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south west side, incorporates
many of the surviving buildings
from Fort Wayne, the last
military bastion to defend the
city. The fort is open Saturday
and Sunday, and the museum is
open by appointment only. The
society also operates the Dossin
Great Lakes Museum in Belle
Isle Park on the Detroit River.

E Motown Historical
Museum Vintage transportation on display at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn
2648 W Grand Blvd. Tel (313) 875-
2264. Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sat were produced. The renovated one of the nation’s most impres-
(also Sun in Jul–Aug). Closed Mon, building, called Hitsville USA by sive collections of Americana.
public hols. & ∑motown Gordy, has a wide-ranging display Within the complex is the Henry
museum.org of old photographs, instruments, Ford Museum, which displays a
During the early 1960s, the and recording equipment, cot used by George Washington;
Motown record label revolution- including the original “Studio A” the chair in which Abraham
ized American popular music where the classic sounds were Lincoln was shot; John F.
with its trademark “Motown first created. Displays narrate Kennedy’s presidential limousine;
Sound” – a melodic blend of the story of Motown as the the Rosa Parks bus. This is also
pop, soul, and rhythm and single most successful the starting point for the high-
blues. The creative genius of independent African-American- tech Ford Rouge Factory Tour.
label founder Berry Gordy Jr. controlled record label in the The open-air Greenfield Village
and his stable of talented artists history of the country. Today exhibits Ford’s eclectic collection.
such as Marvin Gaye, Smokey this label is owned by the These include diverse objects
Robinson, Stevie Wonder, the PolyGram Corporation. such as inventor Thomas Edison’s
Temptations, and Diana Ross laboratory; the Dayton home
and the Supremes are honored Environs and bicycle shop of Orville and
in this museum, housed in the The suburb of Dearborn, 8 miles Wilbur Wright; replica of the
original brick building where hit (13 km) west of Detroit, is home original Ford Motor Company
records such as “Heard It Through to the Henry Ford, an indoor factory and ninety other
the Grapevine” and “Baby Love” and outdoor museum that has historical structures.

GR A ND B OU LE VAR D CASS AVE Museum Detroit 94 75 R US S EL ST R EE T 0 kilometers 0.5 1
0 miles
94 F R E E WAY
1
Motown
J OH N R S T
Historical
Museum
3RD ST
Detroit Historical
HOLDEN STREET
Institute of Arts
10
Charles H. Wright Museum
Wayne
of African American History
State
TR U MBULL ST
E D S E L F O R D University CANFIELD ST
R OS A PARKS B LVD
1 4TH S T R EET
Park
DEARBORN WARR E N AV E CAS S AV E NU E Tolan
FOREST AVE 3 RD ST R EE T W OO DWAR D AV E N U E C H RY SL ER FREEWAY
Detroit Metropolitan
Wayne County Airport J O HN R STRE E T
15 miles (25 km) JOHN C L O D G E F WY B EA U BI EN S T
R U S SE L S TR E E T
M YR TL E S T
T EM P LE S T R E ET Ford Field GR ATIO T AV E
G R AN D RIV E R AVE
Downtown Detroit 1 4TH ST R EE T R O S A PAR KS B LVD T RU MB UL L ST 10 75 A D AM S AV E GREEK- Belle Isle
Park
1 Charles H. Wright Museum of FISHER FWY 3RD ST 1 TOWN
African American History DOWNTOWN JEFFERSON ST
2 Detroit Institute of Arts MI CHI G AN AV EN UE Renaissance
3 Detroit Historical Museum Amtrak Greyhound J EF FERSO N AV E Center
Station
4 Motown Historical Museum Station F OR T S T RE ET Hart
10
Plaza D etr oi t Ri ve r
Fort Wayne
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