Editing Detroit (section)

==== Architecture ====
{{Main|Architecture of metropolitan Detroit}}
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Detroit}}
[[File:One Detroit Center (Detroit, MI, USA).jpg|thumb|[[Ally Detroit Center]] and the Michigan Labor Legacy Monument]]
[[File:Detroit December 2019 12 (Woodward Avenue).jpg|thumb|Merchants Row on [[Woodward Avenue]] between Grand Circus Park and Campus Martius Park downtown]]

Detroit's waterfront showcases a variety of architectural styles, with the [[Postmodern architecture|postmodern]] [[Gothic Revival architecture|Neo-Gothic]] spires of [[Ally Detroit Center]] paying homage to the city's [[Art Deco]] skyscrapers. Together with the [[Renaissance Center]], these buildings form a distinctive and recognizable skyline. Examples of the Art Deco style include the [[Guardian Building]] and [[Penobscot Building]] downtown, as well as the [[Fisher Building]] and [[Cadillac Place]] in [[New Center, Detroit|New Center]]. Prominent cultural landmarks from the early 20th century include the [[Fox Theatre (Detroit)|Fox Theatre]], [[Detroit Opera House]], and [[Detroit Institute of Arts]].<ref name="AIADetroit">{{Cite book |author1=Hill, Eric J. |title=AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture |author2=John Gallagher |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=2002}}</ref><ref name="DetArch">{{Cite book |author=Sharoff, Robert |author-link=Robert Sharoff |title=American City: Detroit Architecture |publisher=Wayne State University Press |year=2005 |isbn=0-8143-3270-6}}</ref>

While [[Downtown Detroit]] and New Center feature high-rise buildings, much of Detroit consists of low-rise structures and single-family homes. Residential high-rises are concentrated in upscale neighborhoods such as the East Riverfront, extending toward [[Grosse Pointe]], and [[Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District|Palmer Park]]. The University Commons-Palmer Park district anchors historic areas including [[Palmer Woods]], [[Sherwood Forest, Detroit|Sherwood Forest]], and the [[University District, Detroit|University District]] near the [[University of Detroit Mercy]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=By |first=Sponsored |title=University Commons – Palmer Park |url=https://www.modeldmedia.com/cities/univcommons/default.aspx |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=Model D |language=en}}</ref>

42 significant structures in the city are [[List of Registered Historic Places in Detroit, Michigan|listed on the National Register of Historic Places]]. Pre-World War II neighborhoods exhibit architectural styles of the era, with working-class areas featuring wood-frame and brick houses, while middle- and upper-class neighborhoods such as [[Brush Park]], [[Woodbridge, Detroit|Woodbridge]], [[Indian Village, Detroit|Indian Village]], Palmer Woods, and [[Boston-Edison Historic District|Boston-Edison]] contain larger, more ornate homes and mansions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Weekly List – National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service) |url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/weekly-list.htm |access-date=2024-12-01 |website=www.nps.gov |language=en}}</ref> Multi-million dollar restorations and new developments have revitalized neighborhoods such as [[West Canfield Historic District|West Canfield]] and Brush Park.<ref name="partnership" /><ref>Pfeffer, Jaime (September 12, 2006). [http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/bpark61.aspx "Falling for Brush Park"]. ''Model D Media''. Retrieved on April 21, 2009.</ref>

The city has one of the United States' largest surviving collections of late 19th- and early 20th-century buildings.<ref name="DetArch" /> Architecturally significant churches and cathedrals in the city include [[St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Detroit|St. Joseph's]], Old [[St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (Detroit)|St. Mary's]], the [[Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church|Sweetest Heart of Mary]], and the [[Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament]].<ref name="AIADetroit" /> Historic preservation efforts continue to thrive, with downtown redevelopment projects revitalizing parts of the city, among them [[Campus Martius Park]], [[Grand Circus Park Historic District|Grand Circus Park]] near the [[Detroit Theatre District|city's theater district]], [[Ford Field]], [[Comerica Park]], and [[Little Caesars Arena]].<ref name="AIADetroit" /><ref name="Gallagher">{{cite news |author=Gallagher, John |date=July 14, 2014 |title=Hockey, basketball, housing and more: Ilitches unveil 'bold vision' for Red Wings & Pistons arena district |url=http://archive.freep.com/article/20140720/BUSINESS06/307200102/Ilitch-Red-Wings-Pistons-arena-Midtown |newspaper=[[Detroit Free Press]]}}</ref><ref>Cityscape Detroit.[http://www.cityscapedetroit.org/ www.cityscapedetroit.org] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215233228/http://cityscapedetroit.org/|date=December 15, 2013}} Retrieved on April 8, 2007.</ref>