List of neighborhoods in Detroit
Areas and neighborhoods -- East
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Summary

Chandler Park

Detroit Public Library operates the Chandler Park Branch Library at 12800 Harper. The branch opened at its current location on March 23, 1957. The third floor collection has an emphasis on African American authors.[11]

Cornerstone Village

Formally established as Organized Neighbors East in 1977, this neighborhood changed its name to Cornerstone Village to reflect its location as the easternmost corner of Detroit's east side. Borders Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Woods and Harper Woods. Home of the infamous Balduck Park.

East English Village[12]

The tree-lined streets of East English Village feature a variety of homes ranging from small bungalows to large, luxurious older homes. The housing stock also includes a small number of two-family homes. Grosse Pointe borders it on the South.[5]

Hamtramck

Hamtramck is an incorporated city almost entirely surrounded by Detroit's boundaries.42°23′52″N 83°3′26″W﻿ / ﻿42.39778°N 83.05722°W﻿ / 42.39778; -83.05722﻿ (Hamtramck, Michigan)

German farmers established the area, but Polish immigrants flooded into the area when the Dodge Brothers plant opened in 1914. As of the 2000 census, over 22% of Hamtramck's population is of Polish origin; in 1970, it was 90% Polish. A large number of immigrants from the Middle East, and South Asia (especially Bangladesh) have moved to the area.

Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District / North End

Highland Heights area bounded by John R. and California St.42°23′49″N 83°5′13″W﻿ / ﻿42.39694°N 83.08694°W﻿ / 42.39694; -83.08694﻿ (Highland Heights-Stevens' Subdivision Historic District) North End area bounded by Woodward Avenue to the west, E. Grand Blvd to the south, Chrysler Freeway to the east, and Woodland St. to the north.

There are 422 single-family homes, two apartment buildings, five commercial buildings, and the McGregor Library located within the historic district. Of these, 392 single-family houses, both two apartment buildings, and the library are classified as contributing to the district's historic character. The surrounding North End neighborhood area is a focus neighborhood for the NEXT Detroit Neighborhood Initiative, with specific goals to beautify the neighborhood and strengthen civic leadership. Some in the city have accused the administration of using the NEXT Detroit Neighborhood Initiative to give tax breaks to speculators. Many musicians, such as Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross, are from the North End.

Krainz Woods

7 Mile Road and Ryan Road to E Nevada Street and Mound Road

The neighborhood was named after Captain John Krainz, a World War II hero from Detroit.[5] Nation of Islam member Malcolm X lived on Keystone street in the 1950s.[13] The Sojourner Truth Homes housing project is located there, which housed many Motown-ers singing groups such as The Dramatics & The Floaters. In 2009, Mayor Bing led a ribbon-cutting dedication of Krainz Park[14]

Milwaukee Junction

East Grand Boulevard to the north, St. Aubin St./Hamtramck Drive to the east, Woodward Avenue to the west, and the border following I-94 to I-75 to Warren Road to the south.

An area with significant history related to the automobile industry, east of the New Center area, it is near the railroad junction of the Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad, and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad lines. One of the largest collections of early 20th century industrial architecture in North America, and the birthplace of the Model T.

MorningSide

Harper Avenue and I-94 to the north, Mack Avenue to the south, E. Outer Drive and Whittier to the west and Alter Road and E. Outer Drive to the east.

MorningSide is an upper east side neighborhood in Detroit encompassing 2.875 square miles (7.45 km2). It is characterized by red brick tudors with wide streets.

Van Steuban / Osborn

In May 2007, Osborn had about 37,000 residents, mostly middle income. In a period before May 2007 Osborne's population grew by 11%, a rarity in Detroit neighborhoods. During that period, the number of children grew by 35.8%; therefore most of the overall growth in Osborne was of an increase in children. In May 2007, per capita, Osborn had more children than any other neighborhood in Michigan. The neighborhood includes brick homes.[15]

NoHam/Banglatown

Located north of Hamtramck (hence the name "NoHam"), it gained a Bangladeshi American community since 2000 (hence the name "Banglatown"). By 2015 many artists began to congregate in this neighborhood. It is near Interstate 75 and Davison.[16]

