Located on Woodward just north of Boston, the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a wonderful Neo-Gothic structure on the edge of the Boston-Edison Historic District.

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Located on Linwood, at the western end of the Boston-Edison Historic District, Sacred Heart Seminary is a lovely example of English Gothic style architecture.

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The Congregation is a coffee house, bar, and community space. It is located in a converted 1920s church on Atkinson, just south of Boston-Edison.

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Atkinson Avenue borders the Boston-Edison Historic District to the south, running from Woodward Avenue to Linwood. Among the notable residents on Atkinson were the first and only Poet Laureate of Michigan, Edgar Guest, and Detroit Tigers player Ty Cobb. The six blocks west of the Lodge Freeway make up the Atkinson Avenue Historic District; all nine blocks of Atkinson are within a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone.

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The Arden Park East Boston Historic District is located at the eastern end of the Boston-Edison Historic District, just across Woodward Avenue, and extends to Oakland. The district is composed of 92 homes located on two streets - Arden Park and East Boston Boulevard. Notable residents include Frederic Fisher, John Dodge, Dr. Haley Bell, Charles Diggs, Sr., and Dr. Dewitt Burton. The neighborhood is both a historic district and a Neighborhood Enterprise Zone.

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LaSalle Boulevard runs between Grand Boulevard and Boston-Edison, and includes 158 homes as well as LaSalle (Franklin) Park. Notable residents include Henry Ford's early partner Alexander Y. Malcomson, and Rev. C. L. Franklin and his daughter Aretha. The neighborhood is Neighborhood Enterprise Zone.

Boston-Edison is only one of the vibrant historic neighborhoods in the city of Detroit. Others include:

• East English Village Historic District
• Grandmont/Rosedale Historic District
• Indian Village Historic District
• Palmer Woods Historic District
• Sherwood Forest
• University District

Web sites with information about Detroit: what's what and what's where.

• Model D: Neighborhoods and community.
• Experience Detroit: Attractions and tours in Detroit.
• Curbed Detroit: Real estate, housing, and neighborhoods.

Detroit is full of culture, and most of it is close to Boston-Edison.

• Fisher Theater: Two miles from Boston-Edison.
• Motown Museum: Two miles from Boston-Edison.
• Detroit Institute of Arts: Three miles from Boston-Edison.
• Detroit Historical Museum: Three miles from Boston-Edison.
• Detroit Public Library: Three miles from Boston-Edison.
• Museum of African-American History: Three miles from Boston-Edison.
• Science Center: Three miles from Boston-Edison.
• Fox Theater: Four miles from Boston-Edison.
• Michigan Opera Theater: Four miles from Boston-Edison.