![]() ![]() Hugo of the Hills Catholic Church was built from 1931 to 1936, with approval from Bishop Michael J. MacManus (1872–1940) and his wife in memory of their deceased children, Hugo and Hubert. Hugo of the Hills Roman Catholic Church was funded by Theodore F. The Congregational Church of Birmingham United Church of Christ was founded in Birmingham but moved to its present location in at 1000 Cranbrook Road (at Woodward Avenue) in Bloomfield Hills in 1966. The area is the home of landmark churches including Kirk in the Hills Presbyterian on Long Lake Rd ( Bloomfield Township) and Christ Church Cranbrook Episcopal, consecrated in 1928 as part of George Booth's plan for the Cranbrook Educational Community. The novel Gilda Joyce: The Ladies of the Lake is set in a private school in Bloomfield. (In the novel by Elmore Leonard on which the film is based, the most prominent street in Bloomfield Hills is described as “Vaughan Road, nothing but money.” ) Jimmy Hoffa was last seen at the former Machus Red Fox restaurant in adjacent Bloomfield Township. Some scenes in Out of Sight with Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney were filmed at a private residence in Bloomfield Hills. Bloomfield Hills is the hometown of the comic book character, Trance. In the 2002 film 8 Mile, Eminem mentions Cranbrook Kingswood while making fun of "Doc" because he attended Cranbrook, which is not considered cool or impressive in the atmosphere portrayed in the film. In popular culture, Bloomfield Hills was the setting for the 2005 film The Upside of Anger. Bloomfield Hills is the location of the National Historic Landmark Cranbrook Educational Community and other historic sites listed on the national register of historic places. ![]()
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