- Detroit Hart Plaza
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Hart Plaza known as the Philip A. Hart Plaza. Philip Hart was a United States Senator from 1959 to 1976. This 14-acre (57,000 m2) land was dedicated to him in 1956. Hart Plaza is located Downtown Detroit, between the Detroit River and East Jefferson.
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History
In 1979 was the compeletion of the Philip A. Hart Plaza.[1] Hundreds of people come together during the summer for celebrations, concerts and festivals from May to Labor Day. People all over the Midwest and Canada join together for free, fun filled entertainment.
Surroundings
Hart Plaza is surrounded by many important areas and buildings of the Downtown area. You could visit the GM Renaissance Center (RenCen), Joe Louis Arena and Cobo Center. There are a lot of things that happen in these buildings such as The North American International Auto Show (Cobo), many concerts and Detroit Red Wings Games (Joe Louis), and there are offices and restaurants in the RenCen. In recent years Hart Plaza have been added to by the Detroit International Riverfront.
The Layout
The blocks south of Jefferson were cleared to make room for the city’s Civic Center. Instead when you arrive at the end of Woodward and Jefferson you come to the end of Woodward and the beginning of Hart Plaza. The end of Woodward is a huge scluptor of a twenty-for foot bronze arm and fist suspended from a twenty-four foot pyramaid; this statue is a statue of Joe Louis arm. When you get to Hart Plaza you are signal that you have made it with Isamu Noguchi’s stainless steel Pylon. As you are walking through Hart Plaza you would pass another sculptor by Isamu Noguchi; which is the focal point of Hart Plaza the Hoarce E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain.[2] The lower level of HartPlaza includes an open-air Amphitheater, dressing rooms, food preparation areas with kitchen service food court, three sets of public rest rooms, permanent beverage booths, temporary storage areas, Offices, the Gallery, Underground Theater and loading dock.[3]
Events
- WalkAmerica
- Hoedown
- Detroit fireworks
- Arab and Chaldean World Festival
- Ribs and Soul Festival
- African World Festival
- Mega March for Animals
- Detroit International Jazz Festival
- Country Festival
- Electronic Festival
- Rock n Roll Festival [4]
- Detroit Electronic Music Festival
and many more.
Reference
- ^ Detroit in It’s World Setting: A Three Hundred Year Chronology 1701-2001. David Lee Poremba, Ed. Detroit: Wayne State University Press Detroit (2001), 319 ISBN 0-18143-2870-9.
- ^ Detroit Then and Now.Cheri T. Gay, San Diego, California: Thunder Bay Press (2001), 13 Hard-Cover ISBN 1-57145-689-9
- ^ http://cobo2.awecomm.com/HartPlaza/tabid/129/Default.aspx
- ^ http://cobo2.awecomm.com/HartPlaza/tabid/129/Default.aspx
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