Lost building, Poletown East, 1912 to 1980
Hupp Motor Car Co.
Demolished in 1980
- Opened
- 1912
- Torn down
- 1980
Designed by C. William Palmer, Dunlap & Palmer and E.R. Dunlap
Hupp Motor Car Co. stood in Poletown East from 1912 until 1980. Here is what it was, who made it and where to find the spot today.
What is there now
Demolished in 1980
We have not yet found a source that says what stands on the spot today. Last looked on October 25, 2026.
The story
Hupp Motor Car Co. went up in 1912, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
Credit the design to C. William Palmer; E.R. Dunlap; Dunlap & Palmer and Smith, Hinchman & Grylls.
It is gone now, demolished in 1980, and the map pin below marks where it stood.
Timeline
- 1912 Built Designed by C. William Palmer, Dunlap & Palmer, E.R. Dunlap, and Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
- 1980 Demolished
- 2026 Today 46 years since it came down
Where it is
East Milwaukee Street and Mt. Elliott
On this map
- 1 Hupp Motor Car Co. This place
- 2 Packard Plant 0.5 mi
- 3 All Saints Russian Orthodox Cathedral 0.7 mi
- 4 St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church 0.8 mi
- 5 St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church 0.8 mi
- 6 Kettering High School 0.8 mi
- 7 St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church 0.9 mi
- 8 St. Stanislaus Catholic Church 0.9 mi
- 9 St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church 0.9 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
Who made it
Architect
Dunlap & PalmerArchitecture firm. Designed Iroquois Avenue Christ Lutheran Church (1913) and Hupp Motor Car Co.
Also by Dunlap & Palmer
Architect
E.R. DunlapArchitect. Designed the Orville H. McCornack House (1915) and Hupp Motor Car Co.
Also by E.R. Dunlap
Architect
Smith, Hinchman & GryllsAmerican architectural and engineering company, founded 1853. Designed the Penobscot Building (1928) and 68 more in Metro Detroit
Also by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls
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Around the block
It is in Poletown East. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Packard Plant
Building, built 1903, by Albert Kahn, demolished 2022
Photo: Detroit Publishing Company, no known restrictions, via Library of Congress
0.5 mi
- All Saints Russian Orthodox Cathedral House of worship, built 1900, Romanesque Revival, by Wells D. Butterfield 0.7 mi
- St. Nicholas Greek Catholic Church House of worship, built 1923, Art Deco, by Arthur DesRosiers, demolished 1981 0.8 mi
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St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1923, Late 19th and 20th century revival, demolished 1992
Photo: Dorothy Kosteck, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
0.8 mi
- Kettering High School School, built 1965, by Roger Margerum 0.8 mi
- St. Hyacinth Roman Catholic Church House of worship, built 1922, Romanesque Revival, by Donaldson & Meier 0.9 mi
- St. Stanislaus Catholic Church House of worship, built 1913, Baroque exterior, by Kastler & Hunter 0.9 mi
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St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church
House of worship, built 1911, Late Gothic Revival, by Harry J. Rill
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.9 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.