Cast off as dead when the Tigers left for Comerica Park a decade ago, Detroit's oldest neighborhood — Corktown — is experiencing a resurgence, thanks to an influx of young entrepreneurs and new residents.

In the past 18 months, seven businesses, including restaurants, a hostel, a coffee shop and a cocktail bar, have opened along a neglected stretch of Michigan Avenue. Other ventures are in the works, and neighborhood stalwarts like Nemo's, a popular sports bar, are helping the revitalization with plans to expand or launch businesses.

"People thought Corktown would die after Tiger Stadium left," said Dennis Fulton, co-owner of the Mercury Burger and Bar, which opened in March at the corner of Michigan and 14th Street. "It's been quite the opposite. There's a real young, hip crowd moving in creating a great mix of the old and new."