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The Detroit Public Library is the second largest library system in the U.S. state of Michigan by volumes held ( after the University of Michigan Library ) and is the 21st largest library system ( and the fourth-largest public library system ) in the United States . It is composed of the Main Library on Woodward Avenue , which houses the library 's administration offices , and 23 branch locations across the city . The Main Library is part of Detroit 's Cultural Center Historic District listed in the National Register of Historic Places adjacent to Wayne State University campus and across from the Detroit Institute of Arts . Designed by Cass Gilbert , the Detroit Public Library was constructed with Vermont marble and serpentine Italian marble trim in an Italian Renaissance style . His son , Cass Gilbert , Jr. was a partner with Francis J. Keally in the design of the library 's additional wings added in 1963 . Among his other buildings , Cass Gilbert designed the United States Supreme Court Building in Washington , DC , the Minnesota State Capitol and the Woolworth Building in New York City .
African Americans ( also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans ) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa . The phrase generally refers to descendants of enslaved black people who are from the United States . African Americans constitute the third largest ethnic group and the second largest racial group in the US , after White Americans and Hispanic and Latino Americans . Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved peoples within the boundaries of the present United States . On average , African Americans are of West/Central African and European descent , and some also have Native American ancestry . According to U.S. Census Bureau data , African immigrants generally do not self-identify as African American . The overwhelming majority of African immigrants identify instead with their own respective ethnicities ( ≈95% ) . Immigrants from some Caribbean , Central American , and South American nations and their descendants may or may not also self-identify with the term . African-American history starts in the 16th century , with peoples from West Africa forcibly taken as slaves to Latin America , and in the 17th century with West African slaves taken to English colonies in North America . After the founding of the United States , black people continued to be enslaved , and the last four million black slaves were only liberated after the Civil War in 1865 . Due to notions of white supremacy , they were treated as second-class citizens . The Naturalization Act of 1790 limited U.S. citizenship to whites only , and only white men who owned property could vote .
East English Village is a neighborhood in Detroit , Michigan . It is bounded by Harper Avenue on the North , East Outer Drive on the West , Mack Avenue on the South , and Cadieux Road on the East .
A bungalow is a small house or cottage that is either single-storey or has a second storey built into a sloping roof ( usually with dormer windows ) , and may be surrounded by wide verandas . The style is derived from the thatched huts of Bengali farmers . The British altered the style and built bungalows around British India . The first house in England that was classified as a bungalow was built in 1869 . In America it was initially used as a vacation architecture , and was most popular between 1900-1918 , especially with the Arts and Crafts movement .
Grosse Pointe refers to an affluent coastal area adjacent to Detroit , Michigan , United States , that comprises five adjacent individual cities . From southwest to northeast , they are :
Hamtramck ( /hæmˈtræmɪk/ ham-TRAM-ik ) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 22,423 . Hamtramck is surrounded by the city of Detroit except for a small portion of the western border that touches the similarly surrounded city of Highland Park . Hamtramck is by far the most densely-populated municipality in the state of Michigan . Known in the 20th century as a vibrant center of Polish-American life and culture , Hamtramck has attracted new immigrants in the 21st century , especially from Yemen and Bangladesh . In 2015 , its city council became the first Muslim-majority city council in the history of the United States , with four of the six council members being adherents of the Islamic faith .
Detroit ( /dɪˈtrɔɪt/ , locally also /ˈdiːtrɔɪt/ ; French : Détroit , lit . 'strait ' ) is the largest and most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan , the largest U.S. city on the United States-Canada border , and the seat of Wayne County . The municipality of Detroit had a 2018 estimated population of 672,662 , making it the 23rd-most populous city in the United States . The metropolitan area , known as Metro Detroit , is home to 4.3 million people , making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area . Regarded as a major cultural center , Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art , architecture and design . Detroit is a major port on the Detroit River , one of the four major straits that connect the Great Lakes system to the Saint Lawrence Seaway . The Detroit Metropolitan Airport is among the most important hubs in the United States . The City of Detroit anchors the second-largest regional economy in the Midwest , behind Chicago and ahead of Minneapolis-Saint Paul , and the 13th-largest in the United States . Detroit and its neighboring Canadian city Windsor are connected through a highway tunnel , railway tunnel , and the Ambassador Bridge , which is the second busiest international crossing in North America , after San Diego-Tijuana . Detroit is best known as the center of the U.S. automobile industry , and the Big Three auto manufacturers General Motors , Ford , and Fiat Chrysler are all headquartered in Metro Detroit . In 1701 , Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit , the future city of Detroit . During the 19th century , it became an important industrial hub at the center of the Great Lakes region .
