Hitsville U.S.A.

"Hitsville U.S.A." is the nickname given to Motown's first headquarters and recording studio. The house is located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in near the New Center area of the city.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: nickname given to Motown’s first headquarters, located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan
  • Also known as: “2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan”, “Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios”, “Hitsville USA Studios, Detroit”, “Motown Historical Museum”, “Motown Museum”, and “Motown Recording Studios”
  • Address: 2648 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple Baptist Church – King Solomon Baptist Church and Detroit station.

Church
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Temple Baptist Church/King Solomon Baptist Church consists of two buildings at the intersection of Fourteenth Avenue and Marquette Avenue in , . is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Hitsville U.S.A..

Railway station
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is an intermodal transit station in , . Located in , the facility currently serves Amtrak and QLine streetcars. is situated 1 mile east of Hitsville U.S.A..

Church
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Baptist church located at 8430 C. L. Franklin Boulevard in , . It is affiliated with the National Baptist Convention, USA. is situated 1 mile west of Hitsville U.S.A..

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Center and Ford–Lodge interchange.

Suburb
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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 .

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.

Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midtown is the cultural center of . It is home to several museums and galleries, such as the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

Hitsville U.S.A.

Latitude
42.3641° or 42° 21′ 51″ north
Longitude
-83.08841° or 83° 5′ 18″ west
Open location code
86JR9W76+JJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 105533840
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1987935
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Hitsville U.S.A.” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Hitsville USA”
  • French: “Hitsville U.S.A.”
  • Japanese: “ヒッツヴィルUSA”
  • Russian: “Hitsville U.S.A.”
  • Turkish: “Hitsville U.S.A.”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dancing in the Streets Park and James H. Cole Home for Funerals Historic District.

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