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SECTION ONE
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OVERVIEW
GREATER DOWNTOWN TIMELINE
GREATER DOWNTOWN BY NEIGHBORHOOD
DOWNTOWN
MIDTOWN
ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOODS
GREATER DOWNTOWN IN CONTEXT 08–09
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(1.1) GREATER DOWNTOWN IN CONTEXT
Square Miles: 7.2 SQ. MI.
Population: 36,550 people
Density: 5,076 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $20,216
Greater Downtown Detroit
Greater Downtown Detroit is 7.2 SQ. MI. in area.
There are 36,550 people or 5,076 people per
SQ. MI. The average per capita income is $20,216.
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Detroit
Square Miles: 139 SQ. MI.
Population: 713,777 people
Density: 5,144 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $15,062
Greater Downtown Detroit
Square Miles: 7.2 SQ. MI.
Population: 36,550 people
Density: 5,076 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $20,216
Wayne County
Square Miles: 612 SQ. MI.
Population: 1,820,584 people
Density: 2,974 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $22,125
Downtown Cleveland
Square Miles: 3.2 SQ. MI.
Population: 9,523 people
Density: 2,939 People/SQ. MI.
City o Cleveland
Square Miles: 82 SQ. MI.
Population: 396,815 people
Density: 4,839 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $16,302
Southeast Michigan
Square Miles: 5,781 SQ. MI.
Population: 5,218,852 people
Density: 903 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $27,169
Expanded City-Center Philadelphia
Square Miles: 8.1 SQ. MI.
Population: 164,333 people
Density: 20,188 People/SQ. MI.
City o Philadelphia
Square Miles: 135 SQ. MI.
Population: 1,526,006 people
Density: 11,304 People/SQ. MI.Per Capita Income: $21,117Michigan
Square Miles: 56,539 SQ. MI.
Population: 9,883,640 People
Density: 175 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $25,135
Greater Downtown Pittsburgh
Square Miles: 1.3 SQ. MI.
Population: 4,064 people
Density: 3078 People/SQ. MI.
City o Pittsburgh
Square Miles: 58 SQ. MI.
Population: 305,704 people
Density: 5,270 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $24,833
Great Lakes
Square Miles: 414,398 SQ. MI.
Population: 83,805,970 people
Density: 202 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $27,618
Downtown Minneapolis
Square Miles: 3.4 SQ. MI.
Population: 28,811 people
Density: 8,474 People/SQ. MI.
City o Minneapolis
Square Miles: 58 SQ. MI.
Population: 382,578 people
Density: 6,596 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $29,551
United States
Square Miles: 3,531,905 SQ. MI.
Population: 308,745,538 people
Density: 87 People/SQ. MI.
Per Capita Income: $27,334
Section One | Overview
(City-Center is 5.2% o City)
(City-Center is 3.9% o City)
(City-Center is 6.0% o City)
(City-Center is 2.3% o City)
(City-Center is 5.8 % o City)
Nesting Geography Comparisons City & City-Center Comparisons
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(1.2) GREATER DOWNTOWN TIMELINE
Ho1701: Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac oundedFort Pontchartrain du Detroit
1806: City o Detroit incorporated
1837: State o Michigan admitted into Union
1868: Detroit Medical College ounded outo Harper Hospital Physicians; later becameWayne State University
1883: First electrical street lights installed
1885: Detroit Institute o Arts ounded
1869: Hammond Building completed, the rst
skyscraper at stories tall
1869: Olds, the rst mass producer o automobiles in the U.S., moved to Detroit
1700’s–1800’s 1900’s
1903: Ford Motor Company launched with$8,000 rom investors
1906: College or Creative Studies ounded asthe Society o Arts and Crats on Watson Street
1909: First mile o concrete highway pavedalong Woodward Avenue
1909: Ford Building, Detroit’s rst modernskyscraper completed, at stories tall
1912: Dime Building opened at stories;it’s later renamed the Chrysler House in 0
1912: Tiger Stadium opened as Navin Field,
home to the Detroit Tigers and Lions
1915: Henry Ford Health Systems established
Detroit Annexation and Growth, 1810–1930
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1923: General Motors relocated HQ to NewCenter along Grand Blvd
1924–30: Over a third o the tallest buildingsin Detroit constructed
1925: Site o the J.L. Hudson Co. on State andWoodward recorded as the busiest corner inthe U.S. with . million people crossing duringan 8-hour period
1929: The Ambassador Bridge completed,connecting Detroit to Windsor, Canada
1930: Detroit–Windsor Tunnel completed
1930–33: Great Depression
1940 Population: ,6,45 people
1940–45: U.S. participation in World War II
1942: Davison Freeway/M-8 opened as the rst
urban depressed reeway in the U.S.
