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This diagonal line was created when DeWitt C. Holbrook subdivided the land he owned in Quarter Section 40 of the 10,000 Acre Tract...

EastsideAl's answer is right, but I just wanted to add another detail. The land immediately on both sides of Woodward was subdivided first, but it was not part of any of the ribbon farms. In 1806,...

The Cooleys worked very hard and took a lot of risks in the renovation projects they have successfully undertaken in Corktown, but they are one family of the many groups and individuals that fought...

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Tickets to this year's tour are $15, and available at the Gaelic League on the day of the tour, June 1st. The event is from noon to 5pm, but tickets can be purchased as early as 11am.
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The film negatives are held at the Detroit Historic Designation Advisory Board Office. Locating a particular building is a hassle. They have a map in the office that assigns a number for each block...

I know this thread is two months old, but I wanted to link to my best attempt at answering this question:

http://corktownhistory.blogspot.com/2013/12/corktowns-blurry-borders.html

313rd, I don't have any photos from that far west, but a search through the directories suggests that the building you mentioned was built around 1892, when it first appears listed. Its original...

gander54: I found a photo of 1246 Trumbull. It's the middle house in this photo, taken in 1956 [[it's labeled misleadingly--the right house is in fact the middle and not the one on the right):
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If the house was standing in the mid-1950s when half of Corktown was demolished for the West Side Industrial District, then the Burton has a photo from soon before the demolition. [[That house is...

The 2013 Corktown Historical Home and Garden Tour is coming up in less than three weeks. It will be held Sunday, June 2nd from noon to five p.m. Tickets are on sale only on the day of the tour at...

I thought some people might be interested to know the history of the farms that used to lie where Corktown now is:
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Thank you very much for the compliments and for the link! .:)

robtandersen,

I've been able to trace the ownership of several houses from their current owners all the way back to the original ribbon farms. To be honest, I've learned how to do this...

My friend Scott and I just started a Flickr page that we hope will grow into a repository of old photographs of Corktown to be used by researchers, architects, and neighbors interested in local...

I have to short sell my Corktown home, and I hope for the house's sake that it is purchased by someone with an interest in historic preservation. Here is a link to a listing:
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I'm still learning about house research, and I haven't had to deal with moved houses yet. Although I don't think any past deed would have to record the moving of a house, I would definitely still...

I would strongly urge you to send in the request by mail. I used to always go to the office in person to make my requests, but when I tried it by mail for the first time recently, I actually got...

That really looks like it says "Kirby" to me.

How could this even change anyone's mind? If being chief of staff for convicted felon Alonzo Bates [[and not blowing the whistle on him), and accepting contributions from Manuel Moroun and Karl Kado...

This doesn't come close to making up for the time she changed her vote to side with Monica Conyers on Cobo Hall.

There are no city council candidates named "Shaunteel" Jenkins.

Is it even possible to draw a district 1/7th the size of the city where Latinos and/or Arabs and/or whites make up even 50% of the population?

Even if you could, the people drawing the district...

How long was Orchestra Hall vacant and decrepit? Or Book Cadillac hotel?

Damn health code enforcers, ruining everybody's fun! :[[

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/health_department_closes_perfectly

It's hard to tell his opinion. When I emailed him, this was his reply [[spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and spacing are his):

"your question is as stated above, to answer your question if...