Mansions and Homes of Detroit's Richest Residents
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- These beautiful mansions and homes show Detroit's rich history and tells a bit of the people who lived in them. All of these residences are either in original condition or have been restored to their former glory. They are located in the Boston-Edison Historic District, The Indian Village Historic District, and Midtown Detroit. They were the homes of the truly rich of Detroit and are very impressive. Many are over 100 years old.
Indian Village, Palmer Woods, Some of the most beautiful architecture in North America is in the city of Detroit. Thanks for showing.
How heartwarming to see these old beauties restored and cherished.
Thank you for the video and for giving us a glimpse of a bygone era and the beautiful old mansions the wealthy barons lived in. I'm so glad these historical mansions are being restored and not left to decay as it often happens.
Everybody wants to turn their head and cough at Detriot lately, Thanks for showing a little bit of light and glimour of what im sure is a city of beauty as well as historical vitality.
Thanks for sharing a positive side of Detroit that most people don't even know about. I know the family of one of the Boston Edison homes you showed. There are people in Detroit who are trying. Prayerfully one day the whole city can be restored.
excellent! Thank you for showing the good parts of Detroit. Everyone is wanting to slam Detroit.
Detroit boasts some of the finest architecture this country has even seen. It was also at the forefront of the City Beautiful Movement during the late 19th Century and early 20th Century, where great emphasis was put on organized civic planning, the construction of classically-inspired public buildings, plentiful parks, and wide boulevards. Blight is often showcased in Detroit, and though it remains among the foremost issues plaguing the city today, there are many neighborhoods, such as Palmer Woods, Sherwood Forest, Indian Village, Woodbridge, East English Village, Rosedale Park, Boston-Edison, to name a few, still largely preserved, and flooded with some of the most beautiful examples of English Tudor revival, Arts and Crafts, Bungalow, Colonial Revival, Dutch Colonial, American Foursquare, Prairie, Federal, and Queen Anne style homes one will ever have the pleasure of seeing.
I agree!!!
You described that so beautifully. I wished I had lived in that era.. that was the best time to be alive. That's when people were building America. Now all they want to do is tear it down.. Sad but true...
I'm Canadian but my great grandparents came to Detroit from West Flanders Belgium. Settled briefly then moved northward to Windsor Ontario where some including my grandparents eventually moved to western Canada. All had trades so did very well. My grandparents have projector slides passed down of trips to Detroit in 1950's to visit friends do Christmas shopping et al. Their friends lived in an area called Sherwood Forest I think. Only way I remember that is Robin Hood connection.
I agree with you 💯
Great video and brought back memories. My aunt owned a home on Iroquois Ave. In the historic Indian Village. I lived with my aunt while I went to college. She showed me many beautiful places in Detroit and I soon came to realize that there were indeed two different sides of the city. Driving down Jefferson Ave. Heading into Grosse Point you see how the homes change from burned shells to upscale neighborhoods.
Hi, Yes I spent some time at my aunt's house next to the Manoogian mansion during the late 60's and early 70' her house is still there when she passed in 71' no one wanted to live in Detroit so the family sold it for $41,000 It was a beautiful three story grand old home with a ballroom on the third floor looking out to the Detroit river . Built by a lumber baron with wonderful details throughout. A 12 foot tall full width plate glass mirror covering one living room wall. A glass conservatory in the back over looking a a large fountain and a sweeping lawn down to the river. Servants quarters and hidden staircases for them. As a child it was a wonderland to explore.
I looked at the tax appraisal on line a few years back and it said about $270,000 still a bargain for that much house.Thanks
@@michaelpesavento8268 I wash windows and gutters in Indian Village and the neighbors to one of my customers spent over 1/2 million to restore/ remodel their home a few years ago.
I loved walking down memory lane love the old mansions please show more of them
I live in Australia, it breaks my heart to see a city that was once the center of the world automobile trade going to ruins.These mansions and some factories should be heritage listed and saved. Love your videos great work...
