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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 ...
Taylor was a Detroit attorney who held many offices during his career, including City Attorney, [5] assistant Michigan Attorney General from 1837 to 1841, and Circuit Court Commissioner from 1846 to 1854. [77] The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [39] Joseph F. Weber House 1901 206 Eliot St. Colonial Revival
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 — Ford’s latest project out of the Motor City is the restoration and reopening of an abandoned train station, for decades a symbol of Detroit’s downfall and now the automaker’s new ...
Women's City Club: 1922 2110 Park Avenue William B. Stratton; Waldridge & Aldinger Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Detroit Building: 1923 2210 Park Avenue Beaux-Arts: Arnold & Shreve Renovated in 2009. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Park Avenue House: 1924 2305 Park Avenue Louis Kamper
Also in 1967, the city experienced the unprecedented devastation of the 1967 Detroit riot. The membership lists of the D & G Klubas show a steady decrease in membership from 1967, when there were 321 dues-paying members, to 1977, when there were only 120 dues-paying members. [ 23 ]
Greektown is a commercial and entertainment district in Detroit, Michigan, located just northeast of the heart of downtown, along Monroe Avenue between Brush and St. Antoine streets. It has a station by that name on the city's elevated downtown transit system known as the Detroit People Mover.
The Cultural Center Historic District is a historic district located in Detroit, Michigan, which includes the Art Center (or Cultural Center): the Detroit Public Library Main Branch, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the Horace H. Rackham Education Memorial Building were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1]