Times Square (Detroit)
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Times Square is a two-block long street in downtown Detroit
, Michigan
, originally named for the Detroit Times
newspaper, whose building once stood on the street by the square. Since that building's demolition, the remaining prominent buildings that face the former square are those that make up the AT&T Michigan Headquarters
.
The Times Square
Detroit People Mover
station houses the Detroit People Mover Operations and Maintenance Facilities.
The T-intersection with Cass Avenue is the site of the Rosa Parks Transit Center, which opened in the summer of 2009 and replaced Capitol Park
as the Detroit Department of Transportation
's main downtown hub. It required the removal of a former square of the same name.
Downtown Detroit
Downtown Detroit is the central business district and a residential area of Detroit, Michigan, United States. Downtown is bordered by the Lodge Freeway to the west, the Fisher Freeway to the north, Interstate 375 to the east, and the Detroit River to the south.Downtown contains much historic...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, originally named for the Detroit Times
Detroit Times
- Overview :The first iteration of the Detroit Times was an antislavery bulletin only printed from May - November, 1842 by Warren Isham.The second iteration began in November 1854. Published by G.S. Conklin and E.T. Sherlock, with John N. Ingersoll as editor...
newspaper, whose building once stood on the street by the square. Since that building's demolition, the remaining prominent buildings that face the former square are those that make up the AT&T Michigan Headquarters
AT&T Michigan Headquarters
The AT&T Michigan Headquarters is a complex of skyscrapers and buildings located at 1st Street, Cass Avenue, State Street, and Michigan Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, United States...
.
The Times Square
Times Square (Detroit People Mover)
Times Square is a Detroit People Mover station in Downtown Detroit, Michigan. It is located on Grand River Avenue between Cass and Washington Boulevard. The station takes its name from nearby Times Square, which in turn, took the name from the defunct Detroit Times newspaper formerly...
Detroit People Mover
Detroit People Mover
The Detroit People Mover is a automated people mover system which operates on a single set of tracks, and encircles downtown Detroit, Michigan....
station houses the Detroit People Mover Operations and Maintenance Facilities.
The T-intersection with Cass Avenue is the site of the Rosa Parks Transit Center, which opened in the summer of 2009 and replaced Capitol Park
Capitol Park Historic District
Capitol Park Historic District is a historic district located in Detroit, Michigan. It is roughly bounded by Grand River, Woodward and Michigan Avenues, and Washington Boulevard...
as the Detroit Department of Transportation
Detroit Department of Transportation
The Detroit Department of Transportation, commonly referred to as DDOT is the public transportation operator of city bus service in Detroit, Michigan...
's main downtown hub. It required the removal of a former square of the same name.