Home of Eastland Center, one of metro Detroit's first large regional shopping centers when it opened in 1957 source
Community character
Small residential city bordering the Grosse Pointes, incorporated on February 19, 1951 from the remainder of Gratiot Township during Detroit's postwar suburban expansion source
Eastland Center site
Victor Gruen-designed regional shopping center opened September 29, 1957, among the region's first; demolished in 2022 for the 80-acre Eastland Commerce Center source
Harper Woods Community Center
City community center supported through Michigan's community center grant program source
Harper Avenue
Main thoroughfare named for Walter Harper, founder of Detroit's Harper Hospital; the wooded land along it gave the city its name source
Salter Memorial Park
Park at 19430 Harper Avenue with playgrounds and two gazebos for gatherings source
Harper Woods parks system
City parks guided by the 2024-2028 Parks and Recreation Master Plan source
