While taking a tour of the old Ford complex in Highland Park, I couldn't help but notice the tiny enclave of suburban McMansions, the type you would typically see in St. Clair Shores, Harper Woods, Southfield or Warren. It's located just south of the Ford complex, between Manchester, Woodward, Davison and Oakland [[Grand and Gerald St.). You would easily miss this enclave if you didn't go off the beaten path. The neighborhood is very well maintained too, you would think you were in one of the aforementioned suburbs if someone didn't say it was Highland Park. When you do find it though it sticks out like a sore thumb given all the blight and older-looking architecture surrounding it.
My question is does anyone know the history behind this tiny enclave? What prompted someone to build that type of housing in Highland Park of all places?
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