Hi, thanks for checking my video. Detroit has buildings and factories are listed on the national and state levels as heritage properties. Some of these include Henry Ford's original Model T factory, many churches as far back as the 1860s, several neighborhood from the 1880s. There are many skyscrapers from the 1920s, historic mansions from the 1880 - 1920s. There is lots of investment money going into Detroit and many properties will continue to be restored. One of the more recent ones was the 29 floor Book Cadillac Hotel, built in 1926 and underwent a $200 million restoration in 2009. Another was the David Whitney Building which was built in 1915 and went though a $92million restoration process and completed in December 2014. There are lots of great things happening in Detroit. :)
***** Melbourne is going to become Detroit..soon? Melbourne is the fastest growing Australian city and is having in a real estate boom. ???
steve hicks The second richest man in the world just bought a house in #Detroit and #Michigan business owners more optimistic than last fall, survey finds. How about you? detproperty.net
+Detroit Property and Management Yeah let's go buy a house in a dead town ! Just how far away from these properties are the derelict, ghetto black residents ? Make absolutely sure that you tell your buyers about HELL NIGHT !!!
That wonderful Halloween night where there are SO many fires set, that the Fire Dept. can't keep up with them !
+serpentarius51 I live near detroit Not that bad... nothing more than a forced poverty zone that our state/govornment set up... It sucks being born into poverty and being treated like a criminal based on living situations.. luckly I grew up on the plus side of 8 mile which is a legit poverty line. Laws and racist bigots created a system forcing a criminal to be raised naturally. INTJ life yo we can see what you see not. vision milky then eyes rot.
Beautiful homes and great, great music! I was thinking that this was a remake of Sentimental Journey by some terrifically hip new band and found out that its the ORIGINAL ! Wow! What a great sound! I left Detroit many years ago, but it will always be my home. I really miss it...the beautiful homes, the fall, the October cold rain at twilight, even the snow. The midwestern people are the salt of the earth. Another great area for great homes is in Grosse Pointe Mich. and Bloomfield Hills Michigan. You should take your video camera to Meadowbrook Hall in Rochester, 100+ room mansion that was designed for the Dodge family.
Never live in Detroit but it nice to see someone show the good of the city not just the bad. 👍
Exactly thats what I was saying to all of them
...great music, EDDIE...BEFITTING OF OLD DETROIT...!!! THANKS FOR TELLING US WHO LIVED IN THESE FABULOUS ARCHITECTURAL BEAUTIES...
Nice to see some positive perks about Detroit, many of us were born and raised in Detroit. Save a Victorian - all over Michigan these beautiful homes are being destroyed for the sake of progress.
I love the more than 100 years old! That's not old. Beautiful houses.
Those are some mighty fine looking homes! I hope they're all still being cared for! Great video!
Very tasteful video. Very well done!
GREAT great video! any other videos out there? There are a lot of beautiful old mansions in Detroit, would love to see more of them, if possible
The Bishop's mansion at :42 was onced owned by John Salley of the Detroit Pistons. We happened to catch him in his driveway and he posed for a picture with me and my boys. Nice guy.
I seen it in person & it looks like a school building or even a church.❤
Beautiful! Love the music also! ❤❤❤
Refreshing not to have techno playing in the background. Most TH-cam videos have terrible music
Our first home was in Detroit in 1957. Thanks for the memories.......bjs&cbs
It is proper to restore and save these wonderful old buildings. Few craftsmen of this gulity could be found today to build such beautiful structures. Bravo -
Wow, Detroit was once a great & powerful city back in the day...what a difference 60yrs can make! ☹️️
@Devi Lisa The whites moved out in the mid sixties following the Black riots over a police raid on a gambling house after hours. They burned huge chunks of the city down. Coleman Young just added the icing to the cake when he told all remaining whites to move north of 8 mile. Detroit went from the 4th largest city to the 700k shit hole it is today. I saw it live and in person.
of course you would use the term of your racist cult leader president describe to describe people you take offense to ... That was just an excuse for them to leave , THERE NEIGHBORHOODS were not the ones being burned .... there were swelling racial tensions going on for DECADES prior to the mass exodus after the riot of 67 . What REALLY EXACERBATED whites moving out was the so-called demise of red lining which gave blacks the right to move where ever they could afford... and people of your mindset had no intention of living next to or in the same area as the blacks / of course there’s MORE TO THIS but I’ll stop here
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Wow! That was really interesting. As a person born in Detroit I found your video to be fantastic. Thanks!
Awesome video. Loved that "Sentimental Journey"...
Great video! I love seeing Detroit in such a positive light. For the record, Mr. Gordy spells his first name "Berry" not "Barry". Thanks!
Back in the '90's, I helped refinish the hardwood floors in the Henry Ford mansion. I never saw the upper floors but I was able to explore the main floor and the cellar. I remember that some rooms had electric switches installed in the floor that ran to the butler pantry. The switches were used to summon servants.