Germany ( German : Deutschland , German pronunciation : [ ˈdɔʏtʃlant ] ) , constitutionally the Federal Republic of Germany ( German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland , listen ( help·info ) ) , [ f ] is a country in Central and Western Europe . It borders Denmark to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria and Switzerland to the south , France to the southwest , and Luxembourg , Belgium , and the Netherlands to the west . Germany includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres ( 137,988 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With 83 million inhabitants , it is the second most populous state of Europe after Russia , the most populous state lying entirely in Europe , as well as the most populous member state of the European Union . Germany is a very decentralised country . Its capital and largest metropolis is Berlin , while Frankfurt serves as its financial capital and has the country 's busiest airport . Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity . A region named Germania was documented before AD 100 . Beginning in the 10th century , German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century , northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation . After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire , the German Confederation was formed in 1815 . The German revolutions of 1848-49 resulted in the Frankfurt Parliament establishing major democratic rights .
Dodge is an American brand of automobile manufactured by FCA US LLC ( formerly known as Fiat Chrysler Group LLC ) , based in Auburn Hills , Michigan . Dodge vehicles currently include performance cars , though for much of its existence Dodge was Chrysler 's mid-priced brand above Plymouth . Founded as the Dodge Brothers Company machine shop by brothers Horace Elgin Dodge and John Francis Dodge in the early 1900s , Dodge was originally a supplier of parts and assemblies for Detroit-based automakers and began building complete automobiles under the Dodge Brothers brand in 1914 , predating the founding of Chrysler Corporation . The factory was located in Hamtramck , Michigan , and was called the Dodge Main factory from 1910 until its closing in January 1980 . Both the Dodge brothers died in 1920 , and the company was sold by their families to Dillon , Read & Co. in 1925 before being sold to Chrysler in 1928 . Dodge branded vehicles mainly consisted of trucks and full-sized passenger cars through the 1970s , though it made compact cars ( such as the 1963-76 Dart ) and midsize cars ( such as the B-Body Coronet and Charger from 1966-78 ) . The 1973 oil crisis and its subsequent impact on the American automobile industry led Chrysler to develop the K platform of compact to midsize cars for the 1981 model year . The K platform and its derivatives are credited with reviving Chrysler 's business in the 1980s ; one such derivative became the Dodge Caravan . The Dodge brand has withstood the multiple ownership changes at Chrysler from 1998 to 2009 , including its short-lived merger with Daimler-Benz AG from 1998 to 2007 , its subsequent sale to Cerberus Capital Management , its 2009 bailout by the United States government , and its subsequent Chapter 11 bankruptcy and acquisition by Fiat . In 2011 , Dodge and its model sub-brands , Dodge Ram , and Dodge Viper were separated . Dodge said that the Viper would be an SRT product and Ram will be a standalone marque . In 2014 , SRT was merged back into Dodge .
Poland ( Polish : Polska [ ˈpɔlska ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Republic of Poland ( Polish : Rzeczpospolita Polska [ c ] [ ʐɛt͡ʂpɔˈspɔlita ˈpɔlska ] ( listen ) ) , is a country located in Central Europe . It is divided into 16 administrative subdivisions , covering an area of 312,696 square kilometres ( 120,733 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With a population of nearly 38.5 million people , Poland is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union . Poland 's capital and largest metropolis is Warsaw . Other major cities include Kraków , Łódź , Wrocław , Poznań , Gdańsk , and Szczecin . Poland is bordered by the Baltic Sea , Lithuania , and Russia 's Kaliningrad Oblast to the north , Belarus and Ukraine to the east , Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south , and Germany to the west . The history of human activity on Polish soil spans almost 500,000 years . Throughout the Iron Age the area became extensively diverse , with various cultures and tribes settling on the vast Central European Plain . However , it was the Western Polans who dominated the region and gave Poland its name . The establishment of Polish statehood can be traced to AD 966 , when Mieszko I , ruler of the realm coextensive with the territory of present-day Poland , converted to Christianity . The Kingdom of Poland was founded in 1025 , and in 1569 it cemented its longstanding political association with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by signing the Union of Lublin . This union formed the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , one of the largest ( over 1,000,000 square kilometres - 400,000 square miles ) and most populous countries of 16th and 17th century Europe , with a uniquely liberal political system which adopted Europe 's first written national constitution , the Constitution of 3 May 1791 .
The Poles ( Polish : Polacy , pronounced [ pɔˈlat͡sɨ ] ; singular masculine : Polak , singular feminine : Polka ) , commonly referred to as the Polish people , are a nation and Lechitic ( West Slavic ) ethnic group native to Poland in Central Europe who share a common ancestry , culture , history , and are native speakers of the Polish language . The population of self-declared Poles in Poland is estimated at 37,394,000 out of an overall population of 38,538,000 ( based on the 2011 census ) , of whom 36,522,000 declared Polish alone . A wide-ranging Polish diaspora ( the Polonia ) exists throughout Europe , the Americas , and in Australasia . Today , the largest urban concentrations of Poles are within the Warsaw and Silesian metropolitan areas . Poland 's history dates back over a thousand years , to c. 930-960 AD , when the Western Polans - an influential tribe in the Greater Poland region , now home to such cities as Poznań , Gniezno , Kalisz , Konin and Września - united various Lechitic clans under what became the Piast dynasty , thus creating the first Polish state . The subsequent Christianization of Poland by the Catholic Church , in 966 CE , marked Poland 's advent to the community of Western Christendom . However , throughout its existence , the Polish state followed a tolerant policy towards minorities resulting in numerous ethnic and religious identities of the Poles , such as Polish Jews . Poles have made important contributions to the world in every major field of human endeavor , among them Copernicus , Marie Curie , Joseph Conrad , Fryderyk Chopin and Pope John Paul II . Notable Polish émigrés - many of them forced from their homeland by historic vicissitudes - have included physicist Joseph Rotblat , mathematician Stanisław Ulam , pianist Arthur Rubinstein , actresses Helena Modjeska and Pola Negri , military leaders Tadeusz Kościuszko and Casimir Pulaski , U.S. National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski , politician Rosa Luxemburg , painter Tamara de Lempicka , filmmakers Samuel Goldwyn and the Warner Brothers , cartoonist Max Fleischer , and cosmeticians Helena Rubinstein and Max Factor .