1950 Population: ,849,568 people
1953: John C. Lodge Freeway/M-0 openedwith the rst ull reeway-to-reeway interchangein U.S. at Edsel Ford Freeway/I-94
1955: Edsel Ford Freeway/I-94 completed toconnect I-96 across Downtown to Russell Street
1960 Population: ,670,44 people
1960: Cobo Center and Arena completed1963: First .7 miles o the Walter P. ChryslerFreeway/I-75 opened, destroying Detroit’s“Black Bottom” neighborhood
1930 – PRESENT19201900
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2000 Population: 95,70 people
2000: Comerica Park opened, home o the Tigers
2002: Ford Field opened, home o the Lions
2003: Compuware World HQ completed at 6stories; Compuware moved Downtown
2003: Detroit Riverront Conservancy renovationo 5.5 miles o riverront property began
2004: GM HQ moved to Renaissance Center: $500M
2004: Campus Martius Park re-established: $0M
2005: Major League Baseball’s All-Star Gamehosted at Comerica Park
2006: Super Bowl XL hosted at Ford Field
2007: MGM Grand Casino completed
2007–11: Economic Recession
2008: Book Cadillac Hotel and Fort ShelbyHotel renovations completed: $00M and $90M
2008: Auto industry received ederal aid
2009: Greektown Casino Hotel completed, themost recent skyscraper at 0 stories
1967: Detroit Riots
1967: Fisher Freeway/I-75 completed between
Gratiot and Rosa Parks connecting I-75, M-0and I-96
1970 Population: ,5,48 people
1973: Mayor Coleman Young, Detroit’s rstblack mayor, elected
1976: City o Detroit Downtown DevelopmentAuthority created
1977: Renaissance Center completed at 7 storiesat its center and 9 stories at its our towers
1979: Joe Louis Arena completed, home o theDetroit Red Wings
1980 Population: ,0,9 people
1987: Detroit People Mover opened
1990 Population: ,07,974 people
1993: One Detroit Center completed, the tallestbuilding in the 990’s, standing at 4 stories
1999: Motor City Casino completed
1900’s 2000’s
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(1.3) GREATER DOWNTOWN BY NEIGHBORHOOD
DETROIT RIVER
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NEW CENTER
ART CENTER
MEDICAL CENTER
BRUSH PARK
WAYNE STATE
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EASTERN MARKET
MIDTOWN
WOODBRIDGE
NEW CENTER
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DOWNTOWN/CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
Naturally, the CBD is the largest employment center
in Greater Downtown. Major employers, many o which relocated to Downtown in the past decade,include General Motors, DTE Energy, Blue CrossBlue Shield o Michigan, Compuware, and the Rock/Quicken amily o companies. Downtown Detroitis the longtime home o the city and county govern-
ments as well as the region’s major nancial, legal,accounting, and consulting rms. Recently, youngtech and creative industry rms have joined thegrowing neighborhood, adding youth and vibrancyto the core o the city.
Demand or housing has ollowed jobs. The area’sresidential oerings—mostly apartments and condosin mid- and high-rises—are 97 percent occupied.
Downtown is the city’s entertainment center, boasting the second largest theater district in the
country, with ,000 seats. It is home to the Fox,Fillmore, and Gem theaters, as well as the DetroitOpera House. In addition, Downtown houses anumber o casinos and nearly 50 bars and restau-rants. Thousands o sports ans come Downtownto cheer on the Red Wings, Tigers, and Lions.
Downtown welcomes millions o visitors each year, and has more than ,500 hotel rooms to lodge them.Its historically and architecturally signicant sky-scrapers, like the Guardian and Penobscot buildings,draw many visitors and hundreds o thousands o people visit Cobo Hall or annual conventions, includ-ing the North American International Auto Show.
Downtown’s Campus Martius Park comes alive with
seasonal events and estivities. In the winter, it ishome to the city’s Christmas tree and an ice skatingrink, and in the summer, it is a vibrant public parkor outdoor dining, movies, and live music. Major es-tivals like Detroit River Days, Movement ElectronicMusic Festival, and Detroit International Jazz Festivaldraw a host o visitors all summer long.
