Boston–Edison Historic District
The Boston–Edison Historic District is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan.

The Boston–Edison Historic District is a neighborhood located in Detroit, Michigan. It consists of over 900 homes built on four east-west streets: West Boston Boulevard, Chicago Boulevard, Longfellow Avenue and Edison Avenue, stretching from Woodward Avenue in the east to Linwood Avenue in the west. It is one of the largest residential historic districts in the nation. It is surrounded by Sacred Heart Major Seminary to the west, the Arden Park-East Boston Historic District and the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the east, and the Atkinson Avenue Historic District to the south. The district was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1973 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
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Worth seeing in and around Boston–Edison Historic District
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Wayne State University
Wayne State University is a public research university in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1868, Wayne State consists of 13 schools and colleges offering approximately 375 programs.
3.5 km · American public research university located in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia - 02Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts is an art museum in midtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. It has one of the largest and most significant art collections in the U.S. With over 100 galleries, it covers 658,000 square feet with a major renovation and expansion project completed in 2007 that added 58,000 square feet.
3.6 km · art museum in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia - 03Fisher Building
The Fisher Building is a landmark office tower located at 3011 West Grand Boulevard in the heart of the New Center area of Detroit, Michigan. The ornate 30-story building, completed in 1928, is one of the major works of architect Albert Kahn, and is designed in an Art Deco style, faced with limestone, granite, and several types of marble.
2.1 km · skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan, United States, including the Fisher Theater · Wikipedia - 04Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a Neo-Gothic style Roman Catholic cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The cathedral is located at 9844 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, adjacent to the Boston-Edison Historic District.
1.2 km · church in Michigan, United States · Wikipedia - 05Al-Islah Mosque
Al-Islah Mosque, also known as the Al-Islah Islamic Center or the Al-Islah Jame Masjid, is a mosque following the Sunni tradition in Hamtramck, Michigan. It was founded in 2000 by immigrants from Bangladesh, of which a large community exists in Hamtramck.
3.6 km · mosque in Hamtramck, Michigan, US · Wikipedia - 06Highland Park Mosque
The Highland Park Mosque was one of the first mosques built in the United States, located in Highland Park, Michigan. It opened in 1921 but closed a few years later.
3.1 km · first mosque built in the United States · Wikipedia - 07St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church
The St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church is a church located at 8666 Quincy Street in Detroit, Michigan.
2.7 km · church building in Detroit, United States of America · Wikipedia - 08Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church
The Our Lady of the Rosary Church is a Roman Catholic church located at 5930 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was originally built as St.
3 km · church building in Detroit, United States of America · Wikipedia - 09St. Florian Church
St. Florian Church is a Roman Catholic Church at 2626 Poland Street in Hamtramck, Michigan.
3.3 km · church in Hamtramck, Michigan · Wikipedia - 10Cathedral Church of St. Paul
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.
3.9 km · historic church in Detroit, Michigan, USA · Wikipedia
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Getting to Boston–Edison Historic District
- Airports
- Windsor (YQG), 17 km · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW), 28 km · Cleveland Hopkins (CLE), 149 km
- Hamilton → Boston–Edison Historic District14284 km · quickest by air, 32h 19m · NZ$3,260–5,000
- Toronto → Boston–Edison Historic District583 km · quickest by air, 9h 16m · C$400–590
- Ottawa → Boston–Edison Historic District512 km · quickest by road, 11h · C$85–110
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Next door to Boston–Edison Historic District
Boston–Edison Historic District is 7 km from Detroit, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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