The Middle East is a transcontinental region which includes Western Asia ( although generally excluding the Caucasus ) and all of Egypt ( which is mostly in North Africa ) . The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East ( as opposed to the Far East ) beginning in the early 20th century . The broader concept of the Greater Middle East ( or Middle East and North Africa ) also adds the Maghreb , Sudan , Djibouti , Somalia , Afghanistan , Pakistan , and sometimes even Central Asia and Transcaucasia into the region . The term Middle East has led to some confusion over its changing definitions . Most Middle Eastern countries ( 13 out of 18 ) are part of the Arab world . The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times , with the geopolitical importance of the region being recognized for millennia . Several major religions have their origins in the Middle East , including Judaism , Christianity , and Islam . Arabs constitute the majority ethnic group in the region , followed by Turks , Persians , Kurds , Azeris , Copts , Jews , Assyrians , Iraqi Turkmen , and Greek Cypriots . The Middle East generally has a hot , arid climate , with several major rivers providing irrigation to support agriculture in limited areas such as the Nile Delta in Egypt , the Tigris and Euphrates watersheds of Mesopotamia ( Iraq , Kuwait , and eastern Syria ) , and most of what is known as the Fertile Crescent . The most populous countries in the region are Egypt , Iran , and Turkey , while Saudi Arabia is the largest Middle Eastern country by area . Most of the countries that border the Persian Gulf have vast reserves of crude oil , with monarchs of the Arabian Peninsula in particular benefiting economically from petroleum exports .
South Asia or Southern Asia , is the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the Indian Plate , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by Western Asia , Central Asia , East Asia and Southeast Asia . The current territories of Afghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , Maldives , Nepal , India , Pakistan and Sri Lanka form South Asia . The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) is an economic cooperation organisation in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia . South Asia covers about 5.2 million km2 ( 2 million mi2 ) , which is 11.71% of the Asian continent or 3.5% of the world 's land surface area . The population of South Asia is about 1.891 billion or about one fourth of the world 's population , making it both the most populous and the most densely populated geographical region in the world . Overall , it accounts for about 39.49% of Asia 's population , over 24% of the world 's population , and is home to a vast array of people . In 2010 , South Asia had the world 's largest populations of Hindus , Muslims , Sikhs , Jains and Zoroastrians . South Asia alone accounts for 98.47% population of global Hindus , 90.5% of global Sikhs , 31% of global Muslims , 35 million Christians and 25 million Buddhists .
Bangladesh ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশ ) pronounced /ˌbɑːŋlɑːˈdɛʃ/ ( bung-lah-desh ) or [ ˈbaŋladeʃ ] ( listen ) ; literally meaning The country of Bengal ; and officially called the People 's Republic of Bangladesh ( গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ Gônoprojatontri Bangladesh ) , is a country in South Asia . It is the world 's 8th-most populous country with nearly 163 million people , and is the 92nd-largest country in land area , spanning 147,570 square kilometres ( 56,980 sq mi ) , making it one of the most densely-populated countries in the world . Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west , north , and east , Myanmar to the southeast , and the Bay of Bengal to the south . It is narrowly separated from Nepal and Bhutan by India 's Siliguri Corridor in the north and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim in the northeast . Dhaka , the capital and largest city , is the nation 's economic , political and cultural hub . Chittagong , the largest sea port , is the second largest city . The dominant geographic feature is the Ganges delta , which empties into the Bay of Bengal the combined waters of several river systems , including the Brahmaputra and the Ganges , with numerous criss-crossing rivers and inland waterways . Highlands with evergreen forests cover the northeastern and southeastern regions . The seacoast features the longest natural sea beach and most of the world 's largest mangrove forest . The country 's biodiversity includes a vast array of plants and wildlife , including the endangered Bengal tiger , the national animal . Bangladesh forms the largest and eastern part of the Bengal region . According to the ancient Indian epics , Ramayana and Mahabharata , the Vanga Kingdom , one of the namesakes of the Bengal region , was a strong naval ally of the legendary Ayodhya .
Highland Heights-Stevens ' Subdivision Historic District is a residential historic district located in Highland Park , Michigan along five east-west streets : Farrand Park , McLean Street , Colorado Street , Rhode Island Street , and Massachusetts Street , between Woodward Avenue on the west and Oakland Avenue on the east . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988 .
The North End is a neighborhood in the northeast side of Detroit , Michigan . It is located in the Woodward Corridor , a densely populated region along Woodward Avenue that stretches from Downtown Detroit to the suburb of Pontiac . The North End has been home to several development initiatives , seen by many as an area for future development extending from Downtown and Midtown . The North End is approximately bound by East Grand Boulevard to the south , Woodward Avenue to the west , bordering New Center ; the Chrysler Freeway ( I-75 ) to the east ; and Woodland street to the north , bordering Tennyson street in Highland Park .
