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A Stranger’s Guide is the second of the five history galleries and focuses on the period between 1700 and 1830. It presents this period as a travel guide for the first-time visitor, offering advice on the best places to stay, work, spend your leisure time and even highlights the many local people you are likely to encounter, including the likes of John Baskerville and Matthew Boulton. [7]
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
The Thematic Resource includes twenty-eight architecturally and historically significant structures, stretching along a scenic three-mile section of East Jefferson Avenue beginning just east of downtown Detroit. Each of the structures included are, in some way, representative of the "high style" architecture of the period. [2]
Explore metro Detroit’s historic gems: Upcoming home tours highlight architectural treasures in Detroit, Birmingham, and Milford.
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, the Michigan Science Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit are also located in the Art Center area. Substantial residential areas, including the East Ferry Avenue Historic District and late-19th century homes to the east of the Detroit Institute of Art. These neighborhoods ...
Detroit River: Civic Center Drive: 1 Washington Boulevard Cobo Center: Convention center: 1960 modern: 5 Expanded 1989, 2012 (expected completion 2015) 2 Washington Boulevard Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront: Hotel 1965 Modern: 25 Stands on the site of Fort Pontchartrain and originally known as the Hotel Pontchartrain; a second tower ...
Modernism started slow in Detroit, but now modern buildings are proliferating.
The Renaissance Center consists of seven towers and did not become home to General Motors until the late 1990s. Detroit's RenCen history dates to 1977: Key facts about GM's downtown HQ Skip to ...