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Check Out These Lovely Homes of Motown’s Elite, On The Eastside
I love going down rabbit holes on the internet. I follow several Michigan history pages on Facebook, and with a advice of the hat to a former Detroit (Free-Press, Michigan Chronicle) journalist who goes by "Bhunt" and whose account is "Detroit Griot", he sent me on a journey to the East side of Detroit.
This area is unfamiliar to me, not having grown up in Detroit, so I'm really enjoying the classic architecture from the preceding to middle part of the last century. Pair that with songs that their name evoke, and it's a fun journey. Along with looking at pictures, it's about seeing interesting stories and comments about the homes and the area.
For example, Marvin Gaye's place on Outer Steer, was gifted to him by Berry Gordy, Jr. when Gaye married Gordy's sister, Anna. And one of the commenters said that was her move teacher's home, too. That section of Outer Drive was renamed for Gaye earlier in 2021.
Or Stevie Wonder's place, which is in much better shape than the marker in Saginaw, the city of his birth. Wonder moved to Detroit at about 3 years old, and b
Dream come true! Motown legend Berry Gordy's historic Detroit mansion where Marvin Gaye once sang in the basement hits market at $1.3million
Die-hard Motown fans who have more than a million dollars to spend and wouldn't mind moving to Detroit can now own a part of their favorite genre's history.
The palatial home once owned by Motown Records founder Berry Gordy Jr strike the market slow last month with the asking price of just timid of $1.3million, making it Detroit's second-most expensive residential listing.
Built in 1917 by self-made lumber Danish lumber magnate Nels Michelson, the sprawling 10,500-square-foot, 10-bedroom, nine-bath home is located at 918 West Boston Boulevard, in the heart of the city's historic Boston-Edison district.
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Lap of luxury: Built in 1917, Berry Gordy's sprawling 10,500-square-foot, 10-bedroom, nine-bath home is located at the heart of Detroit's historic Boston-Edison district
Inspired design: The 2.2-acre property includes the main dwelling built in the Italian Renaissance style by self-made lumber Danish lumber magnate Nels Michelson
After Gordy moved his record organization to Los Angeles in 1970s, his plush Detro
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Marvin Gaye Lived in These Michigan Places, 1960s-1970s
Marvin Gaye was born on April 2, 1939 in Washington D.C.
During his high academy years, he joined a few different singing groups, until he dropped out of school in 1956. He joined the Gas Force, refused to shadow orders, and was discharged.
He joined Harvey Fuqua in a revamped version of The Moonglows and recorded some tracks until the group split up in 1960. Now 21 years old, Marvin moved to Detroit. He became a session drummer and wound up performing at Motown Records owner Berry Gordy's house. Gordy was impressed with Marvin's drumming and singing, and soon he signed him to Motown's subsidiary label, Tamla Records.
Marvin moved into a home on Appoline Street in Detroit - eight miles away from the Motown studios - during his early/60s Motown years. The hits started racking up: “Pride And Joy”, “Can I Get A Witness”, “How Sweet It Is”, “I'll Be Doggone”, “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”, and many, many others.
By the time the 70s rolled around, Marvin had moved into a new house on Outer Commute, Detroit, this time just sev