The Chrysler Freeway is the name given to a freeway in the Detroit area . It is composed of :
Highland Park is a city in Wayne County in the State of Michigan , within Metro Detroit . The population was 11,776 at the 2010 census . The city is completely surrounded by Detroit except for a small portion that touches the city of Hamtramck , which is also surrounded by Detroit .
Aretha Louise Franklin ( March 25 , 1942 - August 16 , 2018 ) was an American singer , songwriter , pianist , and civil rights activist . Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit , Michigan , where her father C. L. Franklin was minister . At the age of 18 , she embarked on a secular-music career as a recording artist for Columbia Records . While Franklin 's career did not immediately flourish , she found acclaim and commercial success after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966 . Hit songs such as Respect , Chain of Fools , Think , ( You Make Me Feel Like ) A Natural Woman , I Never Loved a Man ( The Way I Love You ) , and I Say a Little Prayer , propelled her past her musical peers . By the end of the 1960s , Aretha Franklin had come to be known as The Queen of Soul . Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You ( 1967 ) , Lady Soul ( 1968 ) , Spirit in the Dark ( 1970 ) , Young , Gifted and Black ( 1972 ) , Amazing Grace ( 1972 ) , and Sparkle ( 1976 ) before experiencing problems with her record company . Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records . She appeared in the 1980 film The Blues Brothers before releasing the successful albums Jump to It ( 1982 ) , Who 's Zoomin ' Who ? ( 1985 ) , and Aretha ( 1986 ) on the Arista label . In 1998 , Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song A Rose Is Still a Rose ; later , she released an album of the same name which was certified gold . That same year , Franklin earned international acclaim for her performance of Nessun dorma at the Grammy Awards ; she filled in at the last minute for Luciano Pavarotti , who canceled his appearance after the show had already begun .
William Smokey Robinson Jr. ( born February 19 , 1940 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and former record executive . Robinson was the founder and frontman of the Motown vocal group the Miracles , for which he was also chief songwriter and producer . Robinson led the group from its 1955 origins as the Five Chimes until 1972 , when he announced a retirement from the group to focus on his role as Motown 's vice president . However , Robinson returned to the music industry as a solo artist the following year . Following the sale of Motown Records in 1988 , Robinson left the company in 1990 . Robinson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 , and was awarded the 2016 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for his lifetime contributions to popular music .
Diana Ross ( born March 26 , 1944 ) is an American singer , actress , and record producer . Born and raised in Detroit , Michigan , Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes , who during the 1960s became Motown 's most successful act , and are the best-charting female group in US history , as well as one of the world 's best-selling girl groups of all time . The group released a record-setting twelve number one hit singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 , including Where Did Our Love Go , Baby Love , Come See About Me , Stop ! In the Name of Love , You Ca n't Hurry Love , You Keep Me Hangin ' On , Love Child , and Someday We 'll Be Together . Following her departure from the Supremes in 1970 , Ross released her eponymous debut solo album that same year , featuring the No . 1 Pop hit Ai n't No Mountain High Enough . She later released the album Touch Me in the Morning in 1973 ; its title track was her second solo No . 1 hit . She continued a successful solo career through the 1970s , which included hit albums like Mahogany and Diana Ross and their No . 1 hit singles , Theme from Mahogany and Love Hangover , respectively . Her 1980 album Diana produced another No . 1 single , Upside Down , as well as the international hit I 'm Coming Out .
Krainz Woods ( simply dubbed as Krainz ) is a neighborhood in Detroit , Michigan . The neighborhood was named after Captain John Krainz , a World War II hero from Detroit . The neighborhood was once home to Malcolm X who lived on Keystone street in the 1950s . The Sojourner Truth housing project is located there . Many Motown singing groups , such as The Dramatics and The Floaters , were from the Sojourner Truth housing projects . In 2009 , Mayor of Detroit Dave Bing led a ribbon-cutting dedication of Krainz Park .
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz ( Arabic : ٱلْحَاجّ مَالِك ٱلشَّبَازّ , romanized : al-Ḥājj Mālik ash-Shabāzz , May 19 , 1925 - February 21 , 1965 ) better known as Malcolm X , was an African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement . He is best known for his staunch and controversial black racial advocacy , and for time spent as the vocal spokesperson of the Nation of Islam . Born Malcolm Little in Omaha , Nebraska , he relocated to New York City in 1943 , following spells at a series of foster homes after his father 's death and his mother 's hospitalization . There , Malcolm X engaged in several illicit activities , eventually being sentenced to ten years in prison in 1946 for larceny and breaking and entering . In prison , he joined the Nation of Islam , adopted the name Malcolm X , and quickly became one of the organization 's most influential leaders after being paroled in 1952 . Malcolm X then served as the public face of the organization for a dozen years , where he advocated for black supremacy , black empowerment , the separation of black and white Americans , and publicly criticized the mainstream civil rights movement for its emphasis on nonviolence and racial integration . Malcolm X also expressed pride in some of the Nation 's social welfare achievements , namely its free drug rehabilitation program . Throughout his life beginning in the 1950s , Malcolm X endured surveillance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) for the Nation 's supposed links to communism . In the 1960s , Malcolm X began to grow disillusioned with the Nation of Islam , as well as with leader Elijah Muhammad . Malcolm X subsequently embraced Sunni Islam and the civil rights movement after completing Hajj , and became known as el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz . [ A ] After a brief period of travel across Africa , he publicly renounced the Nation of Islam , and founded the Muslim Mosque , Inc. ( MMI ) and the Organization of Afro-American Unity ( OAAU ) , Islamic and Pan-African organizations , respectively . Throughout 1964 , his conflict with the Nation of Islam intensified , and he was repeatedly sent death threats .
