Hubbard Farms

Hubbard Farms is a neighborhood and historic district in southwest Detroit. It is located on one of the old plots which used to be a ribbon farm along the Detroit River. It is bound by Clark St to the west, W Vernor Hwy to the north, W Grand Blvd to the east, and W Lafayette Blvd to the south. In 1993, it received its official historic district designation. Hubbard Farms is known to be one of the most liberal neighborhoods in Detroit, and is home to many progressive politicians and Activist such as Rashida Tlaib, Steve Tobocman.

Dating back before French fur traders colonized the Detroit area, the district was used by the Pottawatomie tribes as a local burial ground. After the area was colonized by the French in the 1700s, the land was granted to Robert Navarre, the royal notary at Fort Ponchartrain, who split the land grant into five ribbon farms along the Detroit River.

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