Quote Originally Posted by Wesley Mouch View Post
There were also local residents selling a few spaces on a nicely paved yard and making a little extra money. I know that area from that time. It was not horrible. It was still better than most of Detroit -- and Tiger Stadium was a positive effect overall IMO. I'm sure you're example of houses getting torn down was true. But it was the exception.
Running a parking lot was more lucrative and had a lot less aggravation than running a skid row flop house.