Grand Circus Park in Detroit, Michigan

Grand Circus Park is an open space in downtown Detroit, Michigan that connects the theatre district with its financial center. It is on Woodward Avenue, down the street from Campus Martius Park. The city established the park in 1850. The grounds include antique statuary and old-fashioned water fountains. Near this historic site, General George Armstrong Custer delivered a eulogy for thousands gathered to mourn the death of President Abraham Lincoln. Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ... Nickname: Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (Latin for, We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes) Location in Wayne County, Michigan Coordinates: Country United States State Michigan County Wayne County Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Area    - City 370. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... Campus Martius Park is a park in Detroit. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... George Armstrong Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was an American politician who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 to 1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ...

The park is divided down its center by Woodward Avenue, the main thoroughfare of Detroit. It's eastern half is anchored by a central fountain and capped on its north western edge with a statue of William Cotter Maybury. It's western half is anchored by a central fountain and capped on its north eastern edge with a statue of Hazen Pingree. Michigan State Highway 1 or M-1 is a north-south state highway in Michigan. ...

Among the notable buildings encircling the park are the David Broderick Tower and David Whitney Building on the south, Kales Building, former Adams Theater, and First Methodist Church on the north, and Comerica Park and Detroit Opera House on the East. The western edge of the park was formerly home to the now demolished Statler Hotel and Tuller Hotel. The David Broderick Tower is a vacant skyscraper in Detroit, Michigan. ... The David Whitney Building is located at 1553 Woodward Avenue, adjacent to Grand Circus Park (Detroit) . The 19-floor structure started construction in 1915, and it opened for business in 1916. ... Comerica Park is a baseball stadium located in downtown Detroit, Michigan. ... The Detroit Opera House, opened on January 22, 1922 as the Capitol Theater, is the current venue for all Michigan Opera Theatre productions. ... The Statler Hotel chain was founded by Ellsworth Statler (October 26, 1863 - April 16, 1928) in 1901 in Buffalo, New York then host to the Pan-American Exposition. ...

External links

• Grand Circus Park.com

Coordinates: 42°20′11.62″N, 83°3′2.07″W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...