{"id":13726,"date":"2025-02-28T17:00:08","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chillbycaro.com\/?p=13726"},"modified":"2025-02-27T17:23:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:23:33","slug":"a-tour-of-downtown-detroit-on-woodward-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chillbycaro.com\/en\/a-tour-of-downtown-detroit-on-woodward-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"A tour of downtown Detroit, on Woodward Avenue."},"content":{"rendered":"

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“We love a city not for its seven or seventy-seven wonders, but for the answers it provides to our questions.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Italo Calvino.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Hello, young Padawan<\/p>\n

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Woodward Avenue, also known as M-1, is central, what am I saying, unavoidable, since it is the long avenue that extends almost from the waterfront of the Detroit River, north-northwest, to Pontiac, Michigan, further south, a total of 34.6 km, or 21.5 miles.<\/p>\n

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Also called “Detroit’s Main Street,” it is one of the five main avenues of Detroit, along with Michigan, Grand River, Gratiot, and Jefferson avenues. These streets were laid out in 1805 by Judge Augustus B. Woodward, who gave his name to Woodward Avenue.<\/p>\n

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Today, we’re going to focus on the part of Woodward Avenue that is located in downtown Detroit, one of my favorite neighborhoods, which takes us almost from the riverfront to the city center, crossing a small park where there are always activities throughout the year, according to the seasons.<\/p>\n

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As you can see on the map below, corresponding to our little trip today, there are places that we have already visited here together, like the Greektown neighborhood<\/a>, or the Guardian Building<\/a>. And what you don’t see, to the right of the map (west), 20 minutes away on foot, is the Dequindre cut, where I have dedicated two articles here<\/a> and there<\/a>, and to the south (at the top), there is the stadium district that we visited here<\/a> last April.<\/p>\n

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There you go, like that, you’re a little better aligned with the map, and now, let’s go for today’s visit.<\/p>\n

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Downtown Detroit, on Woodward Avenue<\/h6>\n

Woodward Avenue is separated from the Detroit River by a plaza \u2014 that we will soon visit \u2014 called Hart Plaza. When we turn our backs to the Detroit River and this plaza and face the beginning of Woodward Avenue in Detroit, this is what we see.<\/p>\n

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Woodward Avenue, viewed from Hart Plaza. Woodward is between the two leftmost US flags.<\/p><\/div>\n

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On Woodward. The bridge between the two buildings is over W Larned St.<\/p><\/div>\n

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1. Monument To Joe Louis “The Fist.”<\/p>\n

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With a view of Woodward Ave, heading downtown.<\/p><\/div>\n

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2. Spirit of Detroit plaza.<\/p>\n

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3. Campus Martius Park.<\/p>\n

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Vue sur mon building pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9, le “One Detroit Center”, aussi appel\u00e9 “Ally Detroit Center”. Quelques photos ci-dessous pour que tu constates la beaut\u00e9 du truc.<\/p><\/div>\n

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4. Now we leave Campus Martius Park to land in the city center properly, still on Woodward. Small business district, subway, restaurants, and a few shops.<\/p>\n

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And that’s it for today’s visit, where we discovered the magnificent city of Detroit. I hope you enjoyed the greenery and the architecture, and I’ll see you next Friday for new adventures.<\/p>\n

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XO\u2600\ufe0f<\/p>\n

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Two of my passions combined in one photo: my favorite building and road signs!<\/p><\/div>\n

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