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On borrowed money, former autoworker and songwriter Berry Gordy purchased the home at 2648 W. Grand Blvd. that later became Hitsville U.S.A..All of the early Motown hits by artists such as Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Isley Brothers, Martha & the Vandellas, The Jackson 5, and The Four Tops, among others, were recorded in the studio at Hitsville, located in the back of the property. In the mid-1960s, the property at 2644 West Grand became an annex to the Hitsville building housing Motown's Jobete Music publishing division, and the Golden World Studio was purchased as a secondary studio. By 1968, Motown was successful enough to move its main operations to the Donovan building on Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit (the Donovan Motown building was torn down in January 2006.) Following the 12th Street Riot, Gordy moved to Los Angeles, and expanded Motown's offices there. Recording continued at Hitsville U.S.A. until 1972, when the decision to relocate the entire company was made.