroad infrastructure, known as the Milwaukee Junction, in the 1890s. The district includes the original Cadillac assembly plant. |
New Center | File:GrandBoulevardNewCenterDetroit.jpg | 7430 2nd Ave. and 3011 W. Grand Boulevard 42°22′11″N 83°4′39″W / 42.36972°N 83.07750°W |
The Cadillac Place and the Fisher Building are National Historic Landmarks in the New Center area. The significant complex demonstrates some of the finest craftsmanship and artistry in Art Deco style buildings. Both were funded by the Fisher brothers (of Fisher Body) and designed by Albert Kahn. New Center is a vibrant residential community. |
Piquette Avenue Industrial Historic District | Piquette Avenue looking east from Woodward. Fisher Body Plant 23 and the Ford Piquette Avenue plant are on the left; Fisher Body Plant 21 is on the right. | Roughly bounded by Woodward, Harper, Hastings and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad Line 42°22′5″N 83°3′57″W / 42.36806°N 83.06583°W |
The area along Piquette was an important center for automobile production in the early 20th century. Ford Motor Company, Studebaker, Cadillac, Dodge, and Regal Motor Car had plants in the area, as well as suppliers such as Fisher Body. In 1911, the two largest automobile producers in the world, Studebaker and Ford, were located next door to each other on Piquette. The district in cludes the National Historic Landmark Ford Piquette Avenue Plant. |
Virginia Park Historic District | File:Virginia Park Streetscape.jpg | Both sides of Virginia Park From Woodward Ave. to John Lodge Service Dr. 42°22′29″N 83°4′54″W / 42.37472°N 83.08167°W |
In 1893, Virginia Park was platted with 92 relatively small lots. Requirements ensured that only well-to-do businessmen and professionals could afford to erect a home in the neighborhood. Most of the homes were built between 1893 and 1915, in Tudor, Neo-Georgian, Bungalow and Arts and Crafts architectural styles. |
North
The northern area includes the Detroit Golf Club and neighborhoods which surround the main campus of the University of Detroit Mercy:[1] Pilgrim Village; Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District; and the Palmer Woods Historic District. Pilgrim Village, developed in the 1920s, is bounded by Livernois, Idaho, Puritan and Fenkell. It is the birthplace of the Honey Baked Ham Company, which started on Fenkell in 1957. Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District along with the nearby Palmer Woods Historic District are located within the area. Adjacent to the neighborhood is a 140-acre (0.6 km2) park named Palmer Park. The neighborhood and the park were the property of Thomas Witherell Palmer. The neighborhood consists of stately apartment buildings as well as some single-family detached homes. Palmer Woods is known for its elm-lined streets, large brick homes, and Tudor style architecture. Palmer Woods is located on the west side of Detroit. It is bordered by 7 Mile Road, M-102 (8 Mile Road), M-1 (Woodward Avenue), and the Sherwood Forest neighborhood. Lots are large, with ample room for trees, play equipment, and a good expanse of grass. It is the home of physicians, academics, business owners, artists, executives and their families.
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Chaldean Town | Along 7 Mile Rd. from Woodward Ave. east to John R. Rd. | Designated in 1999 as an economic district featuring Chaldean-owned businesses, it has a history of residential settlement primarily by Chaldean Christian immigrants dating from the 1960s. Chaldean Town is often seen as a "staging area" for new immigrants to settle before moving on to other ethnic enclaves in the northern suburbs of Detroit, though many retain the ownership of businesses in the area after moving to the suburbs.[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Acres | 8 Mile Rd. is the northern boundary, Livernois is the western, Pembroke is the southern, and Woodward Avenue is the eastern. | Established in 1936 as an residential settlement, known for its housing styles of various 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s well-kept brick tudor and colonial homes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grixdale Farms[8] | East of Palmer Park Golf Course. South of 7 Mile. East of Woodward Ave. West of I75 North of McNichols and Highland Park. | A little-known gem of a neighborhood with uniquely designed houses in an enclave of historic homes. Some of its stately homes sit on double-sized tree-lined lots built in the 1920s and 1930s. Once farmland owned by the Grix family in then Greenfield Township. Platted in 1913 by Frank Grix as the Grixdale Home Park Subdivision. The stretch of Woodward Ave. (between 6 Mile and 7 Mile Roads) along Grixdale Farms is recognized as the first full mile of concrete paved road in the United States.[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highland Park | 42°24′13″N 83°6′6″W / 42.40361°N 83.10167°W | A separate city within the boundaries of Detroit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District | File:Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District Detroit 2.jpg | Roughly bounded by Pontchartrain Boulevard, McNichols Rd. and Covington Dr. 42°25′11″N 83°6′37″W / 42.41972°N 83.11028°W EastUpper
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Southwest / Near WestDetroit Public Library operates the Bowen Branch Library at 3648 West Vernor Highway. On December 28, 1912, the branch opened in its current location. The area includes the historic Michigan Central Station and the Ambassador Bridge.
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