Boston–Edison Historic District
The Boston–Edison Historic District 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.Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Also known as: “Boston Edison” and “Boston-Edison Historic District”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Henry Ford Hospital.
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Church
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a Neo-Gothic style Roman Catholic cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The cathedral is located at 9844 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, adjacent to the Boston-Edison Historic District.
Henry Ford Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Henry Ford Hospital is an 877-bed tertiary care hospital, education and research complex at the western edge of the New Center area in Detroit, Michigan.
Bethel Community Transformation Center
Church
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The former Temple Beth-El is a historic building located at 8801 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was built in 1921 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North End and New Center.
North End
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The North End is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It is located in the Woodward Corridor, a densely populated region along Woodward Avenue that stretches from Downtown Detroit to the suburb of Highland Park.
New Center
Suburb
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
New Center is a commercial and residential district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles north of Downtown.
Highland Park
Town
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Highland Park is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An enclave of Detroit, Highland Park is located roughly 6 miles north of Downtown Detroit and is surrounded by Detroit on most sides. Highland Park is situated 1½ miles north of Boston–Edison Historic District.
Boston–Edison Historic District
- Categories: unincorporated community, historic district, and locality
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.38134° or 42° 22′ 53″ northLongitude
-83.09797° or 83° 5′ 53″ westOpen location code
86JR9WJ2+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 6913648446OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q4947702
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Boston–Edison Historic District” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “波士顿-爱迪生历史区”
- Irish: “Boston-Edison Historic District”
- Persian: “منطقه تاریخی بوستون-ادیسون”
- Persian: “منطقه تاریخی بوستون–ادیسون”
- Spanish: “Distrito Histórico de Boston-Edison”
- Spanish: “Distrito Histórico de Boston–Edison”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Calvert Park and Tried Stone Baptist Church.
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