Krainz Woods
Krainz Woods is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood was named after Captain John Krainz Jr, a World War II hero from Detroit. The neighborhood was once home to Malcolm X, who lived on Keystone Street in the 1950s, and Spencer Haywood in the 1960s.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pershing High School and Philetus W. Norris House.
Pershing High School
School
John J. Pershing High School is a four-year public high school in Detroit, Michigan. It is in Conant Gardens in proximity to the residential areas and also serves Krainz Woods.
Philetus W. Norris House
House
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Philetus W. Norris House is located in Detroit, Michigan, near the corner of Mound Road and Davison Avenue. It was built in 1873 by Philetus W. Norris, who went on to become the second superintendent of Yellowstone National Park.
Hamtramck Disneyland
Hamtramck Disneyland is a yard of folk art located in Hamtramck, Michigan begun by a man named Dmytro Szylak. Work on the installation started in 1992 and came to be finished in 1999. Hamtramck Disneyland is situated 1½ miles south of Krainz Woods.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Conant Gardens and Hamtramck-Highland Park.
Conant Gardens
Neighborhood
Conant Gardens is a historically Black neighborhood in northeast Detroit, Michigan. The neighborhood was once the most exclusive Black neighborhood in that city, and residents of Conant Gardens comprised the most highly educated Black enclave in Detroit.
Hamtramck-Highland Park
Photo: Notorious4life, CC0.
The cities Hamtramck and Highland Park are enclaves of the City of Detroit.
Hamtramck
Town
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hamtramck is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An enclave of Detroit, Hamtramck is located roughly 5 miles north of downtown Detroit, and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides. Hamtramck is situated 2½ miles south of Krainz Woods.
Krainz Woods
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.42996° or 42° 25′ 48″ northLongitude
-83.05241° or 83° 3′ 9″ westOpen location code
86JRCWHX+X2OpenStreetMap ID
node 2917784042OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q6435854
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Krainz Woods” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Krainz Woods”
- Irish: “Krainz Woods”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Krainz Park and Church of Our Father Baptist Church.
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