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LIVING IN SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN
SPORTS
In the 1930's Detroit was known as the city of champions - titles were won by the Tigers, Lions, and Red Wings. This legacy accounts for the long standing importance of sports and sporting activities in this city and region. Detroit is home to some of the most loyal and knowledgeable sports fans in the country. In addition to baseball, football, and hockey, Detroit now claims the Pistons basketball team and the Detroit Rockers, an indoor soccer team based at downtown Detroit's Cobo Arena.
PLACES TO VISIT - OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
The world renowned Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), which ranks in the nations top five comprehensive fine arts collections, give this city a lot of class. The Orchestra plays at Orchestra Hall, a gem of a facility, and the DIA is a stunning building with a great permanent collection. It hosts many important shows.
Detroit maintains a Historical Museum with representations of early cobblestone streets and quaint shops. The Detroit Zoo exhibits many animals in replicas of their natural habitat as well as special houses of birds and reptiles. The city also draws attention to a special heritage with its preservation and display of memorabilia at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, housed on the city's 981-acre Belle Isle Park in the Detroit River.
Detroiters are enjoying what is emerging as the Theater District along Woodward
Avenue just north of the central downtown district. Lavish old buildings,
abandoned for some time, are being are renovated and used for various kinds
of entertainment. Quite spectacular in their ornateness, they wow young
generations who have never seen the insides of these theaters which have been
locked for years. The theater district is attracting new nightspots.
The Gem Theater is one of these. Another is the Michigan Opera Theater,
undertaking renovation of the Grand Circus Theater, continuing Detroit's focus
on some of the best of Detroit's past.
Orchestra Hall is one of Detroit's restored gems. It had been the official
concert hall for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra when Ossip Gabilowitsch was
conductor in 1919. The hall was designed by C. Howard Crane, a Detroit
architect. It was held in high regard by those who performed there -
Pablo Cassals, George Gershwin, and Sergei Rachmaninoff. The rare acoustics
of the hall and its architectural beauty were too valuable to lose in the
estimation of a zealous group of local citizens who proceeded with an expensive
and prolonged restoration. Their efforts brought about a merger of interest
and commitment now called Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall. South of
Orchestra Hall on Woodward Avenue, another theater building has been restored.
It was called Fox Theater when built in 1929, and was also designed by C.
Howard Crane. Big movie extravaganzas, rock stars, and world-class
entertainers are booked at the Fox.
DOWNRIVER COMMUNITIES
The Downriver Southern Wayne County communities are a part of Detroit's earliest history which is proudly referenced in historical landmarks, modern corporation logos and city place names. The communities strive to keep an identifying alliance through their umbrella designation, though each has a strong personality and government. Contrasts and opportunity dominate. Some communities reached maximum housing development long ago and have mature downtown areas. Refurbishing and remodeling - enfolding the old with the new - became the basis of future planning. Homes in these communities are among the most affordable in the Detroit area. Nice little bungalows in well kept neighborhoods are great starter homes. If you are so fortunate as to be able to buy the one-of-a-kind, older homes on the waterfront, you will have a home with a great location and unique personality.
Those living in the Downriver communities are fortunate to almost always be near a view of the Detroit River or Lake Erie. Grosse Ile, situated in the Detroit River as it opens into Lake Erie, is a charming island community. As wonderful as this may be, the Downriver scene includes more. There are newer communities with modern shopping centers, and those which connect with Southwestern Michigan's great network of expressways, putting most residents within 15 minutes of Detroit and the world-famous Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum. Residents find themselves just a half-hour away from both Ohio and Canada. Taylor and Southgate show evidence of becoming new centers of commerce as multistory office buildings begin to dot the skyline.
For those who love the outdoors, Lake Erie offers a variety of activities including fishing, boating, swimming, and other outdoor sports. Sterling State Park offers shore fishing, swimming, picnicking, camping, and hiking, bicycle and nature trails. Golf enthusiasts have a variety of public courses to challenge every skill level. Fairs and festivals are held almost every weekend from May through October, and the Monroe County Fair in August is one of the premiere events in Monroe. For those interested in indoor activities such as shopping, Monroe offers the Frenchtown Square and the Horizon Outlet Malls where deals abound.
WARREN AND OTHER NORTH SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES
Home of Bi-County Hospital, Warren is Michigan's third largest city. Located just northeast of the city of Detroit, Warren's most important resources is its 145,000 residents. Ethnically diverse, Warren has large populations of Poles, Ukrainians, Germans, and Italians, whose influence in the community is reflected in some of the over 80 churches.
The major north-south roads through the city - Van Dyke, Mound, Hoover, and Schoenherr - are lined with commercial and industrial complexes, concealing quiet, well-preserved neighborhoods. Most residents live in brick homes on tidy lots along tree-lined streets, although there are a number of apartment and condominium complexes.
Warren is also the home of several major high-tech industries. It is home to the General Motors Tech Center, one of the largest engineering sites in the world. The 42 buildings, many designed by architect Aero Saarinen, house the world headquarters of several GM divisions.
Due to its location in southwestern Macomb County, Warren is within 30 minutes of many metropolitan shopping, business and entertainment sites.
