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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 ...
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 ...
It has a station by that name on the city's elevated downtown transit system known as the Detroit People Mover. Greektown is situated between the Renaissance Center, Comerica Park, and Ford Field. Named for the historic Greek immigrant community of the early 20th century, the district still has Greek-themed restaurants.
Image Height feet / m Floors Architect Year Notes 1: Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center: 727 / 222: 73: John Portman & Associates: 1977: Tallest building in the city and the state since 1977, 161st-tallest building in the United States. Tallest hotel in the world upon completion; now stands as the second tallest hotel in the Western ...
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Greek Revival architecture in Michigan (2 C, 94 P) B. ... Hotel Montague; Hotel St. Regis, Detroit; I. Ionia County Courthouse; Ironwood Memorial/Municipal Building;
The Michigan Avenue Historic Commercial District in Detroit is a group of commercial buildings located along the south side of two blocks of Michigan Avenue, from 3301–3461. This section of buildings is the most intact collection along this stretch of Detroit's Michigan Avenue. [ 2 ]