West Vernor-Junction Historic District
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West Vernor-Junction Historic District is a commercial historic district located along West Vernor Highway between Lansing and Calvary in Detroit, Michigan
. The district includes 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) and 44 buildings. Parks near the neighorhood include Patton Park and Clark Park, named for U.S. Generals George S. Patton
and Mark W. Clark. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2002.
The West Vernor-Junction Historic District is adjacent to Mexicantown and contains a large vibrant Latino community and resurgent neighborhoods. It includes the historic Most Holy Redeemer Church, designed by architects Donaldson and Meier
, which was once estimated as the largest Catholic parish in North America. It contains an elementary school. The locally popular Roman Catholic high school was replaced by another in suburban Detroit.
A Hollywood movie, The Rosary Murders
(1987), starring actor Donald Sutherland
prominently featured the neighbhorhood. As in other Southwest Detroit neighborhoods such as Springwells Village, West Vernor Highway here is its main commercial thoroughfare. Churches, parks, recreation centers, and theatres archor neighborhoods such as the West Vernor-Junction. The major area parks include Clark's Park and Patton Park, both named for the famous World War II generals. The 600-seat Stratford Theatre at 4751 W. Vernor Hwy., designed by Joseph P. Jogerst, seated 1,137 when it opened in 1916. The Art Deco-styled Stratford in the West Vernor-Junction Historic District has operated as a retail store since 1985.
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"....
. The district includes 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) and 44 buildings. Parks near the neighorhood include Patton Park and Clark Park, named for U.S. Generals George S. Patton
George S. Patton
George Smith Patton, Jr. was a United States Army officer best known for his leadership while commanding corps and armies as a general during World War II. He was also well known for his eccentricity and controversial outspokenness.Patton was commissioned in the U.S. Army after his graduation from...
and Mark W. Clark. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2002.
Significance
Donaldson and Meier
Donaldson and Meier was an architectural firm based in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1880 by John Donaldson and Henry J. Meier the firm produced a large and varied number of commissions in Detroit and southeastern Michigan...
, which was once estimated as the largest Catholic parish in North America. It contains an elementary school. The locally popular Roman Catholic high school was replaced by another in suburban Detroit.
A Hollywood movie, The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders
The Rosary Murders is a 1987 neo-noir mystery film starring Donald Sutherland as Father Koesler, based upon the novel by William X. Kienzle....
(1987), starring actor Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Donald McNichol Sutherland, OC is a Canadian actor with a film career spanning nearly 50 years. Some of Sutherland's more notable movie roles included offbeat warriors in such war movies as The Dirty Dozen, , MASH , and Kelly's Heroes , as well as in such popular films as Klute, Invasion of the...
prominently featured the neighbhorhood. As in other Southwest Detroit neighborhoods such as Springwells Village, West Vernor Highway here is its main commercial thoroughfare. Churches, parks, recreation centers, and theatres archor neighborhoods such as the West Vernor-Junction. The major area parks include Clark's Park and Patton Park, both named for the famous World War II generals. The 600-seat Stratford Theatre at 4751 W. Vernor Hwy., designed by Joseph P. Jogerst, seated 1,137 when it opened in 1916. The Art Deco-styled Stratford in the West Vernor-Junction Historic District has operated as a retail store since 1985.
See also
- West Vernor-Lawndale Historic DistrictWest Vernor-Lawndale Historic DistrictWest Vernor-Lawndale Historic District is a commercial historic district located along West Vernor Highway between Cabot and Ferris in Detroit, Michigan. The district includes and 10 buildings. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. The neighborhood borders Patton Park...
- West Vernor-Springwells Historic DistrictWest Vernor-Springwells Historic District- Springwells Village :Springwells Village in southwest Detroit, USA, is near the Ford Motor Company River Rouge Plant. Springwells Village is largely residential, and in 2002, part of Springwells Village was recognized as a national historic district....