The monument acknowledges the gateway to freedom for former slaves to the north. It is visible when…read morewe walked through Hart Park towards the waterfront. This monument commemorates Detroit's role in the Underground Railroad. It was sculpted by Edward Dwight & dedicated 2001. It features a former slave raising his arms to celebrate his emancipation while a Quaker woman offers assistance to a woman and her child as another child looks back toward Detroit.

It was definitely awe inspiring to imagine freedom seekers in the position where they were looking…read moreacross the river to possibility. That is what the monument represents. I learned that years ago the river wasn't as high so it would have been easier to cross to Canada. When you learn the history behind the monument it means so much more.

The Edison Memorial Fountain is on the west side of Woodward Avenue in Grand Circus Park, opposite…read morethe Russell A Alger Memorial Fountain that is on the east side. It was unveiled in 1929 to celebrate "Light's Golden Jubilee," a nationwide celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Edison's invention of the electric lamp in 1879. The fountain's design is understated but symbolic. It's a 60-foot-wide circular structure made of Indiana limestone, with a frieze of forty carved pigeons strutting around its upper rim--a whimsical touch that adds life to the stone. The plaque reads, "Erected by the people of the City of Detroit in commemoration of the achievements of Thomas Alva Edison in the realm of electricity. October twenty-first in the year one thousand nine hundred twenty-nine." It was surprisingly free of trash and litter today. Wading in the fountain is not permitted. [Review 970 of 2025 - 451 in Michigan - 24524 overall]

I have to Warren you that the novel Warren Peace was actually NOT written here. However Warren…read moreBuffett does live here so that's good. And Warren Beatty too. But not Warren Cuccorullo. Which is a shame because I miss that dude. The review of Mr Objective sort of personifies what I feel like some of the Detroit suburbs are exactly like in my expensive experiences. On the other hand there are some really great people here as well and I highly recommend you come and give Warren a try. It's a distant suburb quite far from the downtown but it has some good pizza and good custard and some good ethnic stuff as well so it's a little bit of everything. It's a little bit Caucasian (not diverse enough), and has some racist attitudes I heard a few times, but I hear those in my own town of Clarence all too often too... Warren still has some different cultural flavor is going on here as well. Lots of great suburbs around Detroit with lots of different stuff with an old-time feel but also some lively modern stuff too. Generally nothing like Detroit itself, but it's all part of Detroit really if we're being honest rather than technically precise. Lacks a lot of the soul and character of Detroit but you're probably be a little bit safer walking around here at night. Unless the cops shoot you.

Awesome Community Center, mile and a quarter outdoor track, blacktop 1/4 mile track, football and…read moresoccer fields! Playgrounds, pools, jacuzzi, work out center and a library!

My eye caught the historical marker before I noticed the structure. It's in downtown Detroit on a…read moreblock surrounded by parking lots and other buildings that could use some more attention, and the People Mover went past as I was admiring it. The marker reads, "Alexander Chapoton built this Queen Anne style townhouse in the early 1870s. Chapoton, a builder, was one of the contractors for the state capitol in Lansing. A descendant of one of Detroit's oldest families, he was a state legislator and a member of the Detroit Board of Public Works. He built this house at a time when Beaubien Street consisted mostly of Victorian row houses. The house, which features a unique Queen Anne living hall, became an art gallery and studio in the 1980s. The marker was erected in 1987 by the Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. It is number L0808. [Review 685 of 2025 - 393 in Michigan - 24246 overall]

Terrible every time I go in. I am a truck driver. staff is rude and people who are…read moreunloading/loading me take extremely long time. they don't care about your time or your logbook. you can tell they're protected by the union and don't give a crap about the drivers. I hate coming here. every time I'm here I'm waiting between 2-4 hrs. while the staff stands around and talks. they make you sit and wait until they're done loading you. however they don't even have bathrooms. such a unprofessional environment. they should be reported and make bathrooms for drivers especially if they want us to wait for hrs every time. By far the worst place I deliver to.

Well, we all know the story about GM. This is their premier building, and is a historical…read morelandmark. Mammoth and incredibly important. It is an arresting building. It's open to the public, so I just peeked inside the entrance and was awed by the curved ceilings and majestic pillars. You can tell that you are standing under a canopy of automotive history. Driving downtown you can't miss it, it looks like great glass towers emerging from the pavement.

This marker is mounted on the wall of the Hotel Indigo at the intersection of Washington and…read moreMichigan. It points out the history of the roadway here. The marker reads, "The Great Sauk Trail, the most important Indian trail in the Great Lakes region, was used later by French explorers, fur traders, missionaries, and soldiers. After the 1760's the trail became a major road for British and American travelers. In the early 1800's, when a military road was needed to connect Detroit with Fort Dearborn (Chicago), Territorial Governor Lewis Cass and Father Gabriel Richard, an influential legislator, were leading supporters of the Great Sauk Trail route. With federal backing the road was surveyed in 1825 and built in 1829-36. Many sections of the road were paved with huge oak logs, covered with a layer of dirt. Even before the road was improved, land-hungry settlers moved west from Detroit via the Chicago Road (now called Michigan Avenue)." In the 1830s, the Chicago Road became a major artery for westward migration. Thousands of pioneer families used the road to settle southern Michigan, avoiding the long and treacherous boat journey around the Lower Peninsula. Despite its challenges as a primitive road, it became a lifeline for commerce and communication. Stagecoach lines like the Western Stage Company ran regular service by 1835, and towns sprang up along its path. Today, much of the original route survives as US Highway 12, with historical markers dotting the landscape from Detroit to Bronson and beyond. It is marker number S280 and was erected in 1966 by the Michigan History Division, Department of State. There is metered parking nearby. [Review 978 of 2025 - 458 in Michigan - 24532 overall]

Located on Grand River and Library Streets, this historical marker points out the history of…read moreprevious inhabitants of the building and the fabulous design. The marker reads, "L.B. King and Company headquartered here from 1911 to 1932, and Annis Furs occupied the building from 1932 to 1983. Constructed in 1911 to the designs of James S. Rogers and Walter MacFarlane, it exemplifies the Chicago commercial style popular in the early twentieth century. The building features a steel frame, terra cotta skin, three-part vertical division and banks of "Chicago windows." It incorporates classical decorative elements in the cornice and the window details It is marker number L1376 and it was erected in 1989 by the Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. There is metered parking nearby. [Review 984 of 2025 - 463 in Michigan - 24538 overall]

this pony truss bascule bridge on Jefferson Avenue over the River Rouge near abouts to Detroit…read morequalifies as a landmark as the only surviving bridge of this type in the state of Michigan - a similar and very landmarky deck truss bascule bridge on Dix Avenue is the last of its type remaining since the Fort Street Bridge was lost to progress in 2013 (which was coincidentally the same year an reportedly intoxicated tender closed the bridge on the lake freighter Herbert C Jackson, the bridge remained in the raised position for three years before returning to service in 2016.) the Jefferson Avenue bridge was initially opened to traffic in 1922 when it replaced a similar wooden structure erected in 1882. placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 the elaborate stonework on the abutments and the bridgetender's houses present a remarkably elegant appearance amid the soul crushing conformity all around.