Downtown Detroit is bounded by the Lodge (M-10), Fisher (I-75),
and Chrysler (I-375) reeways, and the Detroit River.
One square mile. That’s the size o Downtown Detroit, also known as
Detroit’s Central Business District (CBD). In recent years, Downtown
Detroit has fourished. It has attracted thousands o new employees and
hundreds o new residents, demonstrating a healthy demand or the mix
o renovation and new projects that are in the development pipeline.
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Downtown is the city’s
entertainment center,
boasting the second
largest theater districtin the country, and
is home to nearly 50
bars and restaurants.
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MIDTOWN
Midtown is home to major anchor institutions—Wayne State University, the Detroit Medical Center,the Henry Ford Health System, and the College orCreative Studies. A collection o small neighborhoodsmakes up the community, including New Center,TechTown, Art Center, North Cass, Cass Park, andBrush Park.
The two-square-mile district is home to restaurants,galleries, community gardens, and markets. Midtownis one o the city’s most walkable communities.
The cultural capital o the region, Midtown is hometo the Detroit Institute o Arts DIA, the Charles H.Wright Museum o Arican American History, thenewly reurbished Detroit Historical Museum, theMuseum o Contemporary Art Detroit MOCAD,the Michigan Science Center, the Detroit SymphonyOrchestra DSO, and the Max M. Fisher Music
Center. The area hosts annual activities and events,such as Noel Night, Dlectricity, and ArtX.
Historic homes and apartments can be ound in ArtCenter, Brush Park, Cass Park, and the West CaneldHistoric District. There are also newer options spreadthroughout Midtown, such as converted lot buildings,contemporary apartments, townhomes, and condos.
There is high demand or the liestyle and amenitiesthis neighborhood oers, and apartment oerings are
currently 95 percent occupied.
Midtown is generally dened as the area between the Chrysler
(I-375), Lodge (M-10) and Fisher ( I-75) reeways and a northern
boundary passing Grand Boulevard.
Hosting two million annual visitors and a daytime population o 50,000,
Midtown is one o the astest developing areas in Detroit, with a growing
residential base and opportunities or new construction and rehabilitation
within its historic neighborhoods. Midtown represents a wide array o
Detroit’s architectural history—rom castles and Victorian homes to unky
industrial buildings re-imagined rom their auto-industry days.
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The two-square-mile
Midtown district houses
restaurants, galleries,
community gardens and
markets, making it
one o the city’s most
walkable communities.
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NEW CENTER
New Center comes alive during the day, with one o the largest oce populations in the area, includingthe employees and visitors o the Fisher, Albert Kahn,New Center One, and State o Michigan CadillacPlace buildings, and the Henry Ford Health System.The College or Creative Studies opened their secondGreater Downtown campus in New Center in 009 inthe A. Alred Taubman Center or Design Educationormerly General Motors’ Argonaut Building, whichalso hosts the Henry Ford Academy/School or Cre-
ative Studies middle and high schools.
New Center has a rich architectural history. Both theFisher Building and Cadillac Place are National His-toric Landmarks. Residential options in New Centerinclude market-rate condominiums, single-amilyhomes, duplexes, and mid-rise multi-unit residentialbuildings. The area is attractive or its varied retail,restaurants, and entertainment venues, such as theFisher Theater and the newly renovated New CenterPark, a three-season outdoor concert venue.
As the northern anchor o Midtown, New Center is located north o
the Ford Freeway (I-94), west o John R. Street, and adjacent to the
historic Virginia Park neighborhood on the north and Henry Ford
Health System’s main campus on the west.
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WOODBRIDGE
The tree-lined residential neighborhood o Wood-bridge is on the National Register o Historic Places.A racially diverse, mixed-income community, theneighborhood is home to an eclectic mix o longtimeowners and new renters, amilies, students, collegeproessors, proessionals, musicians, artists, and more.
Woodbridge is also home to a varied cultural scene,
with destinations including the Contemporary ArtInstitute o Detroit, parks, a community garden, a bike
shop, and a Buddhist Temple.The Woodbridge Pub oers residents a place to enjoylocal and seasonal ood and drink. This livable com-munity houses the area’s only veterinary clinic, is justsouth o the city’s recycling center, and is adjacent toMidtown’s grocery stores and bakeries.
Woodbridge sits along Trumbull Avenue on the western edge o
Wayne State University and Midtown, bordered by the Ford (I-94)
and John Lodge (M-10) reeways to the north and east, and Grand
River Avenue to the south and west.
