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Downriver communities near Detroit and Dearborn (such as Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Wyandotte, River Rouge, Melvindale and Ecorse) were developed in the 1920s-1940s and are identified by brick and mortar homes (often bungalows), tree-lined streets and Works Progress Administration-designed municipal buildings, typical also of the homes within Detroit's city limits.
The Bagley community is an area in Northwest Detroit whose boundaries are West Outer Drive to the north, Livernois Avenue to the east, West McNichols (Six Mile Road) to the south, and Wyoming Avenue to the west. The community's name is likely derived from Bagley Elementary School, which is the lone public school within the community. [5] Grandmont
St. Paul Catholic Church at 157 Lake Shore in Grosse Pointe Farms. The current French Gothic Revival structure was constructed in 1899 and designed by Harry J. Rill. Grosse Pointe is a group of five affluent suburban communities on the coast of Lake St. Clair in the Detroit metropolitan area. From southwest to northeast, they are: Grosse Pointe ...
The Beverly Road Historic District covers the original area of the Beverly Park Subdivision, platted by Henry B. Joy in 1911. The district was one of the earliest upper-class subdivisions in the Grosse Pointes, and marked the change of the area from a farming and summer-home community into an upscale year-round community. 8
Edgewater Heights is an unincorporated community located along Belleville Lake just west of the city of Belleville at [ 7 ] French Landing is an unincorporated community located along the Huron River near the French Landing Dam and Powerhouse at 42°12′36″N 83°26′23″W / 42.21000°N 83.43972°W / 42.21000; -83.43972
Map of the United States with Michigan highlighted. Michigan is a state located in the Midwest region of the United States. According to the 2020 United States Census, Michigan is the 10th most populous state with 10,077,331 inhabitants and the 22nd largest by land area spanning 56,538.90 square miles (146,435.1 km 2) of land. [1]
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 571 square miles (1,480 km 2), of which 479 square miles (1,240 km 2) is land and 92 square miles (240 km 2) (16%) is water. [9] The county's southeastern border with Canada is located across Lake St. Clair. Lake St. Clair borders the county on the east.
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 ...