The story
Detroit's west side playground introduced revolutionary all-you-can-ride pricing and hosted Motown performers before competition killed it.
Everything that was here
- 1927–1981
Edgewater ParkAmusement Park
Detroit's west side playground introduced revolutionary all-you-can-ride pricing and hosted Motown performers before competition killed it.
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Nearby history
Marvin Gaye House
3067 West Outer Drive · 10.3 km away
Baker's Keyboard Lounge
20510 Livernois Ave · 10.8 km away
Baker's opened in 1933 as a lunchtime sandwich shop. The jazz came later, along with the piano-shaped bar painted like a
Vinsetta Garage (Restaurant)
27799 Woodward Ave · 11.3 km away
Golden World Records (Motown Studio B)
3246 West Davison · 12.5 km away
Grande Ballroom (Rock Era)
8952 Grand River Ave · 13.8 km away
Ford Motor Company (Highland Park Plant)
91 Manchester St · 14.6 km away
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