Downtown Detroit
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: central business district with 5,290 residents
- Description: central business district in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Detroit/Downtown”
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Ford Field and Comerica Park.
Ford Field
Stadium
Comerica Park
Stadium
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Comerica Park is a baseball stadium in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It has been the home of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball since its opening in 2000. It was built in the retro-classic style, and currently has a seating capacity of 41,083.
Guardian Building
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windsor and Lafayette Park.
Windsor
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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.
Lafayette Park
Neighborhood
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Lafayette Park is a neighborhood located east of Downtown Detroit. It contains a residential area of some 4,900 people and covers 0.37 sq mi. The northern section, planned and partially built in the 1950s by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places; it was designated a National Historic Landmark District in 2015.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Windsor's West Side neighbourhood is home to a Chinatown. As of 2012 it is the largest Chinatown in proximity to Detroit, Michigan. The Chinatown started in 1961 with 500 Chinese to over 5,000 by 1981.
Downtown Detroit
- Categories: neighborhood and unincorporated community in the United States
- Location: Detroit, City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.3316° or 42° 19′ 54″ northLongitude
-83.0475° or 83° 2′ 51″ westPopulation
5,290Open location code
86JR8XJ3+J2Wikidata ID
Q5303416
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Satellite Map
Discover Downtown Detroit from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Downtown Detroit” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “داون تاون ديترويت”
- Arabic: “وسط مدينة ديترويت”
- Chinese: “底特律”
- Chinese: “底特律下城”
- Chinese: “底特律市中心”
- Irish: “Downtown Detroit”
- Italian: “Downtown Detroit”
- Korean: “다운타운 디트로이트”
- Macedonian: “Даунтаун Детроит”
- Persian: “داونتاون دیترویت”
- South Azerbaijani: “داونتاون دیترویت”
- Spanish: “Centro De Detroit”
- Spanish: “Downtown Detroit”
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