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is usually owned by a government authority , which may be central or local . Social housing is any rental housing that may be owned and managed by the state , by non-profit organizations , or by a combination of the two , usually with the aim of providing affordable housing . Social housing is generally rationed by some form of means testing or administrative measures of housing need . Social housing can also be seen as a potential remedy to housing inequality . Although the common goal of public housing is to provide affordable housing , the details , terminology , definitions of poverty , and other criteria for allocation vary within different contexts .
Motown Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group . It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on January 12 , 1959 , and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14 , 1960 . Its name , a portmanteau of motor and town , has become a nickname for Detroit , where the label was originally headquartered . Motown played an important role in the racial integration of popular music as an African American-owned label that achieved crossover success . In the 1960s , Motown and its subsidiary labels ( including Tamla Motown , the brand used outside the US ) were the most successful proponents of the Motown Sound , a style of soul music with a mainstream pop appeal . Motown was the most successful soul music label , with a net worth of $ 61 million . During the 1960s , Motown achieved 79 records in the top-ten of the Billboard Hot 100 between 1960 and 1969 . Following the events of the Detroit Riots of 1967 and the loss of key songwriting/production team Holland-Dozier-Holland the same year over pay disputes , Gordy relocated Motown to Los Angeles , California . Motown expanded into film and television production , remaining an independent company until 1988 , when it was sold to MCA Records . PolyGram purchased the label from MCA in 1993 , followed by MCA successor Universal Music Group when it acquired PolyGram in 1999 . Motown spent much of the 2000s headquartered in New York City as a part of the UMG subsidiaries Universal Motown and Universal Motown Republic Group . From 2011 to 2014 , it was a part of The Island Def Jam Music Group division of Universal Music .
The Dramatics are an American soul music vocal group , formed in Detroit , Michigan , in 1964 . They are best known for their 1970s hit songs In the Rain and Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get , both of which were Top 10 Pop hits , as well as their later 1993 collaboration Doggy Dogg World with Snoop Dogg , a top 20 hit on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 .
The Floaters were an American R & B vocal group , from the Sojourner Truth housing projects in Detroit , Michigan , that formed in 1976 . The group are best known for their 1977 song Float On , which reached No . 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 , No . 1 on the UK Singles Chart , and No . 5 on the Irish Singles Chart .
The Milwaukee Junction neighborhood was constructed in the 1890s to encourage industrial expansion in what was then the far northern section of Detroit . The area was originally a producer of wooden horse carriages , but it soon became a hub of early auto body manufacturing , providing steel frames for the fledgling auto manufacturers . Fisher Auto Body , having a significant presence here , with both Plant 21 and Plant 23 on Piquette Street alone , originally produced wooden horse carriages and was one of the early companies to supply steel auto bodies . Other auto parts companies opened in this area not only because of its many auto company manufacturers , but also because of the confluence of the two major railroad lines , making it efficient to ship cars and parts throughout the US . Auto manufacturers who moved into the area included Anderson Electric Car Company , Brush Motor Car Company , Cadillac , Dodge , Everitt-Metzger-Flanders ( E-M-F ) , Hupp , Packard , Oakland , Studebaker , and Regal . Ford Motor Company also established a presence in Milwaukee Junction when it opened the Piquette Avenue Plant . This was the factory where the Ford Model T was first built before being mass-produced in neighboring Highland Park at the Highland Park Ford Plant . Henry Ford also conducted experiments in assembly line production at the Piquette Avenue Plant , which was used later in Highland Park . Earlier models of the Ford line were also conceived and produced there , including the Ford Model N. The dominance of Milwaukee Junction in the auto industry lasted until the 1920s . It is now considered the cradle of the Detroit auto industry . The attraction of this railroad junction continues into even modern times , with Cadillac building the Poletown Plant adjacent to the junction in the early 1980s . It is almost on the site of the original 1908 Cadillac Motor Car Assembly Plant assembly plant , and less than 5 miles away from the Cadillac Main Detroit Assembly built in 1920 within the V of another railroad junction ( at Junction Street ) on the same Grand Trunk Western line .
Grand Boulevard is a thoroughfare in Detroit , Michigan , running east to west in some places and north to south in other places and is approximately 11 miles in length . It once constituted the city limits of Detroit . Grand Boulevard is named the Berry Gordy Jr. Boulevard in the area where the Motown Historical Museum is located and the General Motors Boulevard in the area of Detroit 's New Center where the Fisher Building and Cadillac Place ( formerly the General Motors Building ) are located . Grand Boulevard is commonly referred to by residents of the city simply as the Boulevard .
