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The Cass Park Historic District is a historic district in Midtown Detroit, Michigan, consisting of 25 buildings along the streets of Temple, Ledyard, and 2nd, surrounding Cass Park. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005 [1] and designated a city of Detroit historic district in 2016. [3]
The city's French heritage, along with architecture and Parisian-style boulevards designed by Augustus Woodward, led to Detroit's being likened to Paris. Known for its broad river, tree-lined streets, and historic architecture, Detroit was then also celebrated as the "Paris of the Midwest" during the 19th and early 20th-centuries.
The Cass Corridor is a neighborhood on the west end of Midtown Detroit. It includes the Cass Park Historic District, the Cass-Davenport Historic District and Old Chinatown. The corridor's main street, Cass Avenue, runs parallel with M-1 (Woodward Avenue), a main Detroit artery running north toward New Center.
Angela Wisniewski-Cobbina sells an eclectic selection of independent designs at her boutique called Coup D'état located in New Center Detroit (at left) on Friday, March 22, 2024.
CBS Detroit's 6th annual "Detroit Is Me" Back to School Empowerment Event is set for 4-8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at The Corner Ballpark at Detroit PAL located at 1680 Michigan Ave. in Detroit.
The school is located in two buildings, around 100 years old, in proximity to Highland Park and Hamtramck. Dixon Educational Learning Academy Earheart Elementary/Middle School
1979–1980 - Saddam Hussein makes large donations to a Detroit church and receives a key to the city. Hussein's relationship with Detroit began in 1979, when the Reverend Jacob Yasso of Chaldean Sacred Heart congratulated Hussein on his presidency. Yasso said that in return his church had received $450,000 from the former Iraqi dictator. [35] 1980
Capitol Park itself is a triangular plot of land (now a public park) bounded by Shelby Street, Griswold Street, and State Street. The plot is an artifact of Augustus Woodward's 1805 plan for the city of Detroit. [2] The Historic District includes the park and seventeen [3] surrounding buildings for a block in each direction.