QLINE / Stop 6 of 12
QLINE stopMLK / Mack
Southbound: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard · northbound: Mack Avenue
A stop between music and medicine: Orchestra Hall and the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center, Albert Kahn’s former home and the Detroit Medical Center.
Live GPS positions
- Platforms
- two curbside platforms
- District
- Midtown, Brush Park
- From Congress Street
- 14 min
- From Grand Boulevard
- 10 min
- Sponsor in 2017
- Detroit Medical Center
01 / Story
The stop’s story
The cross street changes its name at Woodward: Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to the west, Mack Avenue to the east, so the stop has two names too. Southbound you board on the west side at MLK Boulevard, northbound on the east side at Mack Avenue; both platforms are just south of the intersection, close to the bus stops. This is music country: Orchestra Hall went up in barely six months in 1919, because Ossip Gabrilowitsch would only take charge of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra if it had a hall of its own.
Since its first concert on October 23, 1919, Orchestra Hall has been famous for its acoustics. It was designed by C. Howard Crane, the architect of the Fox Theatre and the Detroit Opera House. In 2003 a jazz and chamber-music hall was added next door, and the complex has been called the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center ever since.
A short walk east, on the edge of Brush Park, stands Albert Kahn’s own house: Detroit’s most famous architect built it in 1906 and lived there until his death in 1942; today it is the headquarters of the Detroit Urban League. In 2017 the stop was sponsored by the Detroit Medical Center, whose hospitals are nearby.
- Orchestra Hall, home of the Detroit Symphony
- Albert Kahn’s 1906 house on the edge of Brush Park
- One stop, two names: MLK Boulevard and Mack Avenue
- Transfer to the Mack Avenue and Mid-City Loop buses
02 / From the window
What you see from here
The overhead wire now runs above you: from Winder Street to Canfield Street the streetcar draws power and charges. On your left Orchestra Hall’s classical facade; on your right Mack Avenue heads toward the Detroit Medical Center, with crosstown buses running east and west.
03 / Timeline
The stop’s timeline
Albert Kahn’s house
The architect builds his own home on the edge of Brush Park.
First concert at Orchestra Hall
The hall, built in barely six months, opens.
Fisher Music Center
A new jazz and chamber-music hall is added beside Orchestra Hall.
The stop opens
The stop is sponsored by the Detroit Medical Center.
The streetcar stops here every fifteen minutes, free of charge.
04 / Did you know?
Did you know?
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is the fourth-oldest orchestra in the United States.
Orchestra Hall’s 4,355-pipe organ was a gift from Mr. and Mrs. William H. Murphy in 1924.
Albert Kahn also designed the Fisher Building, which rises at the north end of the line by Grand Boulevard.
A closer look
Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-26
Every fact is sourced. Where sources disagree (the number of stops, the weight of the cars or the construction cost, for example) we follow the primary, official source and say so in the text. The timetable comes from the QLINE’s official GTFS data and live positions from the RTA’s feed.
- QLINE – On the Line ↗
- City of Detroit Open Data – QLine Stops ↗
- QLINE – Plan your ride (archived 2017) ↗
- QLINE Transfer Guide 2022 (PDF) ↗
- QLINE station map 2021 (PDF) ↗
- City of Detroit Open Data – QLine M1 OnWire ↗
- Wikipedia – Orchestra Hall ↗
- Wikipedia – Albert Kahn House ↗
- Wikipedia – Detroit Medical Center ↗
- Wikipedia – Brush Park ↗
05 / Nearby
Places within walking distance
Quarter Detroit places around the stop, with straight-line distances.
1 min walk · 92 mTopaA rooftop bar on top of the AC Hotel in Brush Park, with Mediterranean and California-coast plates, cocktails and downtown views.
2 min walk · 109 mLuxe Redux Bridal DetroitBridal shop on Stimson Street selling designer wedding gowns at 20 to 90 percent off, with a personal stylist at every appointment.
2 min walk · 111 mAC Hotel Detroit at the BonstelleA 154-room AC Hotel at Woodward and Eliot, on the edge of Brush Park, opened in 2025 with a rooftop bar. It bills itself as the closest hotel to Little Caesars Arena.
