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President's Report

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EXPLORE DETROIT

DOWNTOWN

Greektown G6 www.greektown.org. In the 1920s, Greek immigrants settled in this neighborhood, which had been mainly populated by Germans since the first half of the 19th century. On Monroe Street , the lively epicenter of Greektown, you'll find a number of Greek restaurants still, along with bars and a casino. Second Baptist Church – No. 441. The building erected in the early 20th century is rather insignificant; of real interest is the religious community founded here in 1836. The church holds a special role in Black history, as it is the oldest in the Midwest, with more than 5,000 fugitive slaves passing through this section of the Underground Railroad . Guided tours organized by the Detroit Underground Railroad Historical Society bring this important chapter of history to life (www.secondbaptistdetroit.org) . Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church a – No. 646. Built in 1885 on the site of a church founded in 1834 to serve the German Catholic community, this Italian-style Romanesque Revival structure is one of the most captivating churches in Detroit. Made entirely of brick, it has two towers crowned with spires, framing a large rose window. The interior, spacious and luminous, impresses with its ten granite columns that separate the lower sides of the nave. The church houses three sanctuaries representing grottoes, including that of Lourdes.

Madison Street FG6 This very wide street is partly bordered by the Detroit Athletic Club ( 1915, Albert Khan - 241 Madison St) . The main building of this prestigious private club is inspired by the Farnese Palace in Rome. The Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts (No . 350) is a Hispanic Art Deco-style theater with an ornately decorated auditorium. At the back of the building is the beautifully painted wall with Stevie Wonder 's portrait, inspired by a photo from 1976. Covering nearly 700 m 2 , this mural is the work of British artist Richard Wilson. FOXTOWN AND SPORTS FACILITIES North of Grand Circus Park and west of Woodward Ave, Downtown and Midtown are separated by Foxtown, the site of several performance halls since the early 20th century. Since several sports facilities stand east of Woodward Ave, it goes without saying that on concert and match days, the neighborhood can get really busy! Fox Theatre aa F6 2211 Woodward Ave. www.313presents.com/venue/fox theatre - guided tours by booking on the website. This theater, typical of the Roaring Twenties, gave the district its name. When it opened in 1928, it was the biggest of the five major movie palaces owned by the film industry

executive William Fox. Behind the rather understated Art Deco facade, it's hard to imagine the interior's extravagant Oriental styles courtesy of architect Charles Howard Crane. Aside from a movie theater, it was also a concert hall, where the likes of Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, the Count Basie Orchestra, and Liza Minelli have performed, and the Fox continues to host shows in its lavish auditorium, which can now accommodate more than 5,000 spectators. The Fillmore - 2115 Woodward Ave . Neighbor of the Fox, the Fillmore changed its name several times before 2007. It occupies the site of earlier performance venues that were demolished to make room for the Palms Building, in the Renaissance Revival style, another creation by C. Howard Crane (1925), of which it forms a part. Originally designed as a movie theater, it mainly hosts concerts today. FG5-6 These two sports facilities were included in the redeployment plan for this part of the city in the early 2000s. Erected opposite the above-cited buildings, Comerica Park (2100 Woodward Ave) is the ballpark of the Detroit Tigers, as announced by the two nearly 5-meter-high statues that guard the entrance to the building. Other tigers, whose eyes light up when the team scores a run, stand sentinel Comerica Park and Ford Field

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The stadium can accommodate up to 45,000 fans. Right behind the outdoor stadium, the Ford Field indoor stadium (2000 Brush St) hosts the Detroit Lions and Michigan Panthers American football teams, as well as basketball, soccer, and hockey games. It can hold up to 78,000 spectators. T The City of Champions, p. 150.

inside, accompanied by statues of players, former star players.