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Detroit Centre Park Library, constructed in 1872 Detroit Post Office, built in 1891. Close behind, a wave of Polish immigrants established east-side Roman Catholic parishes such as St. Albertus (1885), Sweetest Heart Of Mary (1893), St. Josaphat's (1901), St. Stanislaus (1911), and St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (1923).
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 ...
The Detroit Institute of Music Education at 1265 Griswold St in Capitol Park. The Capitol Park Historic District is a historic district located in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is roughly bounded by Grand River, Woodward and Michigan Avenues, and Washington Boulevard. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]
Mill Rock served as a fortified defensive position during the war of 1812 and today is used as a nature educational center for special events, while Belmont Island was built during the ...
In 1923, the Park Avenue Association was formed. [2] They planned the street to concentrate high-grade commercial and office space at the south end, and prestigious residential development at the north end. [2] As the district developed, Detroiters consciously perceived it as their city's version of New York City's Fifth Avenue. [2]
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.
The Historical Atlas of New York City: A Visual Celebration of 400 Years of New York City's History (2005) online; Hood. Clifton. In Pursuit of Privilege: A History of New York City's Upper Class and the Making of a Metropolis (2016). Cover 1760–1970. Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (1995). The Encyclopedia of New York City.