Detroit's Paradise Valley

One of the most prominent and dynamic African-American neighborhoods in U.S. history, Paradise Valley served as a social and cultural mecca for Detroit's black community from the 1920s through the 1950s. Now the site of stadiums and freeways, the area was once home to places like the Gotham Hotel and the Surf Club, and welcomed the likes of Billie Holiday, Joe Louis, and Sammy Davis Jr. This book uses more than 200 previously unpublished photographs to take readers on a rare tour of the entertainers, entrepreneurs, businesses, and events that made the now-lost Paradise Valley legendary.

Author: Ernest Borden

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

Publication Date: Jul 28, 2003

Number of Pages: 130 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1531617573

ISBN-13: 9781531617578