My parents left Brightmoor in 1956, because my father was told he would be transferred to the Ford Wixom plant when it was completed. My mother was not thrilled because she felt Novi was backward, which it may have been at that time. My Dad assured her that when he hit it big, he would buy her a "palace" in Rosedale Park. He advanced enough through the engineering ranks in Dearborn, but by the time that occurred, they no longer had an interest in returning. My parents felt the Detroit school system was not what it once was, and they did not want to pay for us to attend private school. The riots also sealed the deal, especially for my mother. The house in Brightmoor no longer stands obviously. It was a drug house in the early 1990's and was fire bombed. And although I never lived there [[born in late 60's), we were able to walk through it in its damaged state before it was demolished.