The district spans two blocks along Woodward Avenue in
Midtown Detroit. Significant structures in the district include a number of architect-designed buildings. Some of these are:
Addison Hotel The Addison Hotel, currently known as the Addison Apartments, is located at 14 Charlotte. The structure, designed by
Albert Kahn, was built in 1905 and originally featured 50 luxury apartments that were later changed in the 1920s to accommodate 113 hotel rooms. The hotel originally had a large open penthouse used for gambling and serving liquor during the Prohibition, as well as a hidden tunnel leading to three adjacent store on Woodward Avenue used by the hotel owners as an escape tunnel during the Prohibition. The structure is currently being restored to feature 40 apartments.
Crystal Ballroom The Crystal Ballroom is located at 3100 Woodward; the building is currently known as the Crystal Lofts and the current ground-floor tenant is Zacarro's Market. The ballroom was built in 1919. The facade of the original building was altered (likely in 1936 when Woodward Avenue was widened) to add the
Art Deco elements apparent on the front.
Kahn Print Shop Albert Kahn designed this structure at 3408-3414 Woodward Avenue in 1912; it was built in 1919 as a print shop. After sitting vacant for decades, it has been redeveloped into retail space.
Bonstelle Theatre Wayne State University's
Bonstelle Theatre is located at 3424 Woodward at the north end of the district; it was originally the Temple Beth El. At the turn of the 20th century, Rabbi
Leo M. Franklin of Detroit's
Temple Beth El led the push for the construction of a new temple building. He hired architect
Albert Kahn, a member of the congregation, to design the building. In 2023, the Museum began hosting Black History Month events. The goal of the event was to inform the public about the accomplishments of Detroit's black entrepreneurs. ==Gallery==