Quote Originally Posted by jcole View Post
My Dad was from downriver, but when he joined the DPD, he was posted in eastside precincts. They first lived down off the Blvd, and then a little further east in the Warren/St. Jean/Mack area. He too was bound by residency requirements and judging by the number of police and firemen that moved to our hood, that upper NE corner was the place to be as far from the action as possible.
Regarding the brick/copper construction during and after WWII, I think that's why most of the houses right around SJ on the north side of 7 were asbestos sided and are now aluminum sided. They were largely built during and just post war.
And back to asbestos again. Scrapping is big business these days.