Detroit Race Course
The Detroit Race Course was a complex in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit and part of the metropolitan area. It consisted of a regulation racing track and associated stables for horses, and facilities for trainers, exercise workers, and jockeys.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wilson Barn and Universal Learning Academy.
Wilson Barn
Building
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Wilson Barn is a barn located at the northeast corner of Middlebelt and W. Chicago Roads in Livonia, Michigan right by Emerson Middle School. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973. Wilson Barn is situated 1¼ miles south of Detroit Race Course.
Universal Learning Academy
School
Universal Learning Academy is a charter school in Westland, Michigan, in the Detroit metropolitan area, serving grades Kindergarten through 12. Universal Learning Academy is situated 2 miles south of Detroit Race Course.
Franklin High School
School
Benjamin Franklin High School, also referred to as Franklin High School, Livonia Franklin and FHS, is a public high school located in Livonia, Michigan, a suburb west of Detroit. Franklin High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Detroit Race Course.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Redford and Brightmoor.
Redford
Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.
Redford Township is a charter township in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Redford borders Livonia to the west and Detroit to the east, roughly 15 miles northwest of downtown Detroit.
Brightmoor
Neighborhood
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Brightmoor is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, near the northwest border of the city. Brightmoor is defined by the Brightmoor Alliance as being bordered by Puritan Avenue to the north, the CSX railway to the south, Evergreen Road to the east, and West Outer Drive, Dacosta Street, and Telegraph Road to the west. Brightmoor is situated 3½ miles east of Detroit Race Course.
Garden City
Photo: Dwight Burdette, CC BY 3.0.
Garden City is a city of 26,000 people in Wayne County in the state of Michigan. It is part of the Metro Detroit region and is approximately 10 miles west of the city of Detroit.
Detroit Race Course
- Type: sports venue
- Description: sports complex in Livonia, Michigan
- Location: Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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