Ransom Eli Olds
Ransom Eli Olds is a memorial in Wayne County, Michigan. Ransom Eli Olds is situated nearby to Kresge Pavilion, as well as near the community center Belle Isle Casino.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belle Isle Conservatory and Dossin Great Lakes Museum.
Belle Isle Conservatory
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The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan. Belle Isle Conservatory is situated 2,100 feet east of Ransom Eli Olds.
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Museum
Belle Isle Aquarium
Public aquarium
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The Belle Isle Aquarium is a public aquarium located in Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by noted architects George D. Mason and Albert Kahn, it opened on August 18, 1904, and was the oldest continually operating public aquarium in North America when it closed on April 3, 2005. Belle Isle Aquarium is situated 2,200 feet east of Ransom Eli Olds.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Village and Indian Village.
West Village
Neighborhood
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Village is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded by Jefferson, Kercheval, Parker, and Seyburn Avenues. Adjacent to the west is the Islandview neighborhood, and adjacent to the east is Indian Village.
Indian Village
Neighborhood
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Indian Village is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan, bounded to the north and south by Mack Avenue and East Jefferson Avenue, respectively, along the streets of Burns, Iroquois, and Seminole. Indian Village is situated 1½ miles north of Ransom Eli Olds.
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. Lafayette Park is situated 2 miles west of Ransom Eli Olds.
Ransom Eli Olds
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “In Lansing, on August 21, 1897, Ransom E. Olds (1864-1950) founded the Olds Motor Vehicle Company, the precursor to Oldsmobile. He produced four vehicles that year. In 1899, Olds relocated to Detroit, opening the Olds Motor Works on West Jefferson Avenue”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.33725° or 42° 20′ 14″ northLongitude
-82.99321° or 82° 59′ 36″ westOpen location code
86JV82P4+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 7247925681OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kresge Pavilion and Belle Isle Casino.
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