where is the algiers motel located in detroit
Algiers Motel incident The Algiers Motel at 8301 Woodward Avenue[7] near the Virginia Park district of Detroit was a black-owned business, owned by Sam Gant and McUrant Pye. It was one of three motels in Detroit owned by Gant and Pye, the others being the Alamo, at Alfred and Woodward, and the Rio Grande, on West Grand near Grand River.[8] Prior to Gant and Pye's purchase in 1965, the motel's white owner had barred black people from staying at the motel.[9] The Algiers was known to police as a center of drugs and prostitution and was raided regularly by the vice squad. It was located close to the then-headquarters of General Motors (GM) and executives of the firm were regular customers.[9] To the rear of the motel, a three-story detached home, known as the Manor House or Annex, was also rented to clients. Its street address was 50 Virginia Park Street,[7] and it was accessible from Virginia Park and through a driveway from Woodward. The motel itself was laid out in the shape of a "U", with its office, pool and cabana rooms to the left and a two-story wing of rooms to the right around its parking lot.[10] The Manor House could be seen from Woodward Avenue.[citation needed]