He was also a strong proponent of the acquisition of Belle Isle by the City of Detroit as a public park.
Bela Hubbard, a prominent local geologist and realtor, is the man for whom the district is actually named.
Hubbard's son Bela moved to Detroit, Michigan and became a noted Michigan geologist, naturalist, explorer, writer and civic leader.
Béla Bartók | Bela Lugosi | L. Ron Hubbard | Béla Tarr | Rob Hubbard | Béla Fleck | Bela Fleck | Elbert Hubbard | Bela Crkva | Dick Hubbard | Béla Kun | Béla Fleck and the Flecktones | Hubbard Street Dance Chicago | Béla IV of Hungary | Béla Balázs | Bela B. | River Bela | Hubbard County, Minnesota | Clover Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota | Béla Bollobás | Barbara Marx Hubbard | Lake George Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota | John H. Hubbard | Hubbard County | Henrietta Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota | Hendrickson Township, Hubbard County, Minnesota | George Hubbard Clapp | Bela Reka | Bela Palanka | Béla H. Bánáthy |