Cass Corridor
| Cass Corridor | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood of Detroit | |
|
Corner of Cass and Ferry, showing the Verona Apartments. | |
| Coordinates: 42°21′48″N 83°04′13″W / 42.36333°N 83.07028°WCoordinates: 42°21′48″N 83°04′13″W / 42.36333°N 83.07028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne |
| City | Detroit, Michigan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.36 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,707 |
| Time zone | Eastern Standard Time (North America) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern Daylight Time (North America) (UTC-4) |
The Cass Corridor, in Detroit, Michigan, contains the Cass Park Historic District and the Cass-Davenport Historic District. The corridor's main street is Cass Avenue, which runs parallel with M-1 (Woodward Avenue), a main Detroit artery running north towards suburban neighborhoods. Though Cass runs from Congress Street, ending a few miles farther north at West Grand Boulevard, the Cass Corridor generally is defined as between Interstate 75 (I-75) at its southern end and Wayne State University to the north, and stretches from Woodward to the east and to the west: John C. Lodge (M-10 service drive) north of Temple, and Grand River Avenue south of Temple.
Significant landmarks include the Detroit Masonic Temple (the world's largest building of its kind),[1] Cass Technical High School, and the Metropolitan Center for High Technology are all located along Cass. Little Caesars Arena, currently under construction and set to open in 2017 as the new home of the NHL's Detroit Red Wings and the NBA's Detroit Pistons, is on the west side of Woodward Avenue near I-75.
Culturally, the Cass Corridor is a significant district. Creem, which billed itself as "America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine," had its headquarters in the area. The student population contributes to the bohemian atmosphere in Cass Corridor. The artistic community has produced a number of significant artists, including The White Stripes, who played their first show at the Gold Dollar.[2] Cass Corridor is also the location of the annual Dally in the Alley arts festival.[3]
Since the 2000s, Joel Landy, president of the Cass Avenue Development construction company, has renovated and remodelled several buildings in the Cass Corridor.[4] Landy was also featured in the television series American Pickers[5] (season 3 episode "Motor City", 19 September 2011). Since 1997, Avalon International Breads has been located in the Cass Corridor.[6]
In 2015, Jack White of the White Stripes, opened a retail store for his Record Label, Third Man Records at the Corner of Canfield and Cass.[7]
Dr Alesia Montgomery did a 5-year study trying to "re-invent" Detroit as a green city, and focused on the Cass Corridor.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Masonic Temple Of Detroit- History
- ↑ Sullivan, Denise (March 1, 2004). The White Stripes: Sweethearts of the Blues. Backbeat Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-87930-805-6.
- ↑ "Dally in the Alley Website". Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ↑ This old house savior, Adam Stanfel, Metro Times, 5 June 2002 (retrieved 12 February 2012)
- ↑ Cass Ave.'s Joel Landy picked for "American Pickers", Nancy Kaffer, Crain's Detroit Business, 5 April 2011 (retrieved 12 February 2012)
- ↑ Collins, Lisa M. (September 4, 2002). "On a roll". Metro Times. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- ↑ "Detroit Storefront". Third Man Records. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ↑ http://clas.wayne.edu/Multimedia/Anthropology/files/WGposter.pdf
