Did you have a concept of what the "D" looked like? Was this it?
This is a view of Campus Martius Park, the center of the spoke off which the city is built.
Anyone familiar with Detroit knows of Six Mile Road and Seven Mile Road. Eminem fans know of the now-infamous Eight Mile Road. Well, the "mile" roads derive their number from how far they are from Campus Martius (which is essentially zero mile).
Wikipedia says: Campus Martius Park is a re-established park in downtown Detroit, Michigan. After the fire of 1805, Campus Martius (from the Latin for Field of Mars, where Roman heroes walked) was the focal point of judge Augustus Woodward's plans to rebuild the city.
Also from Wikipedia: The new Campus Martius Park was dedicated on November 19, 2004. It includes two stages, sculptures, public spaces and a seasonal ice skating rink.
More: Compuware World Headquarters (above), located at One Campus Martius, was constructed in 2000 and finished in 2003. The high-rise is used as an office building, a restaurant, retail space for Compuware, and has a fitness center inside, as well as an atrium. It's constructed in the late-modernist architectural style, using glass, granite, and limestone as its main materials.
I hope you enjoyed your little tour of the D. Now come visit!
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