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Wow, thanks to you, I enjoyed watching... I'm proud of you for developing day by day.
Very nice video. Detroit as some of the most amazing architecture in the country. In addition to the mansions, there are a lot of architectural gems downtown, many of which have been recently restored.
Thanks for posting this...with descriptions for us.
I have a recurring dream of parking downtown and walking Woodward to the Boston-Edison neighborhood , touring it on foot and then walking back downtown.
I know that if I ever REALLY tried this, it would not be in my best interest, but 50 years ago, I could have. (I'm 74)
Very nice collection and presentation.
I truly do love Detroit. I live 60 miles from there and really love going there. I do every time I get the chance. There are lots of things to see and do. I would like to see the Detroit Symphony Orchestra during this December for their fabulous Christmas show. It is so cool.
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These buildings are amazing..I dream about them !! I need to see them for real!!
I believe the Fisher Mansion is open for public tours like the Edsel Ford Mansion in Grosse Pointe is. I have never been to the Fisher, but toured the Ford a couple of years ago. It was absolutely gorgeous. It was a true look inside the home of the super rich. I would like to get to Meadowbrook (Dodge), and the Fairlane Mansion, Henry Ford's Estate. If anyone is in the Metro Detroit area visiting, they should really try to fit one of these places in their plans. Their really great.
There is so much to see in Detroit, you just have to ignore the bad...every city has its bad spots, enjoy the good and imagine what it was like 100 yrs. ago. Thanks for the descriptions of each house..
GREAT VIDEO ... GREAT MUSIC!!!
Couldn't read the subtitles fast enough to get a good look at the homes.
Thanks for the post though.
I love these beautiful old homes
Interesting, some reasonable looking residences and some that look like commercial buildings but then again I'm a Art Deco fan. The ones jammed in by other buildings likely had bigger blocks initially with bits sold off over time?
These mansions are fantastic!
thanks for sharing this Eddie. Kind regards Theo
I have to visit one day...thanks for sharing ❤❤
+Crystal Lyn Johnson Don't if you value your life...
+Crystal Lyn Johnson YES, seriously Crystal, don't bother. Most of Detroit does not look like this...most of it is decaying. I have lived here all my life and I would advise against going out of your way to visit.
nah not Detroit..this is the one of the worst places to tour unless you wearing 3 weapons wherever you go
I liked the video. It would've been nice if you slowed the timing of the descriptions and put the addresses on so if we wanted to see them... I'm in Ann Arbor and I go to Metro Detroit once in a while.
All of these homes are absolutely gorgeous. They don't build them like this anymore.
I was married at the FIsher Masion in 2006. The Hari Krishnas run the place now. The inside is amazing. But they have really let the gardens go. Ruined my wedding photos by having the reflection ponds half full of green algae! Besides that it was a beautiful day, even have peacocks walking around. Neat place.
it's almost a cesspool now in 2019
Nice vid. I live a few blocks from Indian Village and grew up here
One more note: James Couzens, who was born in Canada, was also the first "CFO" at Ford Motor Company back in the early 1900's (before the mansion pictured was built)
Loved the video and the and the great music. I am a big fan of Detroit, thanks to my love of the Tigers,.and my many family member who live in Detroit, Kalamazoo (another great Glenn Miller song) and Ann Arbor. I wish the city and its people the best.
jackie floyd Pray for the good not for the bad things to happen .People in Australia are peace loving and calm in nature.
candy villarmino My message is for spysargent just mistaken to put it under your name.
Thanks for showing the good side of detroit ...instead of the bad
Detroit's people know what we have and we stick together because everyone seems to have hate for Detroit. It's a gem and I love MY CITY.
My grandmother lived on the west side in the 1940s and now the entire area has nothing but abandonned houses. So sad.
I grew up on the westside in the 1960 & 70s. Moved in 1980, it was getting bad in 1978.
Devi Lisa bitter much. Get a life
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So beautiful. thankyou.
Please stop by my newest video on Detroit. It shows the Detroit Golf Subdivision located next to the Detroit Golf Club. It was organized and platted in 1914, and the homes located there are absolutely beautiful.
Click here ->>>> More Beuatiful Detroit Homes - The Detroit Golf Subdivision with Marvin Gaye and the Supremes
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Have you heard of The Great Detroit documentary? All positive about Detroit and it does include a segment showing big and beautiful homes in Detroit. Its available on amazon
thank you for your time and research in creating this wonderful video. unfortunately city of Flint ( Michigan) likes to knock them down for progress(down hill). there several buildings I was fortunate to visit back in the 60s and 70s that are now gone.
