Building, Mexicantown, since 1926
Wilshire Apartments
Standing and open
- Opened
- 1926
- Style
- Tudor Revival
- Standing
- 100 years
The Wilshire Apartments has stood on W. Grand Blvd. in Mexicantown since 1926, 100 years and counting. Who built it, what makes it special and how to see it for yourself.
Wilshire Apartments today, from the street
What is there now
Standing and open
We checked building permits, sales, listings and the city's blight and demolition files on October 25, 2026. Nothing new at this address in the last two years.
The story
The Wilshire Apartments opened in 1926, during the boom years when the auto industry turned Detroit into one of the fastest growing cities in America.
It was built in the Tudor Revival style, and it still reads that way from the sidewalk.
It still stands and still opens its doors.
Next time you are nearby, stop at 388 W. Grand Blvd and look up.
Timeline
- 1926 Built Tudor Revival
- 2026 Today 100 years and still standing
Where it is
388 W. Grand Blvd.
On this map
- 1 Wilshire Apartments This place
- 2 Bagley-West Vernor Historic District 0.2 mi
- 3 Yorba Hotel 0.3 mi
- 4 Maybury School 0.4 mi
- 5 YMCA Western Branch 0.5 mi
- 6 Basilica Ste. Anne de Détroit 0.5 mi
- 7 Fort Clark Hotel 0.5 mi
- 8 Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex 0.5 mi
- 9 United States Postal Service Roosevelt Park Station 0.6 mi
Street map from OpenStreetMap contributors
More from Detroit in the 1920s
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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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Broderick Tower
Structure, built 1927, Beaux Arts, by Louis Kamper
Photo: St8fan, 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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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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Chateau Frontenac
Building, built 1925, Mediterranean, by J. Will Wilson, demolished 1999
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Westin Book Cadillac Hotel
Hotel, built 1924, Neo-Renaissance, by Louis Kamper
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Around the block
It is in Mexicantown. See the neighborhood's homes, pros and story.
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Bagley-West Vernor Historic District
Building, built 1920, Italianate, by Donaldson & Meier
Photo: Fbabbie, CC0 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.2 mi
- Yorba Hotel Hotel, built 1926, by Pollmar & Ropes 0.3 mi
- Maybury School School, built 1911, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.4 mi
- YMCA Western Branch Building, built 1928, Spanish Romanesque, by Malcomson & Higginbotham 0.5 mi
- Basilica Ste. Anne de Détroit House of worship, built 1887, Gothic Revival, by Albert E. French 0.5 mi
- Fort Clark Hotel Hotel, built 1926, Georgian Revival, by Albert Kahn, demolished 1977 0.5 mi
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Ste. Anne Roman Catholic Church Complex
House of worship, built 1886, Classical Revival
Photo: Antony-22, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.5 mi
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United States Postal Service Roosevelt Park Station
Building, built 1923, Commercial style
Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
0.6 mi
Photo credits
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- Wilshire Apartments from the street today Photo: Street View, 2026
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.