Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects
The Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects were the largest residential housing project owned by the city of Detroit. It was located in the Brush Park section on the east side of Detroit, Michigan, United States, near the Chrysler Freeway, Mack Avenue and St.Photo: Albert duce, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Residential area
- Description: building
- Also known as: “Brewster Homes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ford Field and Little Caesars Arena.
Ford Field
Stadium
Little Caesars Arena
Stadium
Photo: Adam Bishop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening in September 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and The Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association, respectively. Little Caesars Arena is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects.
Comerica Park
Stadium
Photo: MJCdetroit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Comerica Park is a baseball stadium in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It has been the home of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball since its opening in 2000. It was built in the retro-classic style, and currently has a seating capacity of 41,083. Comerica Park is situated 3,500 feet south of Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lafayette Park and Downtown Detroit.
Lafayette Park
Neighborhood
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Downtown Detroit
Photo: Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Downtown Detroit is the central business district of Detroit, bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.
Detroit
Photo: petermartorano, CC BY 2.0.
Detroit is a major metropolis in the US state of Michigan that has had a profound impact on the world. From the advent of the automotive assembly line to the Motown sound, modern techno and rock music, Detroit continues to shape both American and global culture.
Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects
- Category: public housing
- Location: Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.34871° or 42° 20′ 55″ northLongitude
-83.04929° or 83° 2′ 57″ westInception
1994Operator
Detroit Housing CommissionOpen location code
86JR8XX2+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 288810882OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=residentialWikidata ID
Q911412
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects”
- French: “Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects”
- German: “Brewster-Douglass Housing Project”
- Igbo: “Ihe owuwu ụlọ Brewster-Douglass”
- Spanish: “Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greater Shiloh Baptist Church and Brewster-Wheeler Recreation Center.
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