Organizations & communities / Southwest Detroit
Patton Recreation Center
Southwest Detroit's city rec center, with a pool and gym, on the edge of an 84-acre park at the Dearborn line.
01 / The story of this place
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It's been open since 1950. It started as a small building with a lobby, craft room and restrooms that served the new indoor/outdoor community pool, which the city calls the first of its kind in the nation. The land was first Baby Creek Park, named for the Baubee (Babie) family, the area's original French landowners; it was renamed for Gen. George S. Patton in 1946. A $900,000 renovation in 2021 opened up the pool ceiling for new HVAC ductwork, redid the dance room and refinished the gym floor. The park holds the last surviving marsh from Baby Creek, and the Joe Louis Greenway is being built through it.
- Pool with lessons, water aerobics and open swim
- Gym, weight room, cardio room and dance studio
- Senior room plus a computer and library corner
- Fall 2026 schedule: Friday family swim, all ages, 4:15–8 p.m.
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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-10-23
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03 / Events
Events at this place
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Nov 1, 2026, 9:00 AMRun of the Dead: A Day of the Dead 5K and 10K in Patton Park
COMPÁS (Center of Music & Performing Arts Southwest) hosts its Day of the Dead 5K and 10K at Patton Park in Southwest Detroit on Sunday, November 1, with the race starting at 9 a.m. sharp and money raised for COMPÁS youth performing arts. Registration is $55 for the 5K and $60 for the 10K until October 31 at 11:59 p.m.
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