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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 Lee Plaza (also known as the Lee Plaza Hotel or Lee Plaza Apartments) is a vacant 16-story high-rise apartment building located at 2240 West Grand Boulevard, about one mile west of New Center along West Grand Boulevard, an area in Detroit, Michigan. It is a registered historic site by the state of Michigan and was added to the United States ...
Jeffersonian Apartments. / 42.3558; -82.9867. The Jeffersonian Apartments —currently branded as “The Jefferson”—is a large apartment building at 9000 East Jefferson Avenue, on the near-east side of Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1965, primarily of glass and steel in the international architecture style, it is one of Detroit's tallest ...
The Belcrest Apartments is an apartment building located at 5440 Cass Avenue in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1926 as the Belcrest Hotel , designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1983, [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1]
511 Beaubien St. 42°19′54″N 83°02′26″W. / 42.3316°N 83.0406°W / 42.3316; -83.0406 ( Alexander Chapoton House) Downtown. This home is a Queen Anne style row house, one of the last remaining examples in the city. It was built by Alexander Chapoton, a descendant of one of the oldest families in Detroit.
Joe Muer, former owner of Joe Muer's Seafood Restaurant. (FOX 2) - The restaurateur behind one of Detroit's most popular seafood eateries, Joseph Muer Jr., has died at the age of 88. He was the ...
The El Tovar Apartments is a 4-and-a-half-story building, containing 73 apartments, [3] constructed from orange brick with limestone trim, orange terra cotta accents, and a Spanish tile roof. [2] The entrance is within the center pavilion, reached by a sidewalk flanked by carved lion figures. [4] The name El Tovar is carved on a scroll above ...
August 13, 2024 at 6:04 PM. DETROIT (FOX 2) - An apartment complex, 8330 On the River, is home to senior citizens and people with disabilities – but its residents, like James Jordan, say "the ...