It s a great place to walk around as it s near the waterfront the famous spirit of detroit and the renaissance building. A tribute to a detroit icon i wonder how many people know that former heavyweight boxing champion joe louis was born and raised in detroit michigan. The headstrongs married the armstrongs and that s why darkies were born rufus t. Joe louis who grew up here and held the heavyweight boxing crown longer than anyone in history was perhaps detroit s greatest hero. Firefly duck soup 1933 he had.
The monument to joe louis known also as the fist is a memorial located at detroit s hart plaza dedicated to boxer joe louis. Monument to joe louis the 8 000 pound 24 foot long sculpture honors boxer joe louis who grew up in black bottom a former african american neighborhood on detroit s east side. My father was a little headstrong my mother was a little armstrong. This monument is situated within hart plaza and as its name suggests pays tribute to beloved boxer joe louis. The city s largest and most modern civic arena already bears.
Joe louis vs max schmeling 1st round knockout the 8 000 lb 24 foot long work by robert graham properly named the monument to joe louis was a gift from sports illustrated magazine to the. 5 woodward ave detroit michigan. Louis was controversial in his lifetime a black man beating up white people in the 1930s. Sunday march 8 2020 about quirky travel guy. More than 25 years after its creation the giant bronze fist that hangs in downtown detroit is still a controversial complicated symbol to detroiters.
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The joe louis fist monument is one of many interesting attractions in detroit including the motown museum the heidelberg project and the henry ford museum. It s a great place to walk around as it s near the waterfront the famous spirit of detroit and the renaissance building.
