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John R. Williams (May 4, 1782 – October 20, 1854 [1]) was an American soldier, merchant, and politician who is best known for serving as the first mayor of Detroit, Michigan, after the city's reincorporation. In total, he served as Detroit's mayor for five other terms. He also was a brigadier general in the United States Army during the Black ...
The Element Detroit at the Metropolitan is a high-rise hotel, formerly the Metropolitan Building, a historic office building located on a triangular lot at 33 John R Street in downtown Detroit, Michigan, near Grand Circus Park. The building was built in 1924 and finished in 1925.
Home of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra: 3800 Woodward Avenue Professional Plaza Tower: Apartment building 1964–66 International Style: 12 Currently under renovation Alexandrine Street: 4 East Alexandrine Bicentennial Tower Apartment building 1976 Modern 12 3390 John R Detroit Medical Center: Hospital Complex 1921–1997 various >10
John Pridgeon, Jr. was born in Detroit on August 1, 1852, the son of Captain John Pridgeon. [13] In 1871, he joined as a clerk his father's business of buying, selling, and operating sailing ships and tugs. [ 13 ]
Originally built for Alfred F. Wilcox in 1875 later sold to John P. Fiske, he was a Detroit merchant of china and crockery. The house, located within the Woodward East Historic District, was designated a Michigan State Historic Site on August 18, 1988. [59] Ransom Gillis House: 1876 205 Alfred St. at John R. Venetian Gothic
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: Roughly bounded by Clifford, John R. and Adams Sts.; also 25 W. Elizabeth
The Sugar Hill Historic District is a historic district in Detroit, Michigan. It contains 14 structures located along three streets: East Forest, Garfield, and East Canfield, between Woodward Avenue on the west and John R. on the east. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. [1]
John R. (born John Richbourg, August 20, 1910 – February 15, 1986) was an American radio disc jockey who attained fame in the 1950s and 1960s for playing rhythm and blues music on Nashville radio station WLAC. He was also a notable record producer and artist manager.