Site of Arnold Palmer's first national title, the 1954 U.S. Amateur at the Country Club of Detroit source
Community character
Lakefront Grosse Pointe community of nearly all owner-occupied single-family homes along Lake St. Clair, anchored by the Alger House war memorial and its residents-only pier source
The War Memorial (Russell A. Alger Jr. House)
1910 Italian Renaissance villa by architect Charles A. Platt at 32 Lake Shore Drive, a National Register site dedicated as a WWII memorial and community center source
Country Club of Detroit
Century-old club whose course hosted the 1954 U.S. Amateur, where Arnold Palmer won the title he called the turning point of his career source
Lake Shore Drive lakefront
Lake St. Clair shoreline drive lined with historic estates including the Alger House source
Pier Park
Residents' lakefront park at 350 Lake Shore Road with a marina, swimming, and tennis source
Grosse Pointe Farms Parks and Recreation
City park system administered from Pier Park with rentable lakefront facilities source
