Motown Museum, Detroit, Michigan, USA

“Hitsville U.S.A.” is the nickname given to the world famous first headquarters of Motown. A former photographers’ studio located at 2648 West Grand Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan, approaching the New Center area, it was purchased by Motown founder Berry Gordy in 1959.

It was converted for use as the record label’s administrative building and recording studio, which was open 22 hours a day (closing from 8 to 10 a.m. for maintenance). Following mainstream success in the late 1960s and early 1970s, Gordy moved the label to Los Angeles and established the Hitsville West studio there, as a part of his focus on television and film production as well as music production.

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