Great to have seen Berry Gordy's home
It's cool to be reminded of what a mansion looks like (as opposed to a McMansion).
Forgot the Fisher house in Palmer Woods (not talking about the Fisher built Gallagher house), the Fisher House on Lennox and a few other Fisher houses. You should have added The John Dodge House owned by the Arch Diocese.
BRAVO! Bravissimo!
I once visited an estate in Grosse Point, was it a Henry Ford? I remember it was incredible and it had miniature estates built-in for children to play and with full interiors on the grounds . Can you name it? thanks!
I found a reference then lost it. The Ford estate had a gatehouse which everyone thought was the main house and a mini mansion which was a playhouse, sound familiar?. The house was called Fairhill as I recall
judith booth Yes, that's it! Thanks!
+judith booth That was the Edsel and Eleanor Ford state you visited. The gatehouse on Jefferson was the home of staff members, and today contains 3 of Mr. Ford's personal vehicles. It is open for tours. There is playhouse visible over all the wall on Jefferson, which was built for Mr. Ford's only daughter, Josephine. It is NOT called Fairhill. It is called Gaukler Pointe. Henry Ford's home in Dearborn is called Fair Lane.
I guess that The David Whitney Mansion would be an acceptable summer cottage! I'm joking of course! It seems likely that the only way that is ever going to happen is if I happen to fall asleep and have a dream about it! Another finely made video from poster eddiebatmv, thank you for sharing your hard work and your infectious love of a great American city.
DontBogartThatDoobie The David Whitney mansion Aja’s been refurbished and is now a very elegant upper end restaurant. The food is fabulous as are the surroundings. If you ever visit Detroit, I highly recommend it.
How old is this video. Its great!
If you are north of 35 years..it was almost a certainty that your mother and/ or grandmothers shopped at the B.Siegel chain of women's stores..they were in the 4 large shopping malls (North,South,East and Westland)..and there were a couple of stand-alone stores also...At that same time your Male counterparts did their shopping at Harry Suffrin's..(which became Hughes Hatcher Suffrin)..that era has left to never be seen again...
There are a couple of homes that are not mansions, but they have historical significance in the fact they were owned by noted Detroit residents. They would be the Charles Trowbirdge home, and the Joseph Campau home.
Mr. Trowbridge's home is the oldest home in Detroit. He was a well known politician and businessman. Mr. Campau's home is almost as old. He was one of Detroit's oldest families, and a major land owner and developer in Detroit. Both have streets named after them in Detroit.
Would love to see the inside of the James Burgess book mansion along with the yard.....
I would love to buy the James Burgess Book Mansion. Is it safe to buy and restore these homes in these areas?
Nice video. I must admit, however, that I laughed at the sub-title for the Walter Briggs Mansion. Although it is true that Mr. Briggs owned the Tigers and re-named their stadium after himself, his main contribution to the local economy was that Briggs supplied automobile bodies to several manufacturers, most notably Chrysler
I miss the Detroit of years ago.
Couldn't get me to go back there now.
It’s PEOPLE with YOUR MINDSET is the reason Detroit is we’re it is NOW
@@brucebeamon5460 yep because people like me left it for greener pastures.
I love beautiful homes!!! 😍😍🙏👌😭
Why is there music playing over the video and subtitles with the information? This should be a talking video with more information given about the properties.
I think I could manage to feel comfortable in 2 or 3 of those home....
Yes it’s so unfortunate that that beautiful city fell apart, luckily a few things and people are left
Wish there were locations on the video so i can go ride pass these historic homes
I love Detroit, in fact I have a page called:
Fallen Detroit- Ghostlyhouse.
I love all the different architecture, that is there!
Brick was used in many of the earlier homes.
And many are, wonderful old mansions, and abandoned houses, large old buildings, stores, hotels, schools, restaurants, factories, warehouses, theaters, and churches.
Parts of the city, are ghost towns,
There are over 10,000 homes or more, waiting their fate..
Whether to be demolished, or resurrected.
Approx.40 miles of Detroit, has been abandoned by the city and still many houses, are deteriorating from decades of
Being forgotten, and vandalized, torn apart for materials,
And, the hard winter weather, makes them weak and vulnerable ...😢 and, unsalvageable!
Thanks for making this Eddiebatmv
I'm surprised I didn't see my dads old house in here. It's a pretty big house that looks like a castle, it even has(or had) it's own serve the house next to it.
