Milwaukee Junction
Milwaukee Junction is an area in Detroit, Michigan, east of New Center. Located near the railroad junction of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's predecessors Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway and the Chicago, Detroit and Canada Grand Trunk Junction, the area encompasses the streets of East Grand Boulevard to the north, St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ford Piquette Avenue Plant and Detroit station.
Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
Museum
Photo: Jackdude101, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant is a former car factory located within the Milwaukee Junction area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Built in 1904, it was the second center of automobile production for the Ford Motor Company, after the Ford Mack Avenue Plant.
Detroit station
Railway station
Photo: JasonParis, CC BY 2.0.
Detroit station is an intermodal transit station in Detroit, Michigan. Located in New Center, the facility currently serves Amtrak and QLine streetcars.
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
Church
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Our Lady of the Rosary Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 5930 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was originally built as St. Joseph's Episcopal Church – from 1893 to 1896 – and is a historic Romanesque Revival church complex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Midtown-New Center and North End.
Midtown-New Center
Photo: Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Midtown is the cultural center of Detroit. 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.
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.
Milwaukee Junction
- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: human settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.37256° or 42° 22′ 21″ northLongitude
-83.06182° or 83° 3′ 43″ westOpen location code
86JR9WFQ+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 360448161OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q6861759
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Irish—“Milwaukee Junction” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Milwaukee Junction”
- Irish: “Milwaukee Junction”
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