Housing quality, or lack of it, doesn't get the respect it should. Over time, citizens with more means moved away. Those WWII veterans were happy with those homes; their children were not. The quality of the residents eventually matched the quality of the housing stock.
Look at Brightmoor vs. Eliza Howell.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=detroi...,76.72,,0,7.04
[[spin around and see what a difference a block makes)
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