The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

PLACE (TRADITIONAL DETROIT PLACE NAMES)

1. DOWNTOWN: MAIN BUSINESS DISTRICT ON AND NEAR WOODWARD
AVENUE. FROM THE DETROIT RIVER NORTH TO FOREST AVENUE.
2. UPTOWN (OFFICIALLY: NEW CENTER AREA): VICINITY OF THE
JUNCTION OF WOODWARD AVENUE AND GRAND BOULEVARD. 3. SKID
ROW: MICHIGAN AVENUE BETWEEN FIRST AND SIXTH STREETS.
4. CHINATOWN: THIRD AVENUE BETWEEN WEST FORT AND BAGLEY.
5. NEW CHINATOWN: CASS AVENUE NORTH OF TEMPLE. 6. THE VALLEY:
NEGRO GHETTO GENERALLY NEAR DOWNTOWN. 7. DELRAY: HUNGARIAN
AREA ALONG WEST JEFFERSON FROM FORT WAYNE WEST TO RIVER
ROUGE. 8. RUSSELL WOODS: BOUNDED APPROXIMATELY BY COURT-
LAND, LIVERNOIS, DAVISON, AND LINWOOD STREETS. 9. INDIAN
VILLAGE: BOUNDED BY EAST JEFFERSON, VAN DYKE, MACK AND BURNS
STREETS. 10. SHERWOOD FOREST: BOUNDED BY SIX MILE, LIVERNOIS,
SEVEN MILE, AND THE DETROIT GOLF CLUB. 11. PALMER PARK (PALMER
WOODS): BOUNDED BY SEVEN MILE, LIVERNOIS, PEMBROOKE, AND
WOODWARD. 12. GREEN ACRES: BOUNDED BY PEMBROOKE, LIVERNOIS,
EIGHT MILE, AND WOODWARD. 13. ROSEDALE PARK (ROSEDALE PROPER):
BOUNDED BY GRAND RIVER, EVERGREEN, SIX MILE, AND SOUTHFIELD.
14. SOUTH ROSEDALE: BOUNDED BY SCHOOLCRAFT, EVERGREEN, GRAND
RIVER, AND SOUTHFIELD. 15. BRIGHTMOOR: OLD CHEAP HOUSING WEST
OF EVERGREEN; NEAR FENKELL AND SCHOOLCRAFT.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

Date learned: 08-00-1964