Lost hotel, Conner Creek Industrial, 1927 to 1987
Hudson Hotel
Demolished in 1987
- Opened
- 1927
- Torn down
- 1987
The Hudson Hotel stood in Conner Creek Industrial from 1927 until 1987. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
Then and now
What stands there now
Today
An open, grassy lot
Detroit's Hudson Hotel stood on this spot for 60 years. It came down 39 years ago. Today the spot is a open, grassy lot.
- 1927 Opens Hudson Hotel
- 1984 Closes Hudson Hotel
- 1987 Comes down Hudson Hotel
- 2026 Today Open, grassy lot
How we know what stands there
- OpenStreetMap open, grassy lot at the map point
Checked October 25, 2026. We never guess: a site no source speaks for shows no answer.
What is there now
An open, grassy lot
- Today Source: OpenStreetMap
- Hudson Hotel came down Source: Historic Detroit
We checked Wikidata, Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Rebuild Detroit's landmark records and the county parcel records on October 25, 2026.
The story
In 1927, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America, the Hudson Hotel went up in Conner Creek Industrial.
It is gone now, demolished in 1987, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1927 Built
- 1984 Closed
- 1987 Demolished
- 2026 Today 39 years since it came down
Where it is
11719 E. Jefferson Ave.
On this map
- 1 Hudson Hotel This place
- 2 Chrysler Jefferson Avenue plant 0.3 mi
- 3 Hudson Motor Car Co. 0.5 mi
- 4 Continental Motors 0.6 mi
- 5 Assumption Greek Orthodox Church 0.6 mi
- 6 Foch Intermediate School 0.7 mi
- 7 Hannan Memorial YMCA 0.7 mi
- 8 Chateau Frontenac 0.7 mi
- 9 Southeastern High School of Technology and Law 0.7 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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Broderick Tower
Structure, built 1927, Beaux Arts, by Louis Kamper
Photo: St8fan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Cadillac Tower
Structure, built 1927, Late Gothic Revival, by Bonnah & Chaffee
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Belcrest Apartments
Building, built 1926, Neo-Romanesque, by Charles N. Agree
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ambassador Bridge
Structure, built 1929, by Jonathan Jones
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Buhl Building
Skyscraper, built 1925, Neo-Romanesque, by Wirt C. Rowland
Photo: I, Mikerussell, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Conner Creek Industrial. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
- Chrysler Jefferson Avenue plant Building, built 1908, Art Moderne, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1990 0.3 mi
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Hudson Motor Car Co.
Building, built 1910, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1959
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
0.5 mi
- Continental Motors Building, built 1912, by Albert Kahn 0.6 mi
- Assumption Greek Orthodox Church House of worship, built 1949, by Arthur Greig Jr. 0.6 mi
- Foch Intermediate School School, built 1925, demolished 2024 0.7 mi
- Hannan Memorial YMCA Monument, built 1928, English Georgian, demolished 2024 0.7 mi
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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.7 mi
- Southeastern High School of Technology and Law School, built 1917, Arts & Crafts, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.7 mi
Sources
Facts only, gathered from these sources. The story above is written by Rebuild Detroit. Every photo names its author and license where it appears.