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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Detroit Institute of Arts: Art museum: 1927, 1966, 1971, 2007 Beaux-Arts, Renaissance Revival 5? Second-largest municipally-owned museum in the United States 5201 Woodward Avenue Detroit Public Library: Library: 1921, 1963 Renaissance Revival, International 5 Kirby Street: 5401 Woodward Avenue Detroit Historical Museum: museum 1951 International 4
The museum is located at 5401 Woodward Avenue. It records the history of the Detroit area including the cobblestone streets, 19th Century stores, auto assembly line, toy trains, fur trading from the 18th Century, and more. [8] In 2023, the Museum began hosting Black History Month events. [9]
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One Man Army, by Aryz, depicts four identical working-class figures on an exterior wall of 1431 Farmer St. in downtown Detroit, Thursday, April 18, 2024. This mural was planned by Detroit’s ...
Detroit Free Press Building: newspaper 1924 Art Deco: 16 Connected via a walkway on the third and fourth floors to the adjacent Detroit Club: West Lafayette Boulevard: 1020 Washington Boulevard Holiday Inn Express Detroit - Downtown: Hotel 1965 Modern: 17 Stands at the site of "219 Michigan Avenue", one of Detroit's first high-rise skyscrapers.