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Hart Plaza is a 14-acre city riverfront destination and venue for summer festivals, concerts and special events. Learn about its history, features, location and how to get there.
Dec 16, 2022 · Hart Plaza is a 14-acre civic center designed by Isamu Noguchi in 1979, featuring sculptures, fountains and a pyramid structure. Learn about its origins, significance, challenges and future plans in this article by BridgeDetroit.
- Micah Walker
Right in the heart of the city, and named for the late U.S. Sen. Philip A. Hart, this Isamu Noguchi-designed plaza is the site of Detroit's summer-long riverfront festivals and the Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival.
Hart Plaza is a 14-acre park that hosts summer festivals, concerts and special events. It features the Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain, designed by Isamu Noguchi, and has a capacity of 40,000 people.
- One Hart Plaza, Detroit, 48226, MI
- (313) 877-8057
Hart Plaza. 1 Hart Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226. 313-877-8057. For generations, Hart Plaza has been a long-time city riverfront destination and venue for summer festivals, concerts, and special events.
Hart Plaza opened in 1975 and is named after the late senator Phillip Hart. It’s along the Detroit River and hosts an annual jazz festival and many concerts and festivals. It’s nice in the summer when they turn the donut shaped fountain on.
Philip A. Hart Plaza, in downtown Detroit, is a city plaza along the Detroit River. It is located more or less on the site at which Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac landed in 1701 when he founded Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, the settlement that became Detroit.