M-1 , commonly known as Woodward Avenue , is a north-south state trunkline highway in the Metro Detroit area of the US state of Michigan . The highway , called Detroit 's Main Street , runs from Detroit north-northwesterly to Pontiac . It is one of the five principal avenues of Detroit , along with Michigan , Grand River , Gratiot , and Jefferson avenues . These streets were platted in 1805 by Judge Augustus B. Woodward , namesake to Woodward Avenue . The Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA ) has listed the highway as the Automotive Heritage Trail , an All-American Road in the National Scenic Byways Program . It has also been designated a Pure Michigan Byway by the Michigan Department of Transportation ( MDOT ) , and was also included in the MotorCities National Heritage Area designated by the US Congress in 1998 . The trunkline is the dividing line between Detroit 's East and West sides , and connects to some of the city 's major freeways like Interstate 94 ( I-94 , Edsel Ford Freeway ) and M-8 ( Davison Freeway ) . Woodward Avenue exits Detroit at M-102 ( 8 Mile Road ) and runs through the city 's northern suburbs in Oakland County on its way to Pontiac . In between , Woodward Avenue passes through several historic districts in Detroit and provides access to many businesses in the area . The name Woodward Avenue has become synonymous with Detroit , cruising culture and the automotive industry . Woodward Avenue was created after the Detroit Fire of 1805 . The thoroughfare followed the route of the Saginaw Trail , an Indian trail that linked Detroit with Pontiac , Flint , and Saginaw .
New Center is a commercial and residential historic district located uptown in Detroit , Michigan , adjacent to Midtown , one mile ( 1.6 km ) north of the Cultural Center , and approximately three miles ( 5 km ) north of Downtown . The area is centered just west of the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Grand Boulevard , and is bounded by , and includes the Virginia Park Historic District on the north , the Edsel Ford Freeway ( I-94 ) on the south , John R Street on the east and the Lodge Freeway on the west . New Center , and the surrounding areas north of I-94 , are sometimes seen as coterminous with the North End , while in fact separate districts . The heart of New Center was developed in the 1920s as a business hub that would offer convenient access to both downtown resources and outlying factories . Some historians believe that New Center may be the original edge city - a sub-center remote from , but related to , a main urban core . The descriptor New Center derived its name from the New Center News , an automotive-focused free newspaper begun in 1933 that continues to operate under the name Detroit Auto Scene . From 1923 to 1996 , General Motors maintained its world headquarters in New Center ( in what is now Cadillac Place ) before relocating downtown to the Renaissance Center ; before becoming a division of GM , Fisher Body was headquartered in the Fisher Building . Both Cadillac Place and the Fisher Building are National Historic Landmarks . In addition to the government and commercial offices along Woodward and Grand Boulevard , New Center contains the Fisher Theatre , the Hotel St. Regis , the Henry Ford Hospital , restaurants , and residential areas .
The Detroit , Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway is a defunct railroad which operated in the US state of Michigan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Itself the product of several consolidations in the 1870s , it became part of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad in 1928 . The DGH & M was formed from the ruin of Detroit and Milwaukee Railroad , a successor road to the Detroit and Pontiac Railroad , one of the first roads organized in the state of Michigan . The Great Western Railway , a Canadian company , had taken financial control of the D & M in 1860 after it defaulted on debt payments . The D & M entered receivership in 1875 ; in 1878 Great Western purchased it outright and refinanced the debts . The reorganized company bore the name Detroit , Grand Haven & Milwaukee Railway . Its Grand Rapids , Michigan station was located at the corner of Plainfield and East Leonard . The new company possessed a 189-mile ( 304 km ) line stretching from Detroit in the southeast to Grand Haven on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan . By 1882 the road came under the ownership of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada when the Grand Trunk acquired the Great Western , but it was not formally consolidated until 1928 .
The Grand Trunk Western Railroad Company ( reporting mark GTW ) is an American subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway ( reporting mark CN ) operating in Michigan , Illinois , Indiana , and Ohio . Since a corporate restructuring in 1971 , the railroad has been under CN 's subsidiary holding company , the Grand Trunk Corporation . Grand Trunk Western 's routes are part of CN 's Michigan Division . Its primary mainline between Chicago and Port Huron , Michigan serves as a connection between railroad interchanges in Chicago and rail lines in eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States . The railroad 's extensive trackage in Detroit and across southern Michigan has made it an essential link for the automotive industry as a hauler of parts and automobiles from manufacturing plants .
MorningSide is a neighborhood on the east side of Detroit , Michigan . The area is bounded by Harper Avenue and Interstate 94 on the north , Mack Avenue to the south , East Outer Drive and Whittier on the east and Alter Road and East Outer Drive to the west . The local association that shares the name MorningSide with the community is a collaboration of residents working together to take care of this area . Michigan Radio has made Morningside the subject of in depth coverage .
