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Hart Plaza
immediately S of the intersection of Woodward and Jefferson AvesAbout
Hart Plaza, immediately S of the intersection of Woodward and Jefferson Aves, [8]. This park is an open, mostly hard-surfaced park along the Detroit River. It is located more or less on the site where Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac landed in 1701 when he founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, the settlement that became Detroit. The 14 acres (5.7 ha) plaza, which is named after the late U.S. Senator Philip Hart, opened in 1975 and has a capacity of 40,000 people. The park conatians several sculptures and monuments, including: Dodge Fountain, which is located at the center of the park; Transcending, which is a Michigan Labor Legacy Landmark, located at the entrance of the park; Monolith, a sculpture by Isamu Noguchi; a statue of George Washington; and the Joe Louis Memorial, which is a giganitc sculpture of Joe Louis' fist. The nearest People Mover station to Hart Plaza is the Financial District Station, located on Larned, between Shelby and Griswold Street. Free.
