Water Square station
Water Square station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located on Steve Yzerman Drive across from the former site of the Joe Louis Arena, near the intersection of 3rd Street and Jefferson Avenue.Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
- Type: people mover station
- Description: Detroit People Mover station
- Also known as: “Joe Louis Arena”, “Joe Louis Arena station”, “Joe Louis Arena Station”, and “West Riverfront”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Guardian Building and Huntington Place station.
Guardian Building
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Guardian Building is a landmark 43-story office skyscraper in the Financial District of downtown Detroit, Michigan. Built from 1928 to 1929, the building was originally called the Union Trust Building and is a bold example of Art Deco architecture, including art moderne designs. Guardian Building is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Water Square station.
Huntington Place station
Railway station
Huntington Place station is a Detroit People Mover station in downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located inside the Huntington Place convention center, on the third floor near Congress Street, with elevators and escalators inside the building connecting the station to street level. Huntington Place station is situated 1,100 feet north of Water Square station.
Huntington Place
Event venue
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Huntington Place is a convention center in Downtown Detroit, owned by the Detroit Regional Convention Facility Authority and operated by Legends Global. Huntington Place is situated 760 feet northeast of Water Square station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Detroit and Detroit.
Downtown Detroit
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.
Detroit
Photo: petermartorano, CC BY 2.0.
Detroit is a major metropolis in the US state of Michigan that has had a profound impact on the world. From the advent of the automotive assembly line to the Motown sound, modern techno and rock music, Detroit continues to shape both American and global culture.
Windsor
Photo: Tbirdskelding, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Windsor is a mid-sized Canadian city on the southwest tip of Ontario. It's an extremely multicultural city with over 20% of its population having been born outside of Canada.
Water Square station
- Category: elevated station
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Water Square station” goes by many names.
- French: “West Riverfront”
- Spanish: “Joe Louis Arena (Detroit People Mover)”
- Spanish: “West Riverfront”
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