Outer Drive is a bypass road which encircles both the eastern and western portions of the Detroit , Michigan region . It resembles a jagged horseshoe and was not originally intended to move traffic as much as it was to provide a pleasurable drive around the City of Detroit and some of its suburbs . A boulevard for the vast majority of its length , Outer Drive includes travel through beautiful subdivisions , school sites , and park areas . First proposed in 1918 , it immediately won acceptance and eventually evolved into the thoroughfare which exists today . A 1929 article in Michigan Women magazine , predicted a .great pleasure boulevard . that would be .like a necklace around Detroit . However , in an article dated August 4 , 2004 , in the Metro Times , Michigan author Curt Guyette described Outer Drive as .one of the oddest city thoroughfares in the country . Outer Drive was once famous for the elm trees that lined the wandering roadway at one time , but in a circa-1983 WXYZ-TV report about Outer Drive , reporter Erik Smith of the local ABC affiliate , declared that .now , it may be more famous for its potholes . While mostly within the Detroit city limits , Outer Drive also ventures into the cities of Allen Park , Dearborn , Dearborn Heights , Ecorse , Lincoln Park , and Melvindale . At its western starting point at Jefferson Avenue in Ecorse near the Detroit River , the thoroughfare meanders northwesterly to Michigan Avenue , where it makes a northeast bend along the River Rouge ; it then continues northeasterly with several 90 degree angle turns until Outer Drive ends at Livernois Avenue . Outer Drive then resumes on Detroit 's east side , over-taking State Fair Avenue , Conner Avenue , Alter Road , Chandler Park Drive , and Whittier Avenue , with its eastern terminus at Mack Avenue at the northern edge of the City of Grosse Pointe Park , but not actually entering that city . Outer Drive is notable for having several isolated divided portions .
Alter Road is a north-south thoroughfare of just over three miles length on the east side of the city of Detroit , Michigan .
The House of Tudor was an English royal house of Welsh origin , descended from the Tudors of Penmynydd . Tudor monarchs ruled the Kingdom of England and its realms , including their ancestral Wales and the Lordship of Ireland ( later the Kingdom of Ireland ) from 1485 until 1603 , with five monarchs in that period : Henry VII , Henry VIII , Edward VI , Mary I and Elizabeth I . The Tudors succeeded the House of Plantagenet as rulers of the Kingdom of England , and were succeeded by the House of Stuart . The first Tudor monarch , Henry VII of England , descended through his mother from a legitimised branch of the English royal House of Lancaster . The Tudor family rose to power in the wake of the Wars of the Roses ( 1455-1487 ) , which left the House of Lancaster , with which the Tudors were aligned , extinct in the male line . Henry VII succeeded in presenting himself as a candidate not only for traditional Lancastrian supporters , but also for discontented supporters of their rival House of York , and he took the throne by right of conquest . Following his victory at the Battle of Bosworth Field ( 22 August 1485 ) , he reinforced his position in 1486 by fulfilling his 1483 vow to marry Elizabeth of York , daughter of Edward IV , thus symbolically uniting the former warring factions under the new dynasty . The Tudors extended their power beyond modern England , achieving the full union of England and the Principality of Wales in 1542 ( Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 ) , and successfully asserting English authority over the Kingdom of Ireland ( proclaimed by the Crown of Ireland Act 1542 ) . They also maintained the nominal English claim to the Kingdom of France ; although none of them made substance of it , Henry VIII fought wars with France trying to reclaim that title . After him , his daughter Mary I lost control of all territory in France permanently with the fall of Calais in 1558 . In total , the Tudor monarchs ruled their domains for just over a century . Henry VIII ( r. 1509-1547 ) was the only son of Henry VII to live to the age of maturity .
Osborn is a community in northeast Detroit , Michigan . The Skillman Foundation selected Osborn to be one of the neighborhoods covered by the Good Neighborhoods Initiative .
Hamtramck ( /hæmˈtræmɪk/ ham-TRAM-ik ) is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan . As of the 2010 census , the city population was 22,423 . Hamtramck is surrounded by the city of Detroit except for a small portion of the western border that touches the similarly surrounded city of Highland Park . Hamtramck is by far the most densely-populated municipality in the state of Michigan . Known in the 20th century as a vibrant center of Polish-American life and culture , Hamtramck has attracted new immigrants in the 21st century , especially from Yemen and Bangladesh . In 2015 , its city council became the first Muslim-majority city council in the history of the United States , with four of the six council members being adherents of the Islamic faith .
Bangladeshi Americans ( Bengali : বাংলাদেশী মার্কিনী ) are Americans of Bangladeshi descent . The majority of Bangladeshi Americans are Bengalis and form the largest group of Bengali Americans . Bangladeshi immigrants have arrived in the United States in large numbers since the early 1970s to become among the fastest growing ethnic communities since that decade . New York City ; Paterson , New Jersey ; Atlantic City , New Jersey ; as well as Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Los Angeles , Boston , Atlanta , San Francisco , Detroit , Chicago , Florida , Dallas , Houston , Charlotte , Austin and Hamtramck , Michigan are home to notable Bangladeshi communities .
Interstate 75 ( I-75 ) is a major north-south Interstate Highway in the Great Lakes and Southeastern regions of the United States . As with most Interstates that end in a five , it is a major cross-country , north-south route , one of the longest in the U.S. , from southern Florida to the easternmost point of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan . It travels from State Road 826 ( SR 826 , Palmetto Expressway ) and SR 924 ( Gratigny Parkway ) on the Hialeah-Miami Lakes border ( northwest of Miami , Florida ) to Sault Ste . Marie , Michigan , at the Canadian border . I-75 passes through six different states over its routing . The highway runs the length of the Florida peninsula from the Miami area and up the Gulf Coast through Tampa . Farther north in Georgia , I-75 connects to Macon and Atlanta before running through Chattanooga and Knoxville and the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee . I-75 crosses Kentucky , passing through Lexington before crossing the Ohio River into Cincinnati , Ohio . In Ohio , the highway runs up the western side through Dayton before crossing into Michigan north of Toledo . I-75 runs northeasterly along the Lake Erie shoreline and Detroit River into the city of Detroit before turning northwesterly and northward to the Mackinac Bridge where the freeway crosses the strait between Lakes Huron and Michigan . Farther north , I-75 approaches the Canadian border down river from Lake Superior , 1,786 miles ( 2,874 km ) from its origins near the Atlantic Ocean .