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 Convention Hall - Detroit, MI
N 42° 21.211 W 083° 03.758
17T E 330122 N 4691088
The Convention Hall was the premier building of its type in Detroit, Michigan. Built in 1925 it hosted the large Detroit Auto Show in its early years. The Hall was demolished in 1959.
Waymark Code: WM1C60M
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/11/2025
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79. CONVENTION HALL, 4465 Woodward Ave. and 4484 Cass Ave., is an imitation stone structure, two stories high along the street and one story high in the central section. High round-arched entrances on each avenue are marked by low square towers. Erected in 1925, it contains 175,000 square feet, the largest exhibition space in Detroit. Convention Hall houses many shows and exhibits, including six major annual events {see Annual Events), which have an average total attendance of more than 600,000 persons.-Michigan: A Guide to the Wolverine State, 1941
In my 172 entries in the American Guide Series category this one brought me to something new. Yes, the Convention Hall had been razed long ago. Like so many things in Detroit. The new addition is that the building that replaced it, the Vernors(ginger ale) Bottling Plant has also been razed. There was a huge neon sign of a gnome at the plant that was legendary in its day. The property is now home to the South University Village - apartments.
Book: Michigan
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 274
Year Originally Published: 1941
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