Michigan
Wayne County
City of Detroit

Blue Bird Inn

The Blue Bird Inn, at 5021 Tireman, was a jazz night club in presenting music every night except Monday. An African American owned venue, by the end of the 1940s it was the most important live outlet for bop in the city.
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  • Email: info@detroitsound.org
  • Type: Nightclub
  • Description: jazz club
  • Also known as: “The Blue Bird Inn”
  • Address: 5021 Tireman Street, Detroit, MI 48204

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orsel and Minnie McGhee House and Grande Ballroom.

House
The is a single family home located at 4626 Seebaldt Street in . The house played a role in the landmark Shelley v. is situated 940 feet north of Blue Bird Inn.

Ruins
Photo: Albert duce, CC BY 3.0.
The is a historic live music venue located at 8952 Grand River Avenue in the Petosky-Otsego neighborhood of , . The building was designed by Detroit engineer and architect Charles N. is situated 1 mile northwest of Blue Bird Inn.

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The was an automotive plant at Livernois, 6200 West Warren Avenue , , later known as the Detroit Edison Warren Service Center. is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Blue Bird Inn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Detroit Assembly and Ford–Lodge interchange.

Quarter
was a General Motors automobile factory in , on Clark Street, south of Michigan Avenue. It began operations in 1921 and Cadillac bodies were supplied by Fleetwood Metal Body in 1921 after Fisher Body assumed operations. is situated 2 miles southeast of Blue Bird Inn.

Locality
The is a freeway interchange in , Michigan. It forms the junction of Interstate 94, with M-10. The interchange was completed in 1955, and is the first full freeway-to-freeway interchange in the United States. is situated 2½ miles east of Blue Bird Inn.

Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It consists of over 900 homes built on four east-west streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow Avenue and Edison Avenue, stretching from Woodward Avenue in the east to Linwood Avenue in the west. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Blue Bird Inn.

Blue Bird Inn

Latitude
42.35276° or 42° 21′ 10″ north
Longitude
-83.11969° or 83° 7′ 11″ west
Inception
1937
Operator
Detroit Sound Conservancy
Open location code
86JR9V3J+44
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11479225011
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­nightclub
Wiki­data ID
Q885629
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“Blue Bird Inn” goes by many names.

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