2 min walk · 142 mBonstelle PlayhouseAlbert Kahn's 1902 synagogue turned theater, restored and reopened on Woodward as a concert and event venue.
3 min walk · 215 mDetroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra HallA historic hall celebrated for its acoustics, connecting Detroit’s symphonic and jazz heritage.- 4 min walk · 272 mPlaza Detroit - Apartments by Marriott BonvoyA 12-story Midtown tower on Woodward Avenue becoming North America's first Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy: about 92 furnished apartments with kitchens. Opening expected in 2026.
- 5 min walk · 302 mWTF NightBike open-shop night for women, trans, femme and gender-nonconforming people to fix bikes, learn repairs or socialize. Free.
- 5 min walk · 328 mGotham HotelThe legend of Orchestra Place (1924–1962): from 1943 the Michigan Chronicle called it the finest Black-owned hotel in the country, and Joe Louis often ate in its Ebony Room.
- 5 min walk · 338 mFine Arts TheatreC. Howard Crane's little house on Woodward opened as a playhouse in 1914, spent decades as a movie theatre and in the 1990s ran on and off as a jazz, rap and comedy club. The building has stood largely empty since.
Around the stop, from the official QLINE list and the map
- Orchestra Hall 3 min
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s 1919 concert hall, now part of the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center.
- Albert Kahn House 3 min
The architect’s 1906 home, now the Detroit Urban League’s headquarters.
- Brush Park 8 min
Victorian mansions and new homes east of Woodward.
- Detroit Medical Center 14 min
Midtown’s hospital complex, affiliated with the medical schools of Wayne State and Michigan State.
06 / Events
Events near the stop
Upcoming events at venues around the stop.
Nov 10, 2026, 6:30 PMDetroit Community Ensembles
Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra Hall · 3 min walkThe Detroit Community Orchestra and Detroit Community Concert Band share the stage on Tuesday, November 10, at 6:30 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. It's a night of Detroit musicians of all ages and experience, presented by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Tickets are available online.
Nov 12, 2026, 6:30 PMSound Lab at the DSO: Music & Memory
Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra Hall · 3 min walkThe Detroit Symphony Orchestra hosts an evening on how music triggers memories on Thursday, November 12, starting with a jazz reception at 6:30 p.m. at The Cube in the Max M. & Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. Single tickets are $29, but the event is sold out.
Nov 13, 2026, 10:45 AMMozart & Schumann’s Romantic Rhenish
Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra Hall · 3 min walkDetroit Symphony Orchestra plays Friday, November 13, at 10:45 a.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit: Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture, Schumann’s “Rhenish” Symphony, and Mozart’s Concerto for Flute and Harp with soloists Hannah Hammel Maser and Alyssa Katahara. Strong DSO soloists lead the bill. Tickets $20.95–$110.25.
Nov 13, 2026, 7:00 PMCivic Jazz Live
Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra Hall · 3 min walkStudent musicians from the Civic Youth Ensemble’s Civic Jazz Orchestra, led by Anthony Stanco, open the DSO’s Paradise Jazz Series on Friday, November 13, at 7 p.m. at The Cube in Detroit. Strong young jazz voices, tickets $15.
Nov 13, 2026, 8:00 PMParadise Theatre Big Band
Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra Hall · 3 min walkThe Paradise Theatre Big Band, led by trumpeter, composer and arranger Kris Johnson, plays Orchestra Hall in Detroit on Friday, November 13, at 8 p.m. It's a band of top Detroit musicians in the Paradise Jazz series, with tickets from $20.55 to $103.95.
Nov 14, 2026, 8:00 PMMozart & Schumann’s Romantic Rhenish
Detroit Symphony Orchestra — Orchestra Hall · 3 min walkDetroit Symphony Orchestra’s PVS Classical concert on Saturday, November 14, at 8 p.m. at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Fanny Mendelssohn’s Overture and Schumann’s “Rhenish” frame Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto with soloists Hannah Hammel Maser and Alyssa Katahara. Tickets $20.95–$114.66; also available to watch online.