The Sugar Hill Historic District is a historic district in Detroit, Michigan. It is located along three streets: East Forest, Garfield, and East Canfield, between Woodward Avenue on the west and John R. on the east. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
[edit] History
Starting in the 1940s, urban renewal in Detroit forced the African-American community living near downtown to move northward.[2] The area east of Woodward where the Detroit Medical Center now stands became the center of the entertainment district. The beautiful building shown in the first photo on the left stood on the south side of Garfield between Woodward and John R. but was torched and demolished in the summer of 2008. An art gallery is located on Forest Ave. On Canfield, one of the dilapidated historic properties was recently resurrected as luxury loft condos and office space. Currently, the only occupied buildings on Garfield are the Lofts, The MOCAD and the Garfield Estate on the east end.[2]
The Garfield Building stands at the corner of Woodward and Garfield in the center of the district, as does the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
[edit] References
East Canfield Street at the corner of John R.
