New Center, Detroit
New Center is a commercial and residential district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile (1.6 km) north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles (5 km) north of Downtown.

New Center is a commercial and residential district located in Detroit, Michigan, adjacent to Midtown, one mile (1.6 km) north of the Cultural Center, and approximately three miles (5 km) north of Downtown. The area is centered just west of the intersection of Woodward Avenue and Grand Boulevard, and is bounded by the Virginia Park Historic District on the north and the Edsel Ford Freeway (I-94) on the south, John R Street on the east and the Lodge Freeway on the west. New Center, and the surrounding areas north of I-94, are sometimes seen as coterminous with the North End, but, in fact, are separate districts.
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Worth seeing in and around New Center, Detroit
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.
1.4 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.
1.5 km · art museum in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia - 03Little Caesars Arena
Little Caesars Arena is a multi-purpose arena in Midtown Detroit. Opening in September 2017, the arena, which cost $862.9 million to construct, replaced Joe Louis Arena and the Palace of Auburn Hills as the home of the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League and the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association, respectively.
3.6 km · indoor arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA · Wikipedia - 04Fisher 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.
0 m · skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan, United States, including the Fisher Theater · Wikipedia - 05Detroit Masonic Temple
The Detroit Masonic Temple is the world's largest Masonic Temple. Located in the Cass Corridor neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, at 500 Temple Street, the building serves as a home to various masonic organizations including the York Rite Sovereign College of North America.
3.4 km · masonic building in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia - 06Cathedral 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.
2.3 km · church in Michigan, United States · Wikipedia - 07Al-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 - 08First Presbyterian Church
The Ecumenical Theological Seminary is a private seminary in Detroit, Michigan. Founded in 1980 as the Ecumenical Theological Center, the seminary offers graduate degrees and certificates in religious studies.
3.3 km · church in Detroit, Michigan · Wikipedia - 09Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects
The Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects comprised the largest government-subsidized residence and housing project owned by the city of Detroit. It was located in the Brush Park section on the east side of Detroit, Michigan, United States, near the Chrysler Freeway, Mack Avenue and St.
3.7 km · building · Wikipedia - 10Our 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.
800 m · church building in Detroit, United States of America · Wikipedia
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Getting to New Center, Detroit
- Airports
- Windsor (YQG), 14 km · Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County (DTW), 29 km · Cleveland Hopkins (CLE), 147 km
- Hamilton → New Center, DetroitTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Toronto → New Center, Detroit334 km · quickest by air, 4h 49m · C$150–230
- Ottawa → New Center, Detroit681 km · quickest by air, 6h 38m · C$180–270
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Next door to New Center, Detroit
New Center, Detroit is 5 km from Detroit, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Brush Park Historic Districthuman settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America3.3 km
- Eastern Markethistoric commercial district in Detroit, Michigan, United States3.8 km
- Arden Park–East Boston Historic Districthistoric district in Detroit, Michigan2.1 km
- Midtown Detroithuman settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America2.5 km
- Cass Park Historic Districthuman settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America3.5 km
- Boston-Edison Historic Districthuman settlement in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America2.2 km