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EASTERN MARKET
Eastern Market hosts the oldest continuously oper-
ating public market in the United States, oundedin 89. It hosts 50 ood vendors and merchants ata year-round Saturday public market, as well asthe seasonal Tuesday Market rom July to October.On any given Saturday, as many as 40,000 customers
shop or ruits, vegetables, specialty oods, fowers,and more—most rom the local arms o Michigan,Ohio, and Ontario.
Nearby are retail shops, restaurants, a communitygarden, and access to the RiverWalk via the DequindreCut Greenway.
During special events, such as the annual Flower Day,there are more than 00,000 visitors. Eastern Marketis also the largest tailgating location or Ford Field,attracting approximately ,000 Detroit Lions ootballans at each home game.
Though the ocus o Eastern Market is primarilyood-related business, housing is available in the
orm o lot conversions, as well as more traditionalapartments. Like other areas o Greater Downtown,these locations are currently occupied at 95 percent.
Eastern Market is located northeast o Downtown,
just north o the Gratiot Avenue Corridor.
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LAFAYETTE PARK
Constructed through the late 950s and early 960s,Laayette Park contains a 19-acre district designed
by amed architect Mies Van der Rohe. The districtis listed on the National Register o Historic placesand is the largest concentration o Van der Rohe’swork, demonstrating the simple International styleo architecture.
Low-rise townhomes and high-rise apartment towersare complemented by open landscaped space, a small
shopping center that includes a ull-service grocerystore, and a successul elementary school. The neigh-borhood also boasts a concentration o cooperativelyowned multi-amily housing options.
Laayette Park’s residential options and proximity toother Greater Downtown neighborhoods and ameni-ties draw ethnically and socioeconomically diverse
amilies, many o whom are longtime residents.
Laayette Park is located directly east o the Central Business District,
south o Eastern Market, west o St. Aubin Street and north o Jefer-
son Avenue. The Dequindre Cut Greenway connects the neighborhood
to Rivertown’s RiverWalk to the south and Eastern Market to the north.
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RIVERTOWN
Rivertown is located between one o Detroit’s major thoroughares,
Jeferson Avenue, and the Detroit River. It extends east rom Down-
town’s Renaissance Center to Belle Isle’s MacArthur Bridge.
A central eature o Rivertown is the RiverWalk thatruns the length o the neighborhood on its .5-milepath rom Gabriel Richard Park to Joe Louis Arena.The lively RiverWalk connects bars and restaurants,Chene Park amphitheater, Milliken State Park andHarbor, and public plazas with amenities includingbike rentals and tours.
The area includes a mix o commercial, residential,
and recreational uses. Along East Jeerson, residentslive in both afordable and luxury high-rises and
condominiums, and enjoy a variety o casual diningoptions and bars.
Rivertown is unique or being one o the ew locationsin Greater Downtown with large development-readyparcels available or uture mixed-use development.These sites have the potential to transorm the neigh-borhood in coming years.
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Corktown is Detroit’s oldest neighborhood and islisted on the National Register o Historic Places.Named or the Irish county o its immigrant ounders,Corktown has a mix o historic homes, independentretail, restaurants, bars, and light industrial properties.
The neighborhood eatures ederal-style row houses,
Victorian single-amily homes, and new housing,
as well as lot conversions and a high-rise residen-
tial development. Although Corktown lacks sizablecommercial oce space, it is beginning to see thedevelopment o small shared commercial and live/work spaces to complement the small oce and lightindustrial uses on the southern and western endso the neighborhood. Locally owned bars and restau-rants line Michigan Avenue through Corktown,anchored by the popular Slows Bar BQ, and NorthCorktown is the site o one o Detroit’s three casinos,MotorCity Casino, as well as the city’s only hostel.
Corktown is the site o many o Detroit’s community
and cultural activities. Roosevelt Park sits at the oot
o Detroit’s most amous vacant building, the grandMichigan Central Station, and in recent years, it hasbeen the ocus o community eorts to revitalize andprogram public space. Two annual events bring thou-sands to the area: Detroit’s annual St. Patrick’s Dayparade and the annual Tour de Troit bike ride, whichhosted more than 5,000 bike riders in 0 or a 0-mile ride throughout the city.
Corktown sits to the west o Downtown. The Fisher Freeway/I-75
splits Corktown and North Corktown.
CORKTOWN
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