My Uncle was CFO of GM in Venezuela back in the 70s.
Thumbs up for you.
Awesome video, .....thnx
There are numerous other homes in Detroit that are architectural gems, but they may be beyond repair. Likewise, commercial property and office space is empty and waiting for Detroit's resurrection also!
Marc Del Detroit isn't Lazarus, it's dead, it's going to stay dead.
Marc Del / kiwi here.
So heartbreaking to see such magnificent
Homes-in such condition? What about American Heritage (trust)
Foundation?? It's
Sacrilege a crime to
Allow these -- magnificent buildings
Literally fall apart??
Where are all the
Conservationist's for
Gods sake??? The old
Owners of long ago-
Must be turning in their graves : better not to see.
@@arthurvickers7135 it's been 6 years since this video was posted. Detroit is in worse condition now than it was back then - must worse. it's a complete cesspool now.
AWESOME CONGRAT..
Nice program, but you don't leave the captions up long enough to read. Frustrating!
I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND JAY LENO'S REASONING FOR SLAMMING DETROIT??? AND THIS IS WITH HUNDREDS OF MAGNIFICENT DETROIT IRON IN HIS PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE COLLECTION???
BC...JL..Is filthy rich..That's it..
@@GEN_X_ Don't know why. Jay's numerous, ''Let's slam Detroit' remarks were made during the Kwame years, and probably were meant to be a misinformed lame joke at the time, only i didn't take it that way. Detroit could put Boston in it's back pocket, and still have room for San Fransisco & Manhattan, with room to spare. I guess it was because i never ever heard Jay slamming his home town, combined with my never ending pride for the city i was born & raised & worked and played in.
at 133 mark... The Ford family actually hit the PUBLIC up for donations to restore the Ford Mansion (Fair Lane).
I've been to Detroit back in 1976. I never knew it had these beautiful mansions. I was just wondering if some of the family members reside in the home. Who keep these homes maintained? How much does it cost to maintain these homes? Is there a historic preservation society in Detroit? Can people tour these homes?
Hi Paulette, Thanks for stopping by my video. If you would like to see a video tour of a couple of these home, then click on the Detroit News article for them. They are truly impressive homes. Hope you enjoy them. The first one is from the Frederick Fisher Mansion. Fisher was with General Motors and his company was Fisher Body.
www.detroitnews.com/article/20131213/LIFESTYLE01/312130002
The second one is in the Historic Palmer Wood Subdivision It's a Queen Anne-style Tudor was built in 1928. The 5,200-square-foot home has six bedrooms, four full bathrooms, two half baths, a library and a massive living room
From The Detroit News:
www.detroitnews.com/article/20131206/LIFESTYLE01/312060028
There are other beautiful homes as well but people prefer to show the neglected homes and have people all over the world think we in Detroit live like animals. Every big city has a few problems but Detroit has history like No Other, glad I live here. (smile)
Wuow muy grandes casa en Detroit
Beautiful homes ! Most of them haunted now ? What owner wouldn’t want to spend some more time at home?
How do you restore a historic home like these.
WOW exstravigant housing
1:38 I think that's the best looking one.
I,mean most of those houses are out of this 🌎
I've seen some of these homes in Detroit.
pretty cool
What about Andy Coons mansion near Cass Corridor, that's actually a landmark. Who remembers Andy?
Slow Down. Trying to read the captions and some are hard to see/ white in almost white.
Are any of these homes for sale?
Who is the band playing
I thought Ford would have the most lavish home
This is one of many Ford estates...there are enormous mansions belonging to the Ford daily in the suburbs of Detroit.
..what the hell if the 'Ford daily'...?
check out Edsel Ford's in Grosse Pointe (near Detroit)
Fairlane Manor in Dearborn, MI.
good video...what is the name of the song?
Hi there. Thanks for checking out this great Detroit video. The name of the song is Sentimental Journey by the Glenn Miller Orchestra. It was first published in 1944 and recorded by many stars over the years including Doris Day, Frank Sinatra, and even Ringo Star of the Beatles.
+nofrop "Sentimental Journey"
I had a few dates with a Fisher in Charlevoix. I was in high school and he was up for the summer. I said "are you a Fisher of Fisher Body?" and he said "yes".. and I was intimidated. He wanted me to visit him when I went to Detroit to visit my grandparents, but I figured his family would never allow it. He was a nice kid.