Development of the landscape WITH PICTURES!

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I enjoy using the DTE aerials to witness the rapid changes in the area after WWII. The subdivisions at 10 and Kelly in Eastpointe [[or East Detroit if you prefer....or even Halfway).

1949
The remnants of the Fairway golf course can be seen. It is remarkable to see so much open space this far south.

1956
Almost the entire area is built or being built.

1961
You can see the houses on Winton just a few years old are now gone to make room for I94

2002
As we know the area.

This kind of stuff is interesting, looking at all those contrasts. I'll do one for the entire city of Southgate [[or Ecorse Township, if you prefer using that).

http://i.imgur.com/hnm6gcB.png
1949: The only major development that we see is on much of the east end.

http://i.imgur.com/8BFSi3O.png
1956: The northwest and north-central corners are the only significant areas of agricultural land left.

http://i.imgur.com/w4ZENGs.png
1961: Not much has changed, except for the Southgate Shopping Center appearing at Eureka and Trenton.

http://i.imgur.com/0jA7XR1.png
2014: We're all familiar with this.