May 31, 2023
918 W Boston Blvd, Detroit, MI, USA
Original Owner: Nels Michelson Nels Michelson was the original owner that had the home built. Leonard Augustus Young was the second owner of the mansion, purchasing it in 1925 from the Michelson estate. He started his career as a travelling salesman; however, on one sales trip he acquired five patents for coil springs. Using an I.O.U., he purchased the bankrupt Detroit Wire Spring Company, which was producing one of his spring designs, the Royal Arch cushion spring. He renamed the company L. A. Young Spring and Wire Corporation and, selling springs to the auto industry, became a millionaire. During his career, Mr. Young held more than 70 patents on various spring constructions. Pablo Davis was the third owner of the Mansion, acquiring the property in 1964 from the Young family. As a young man, Pablo worked with Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera (along with Frida Kahlo). He has worked with many notable talents in art and entertainment, including Charlie Chaplin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois, Jackson Pollock, Jane Fonda, and Donald Sutherland. He counts among the people he has painted Katherine Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Barbra Streisand, and Pete Seeger. He was also an illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, the Woman’s Home Companion and several books. Mr. Davis owned the home from approximately 1964 until he sold it in 1967. Mr. Davis split the property into two parcels, the main residence, where he lived and the athletic building, which became the residence of a new owner, Max Grozesky, a librarian who worked for Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham. Not much is known about Mr. Gozesky. Berry Gordy, Jr., the founder of Motown Records, acquired the Residence in 1969 from Max Gozesky and Pablo Davis. In purchasing both parcels, Mr. Gordy re-combined the parcels into a single property. (Image: Getty Images) The grand living room where Berry Gordy would often entertain the biggest stars in music, movies and entertainment.
918 W Boston Blvd, Detroit, MI, USA
Original Owner: Nels Michelson Nels Michelson was the original owner that had the home built. Leonard Augustus Young was the second owner of the mansion, purchasing it in 1925 from the Michelson estate. He started his career as a travelling salesman; however, on one sales trip he acquired five patents for coil springs. Using an I.O.U., he purchased the bankrupt Detroit Wire Spring Company, which was producing one of his spring designs, the Royal Arch cushion spring. He renamed the company L. A. Young Spring and Wire Corporation and, selling springs to the auto industry, became a millionaire. During his career, Mr. Young held more than 70 patents on various spring constructions. Pablo Davis was the third owner of the Mansion, acquiring the property in 1964 from the Young family. As a young man, Pablo worked with Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera (along with Frida Kahlo). He has worked with many notable talents in art and entertainment, including Charlie Chaplin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois, Jackson Pollock, Jane Fonda, and Donald Sutherland. He counts among the people he has painted Katherine Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Barbra Streisand, and Pete Seeger. He was also an illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, the Woman’s Home Companion and several books. Mr. Davis owned the home from approximately 1964 until he sold it in 1967. Mr. Davis split the property into two parcels, the main residence, where he lived and the athletic building, which became the residence of a new owner, Max Grozesky, a librarian who worked for Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham. Not much is known about Mr. Gozesky. Berry Gordy, Jr., the founder of Motown Records, acquired the Residence in 1969 from Max Gozesky and Pablo Davis. In purchasing both parcels, Mr. Gordy re-combined the parcels into a single property. (Image: Getty Images) The grand living room where Berry Gordy would often entertain the biggest stars in music, movies and entertainment.
May 31, 2023
Posted Date
May 30, 2023
Historical Record Date
May 31, 2023
Source Name
Brick Story
