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Either 97 Winder or the Hecker House for me.

Kklemmer, I have read both books. I know John Kossik, but his coverage of the Woodward East Project, while good, didn't answer all of my questions.

BTW I would recommend greatly the Alfred Street...

Yes, I have. We've been pondering these photos a lot. Some of them show houses in what looks like a state of renovation. And then there's this whole mystery of all of these solid looking inhabited...

Thanks again for the enlightening read. I will have to save these posts to refer back to throughout my research.

I am aware of the anti-victorian sentiment that persisted throughout the beginning...

The answers provided by those on this thread have been absolutely wonderful and enlightening! I have researched greatly how Detroit tore down its old houses along Woodward, Jefferson, Fort, etc. in...

Was there some government grant allowing for the destruction of the blighted properties in the 60s? I've never heard anything about it. Who was tearing down these properties? So many were lost during...

Hello, I've done a lot of research on Brush Park, particularily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, on the various houses that used to populate the neighborhood [[and those few that still do)....

Here's the complex in 1921 at the corner of Brush and Brewster. It no longer exists and Brewster no longer goes through to Brush.

I don't get how, Detroit only used to look like Paris, it hardly does anymore.

Thank you all for your comments and the link! It's my wallpaper too! It's definitely one of the most amazing Detroit shots I've ever seen. There's so much to look at. I love how it captures life as...

I recently came across this incredible photograph of Detroit [[see below), and I'm curious what the streets are, when it might have been taken, and if any of the buildings are still standing.

What...