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The Grande Ballroom (/ ˈ ɡ r æ n d i / GRAND-ee) is a historic live music venue located at 8952 Grand River Avenue in the Petosky-Otsego neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.The building was designed by Detroit engineer and architect Charles N. Agree in 1928 and originally served as a multi-purpose building, hosting retail business on the first floor and a large dance hall upstairs. [2]
Pages in category "1960s in Detroit" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Devil's Night; M.
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 ...
Hill Street Shopping Center, 1982. ... 1960. This 1960 photo shows the Ala Moana Center, an open-air shopping mall in Honolulu, Hawaii. Today, it has more than 350 stores, restaurants, and ...
1956 - Electric streetcar service discontinued on Detroit's last line along Woodward Avenue. [25] 1958 Wayne State University's McGregor Memorial Conference Center built. [17] [26] The Spirit of Detroit statue is dedicated. [27] 1959 - Pavilion Apartments built in Lafayette Park. 1960 Motown Records in business. [14] Cobo Hall convention center ...
Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@freepress.com. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Motown Museum photos capture wide array of ...
Pardo moved to Detroit when he was 10 years old and developed an obsession with 1960s and ‘70s sports cars and modern art. In 1985, he was hired by Dearborn’s Ford Design Center, where he ...
At the time Woodward was an upscale residential street, so lots facing Woodward were quite expensive (as is the Col. Frank J. Hecker House, on Woodward and Ferry). Lots on the side streets were less expensive, and East Ferry was quickly settled by prosperous middle and upper middle class Detroit residents. [4]