The Ribbon Farms of Corktown

**PSewick** · April-17-13, 06:47 AM

I thought some people might be interested to know the history of the farms that used to lie where Corktown now is:

http://corktownhistory.blogspot.com/...rmland-to.html

Near the bottom is a clickable map that takes you to the original subdivision maps of the neighborhood.

**Pam** · April-17-13, 09:25 AM

Very informative. Thanks.

**Detroitnerd** · April-17-13, 11:04 AM

That is very well done and fascinating. Thanks for sharing, PSewick.

**EastsideAl** · April-17-13, 11:09 AM

I love reading your Corktown blog Paul. You do such an excellent job of covering the history of one of the city's most historically important areas. Thank you.

**Ray1936** · April-17-13, 12:04 PM

Wow! Fascinating! Thanks so much for sharing that!

**RickBeall** · April-17-13, 12:05 PM

An amazing piece of research. I love reading things that tell you why existing roads twist the way they do.

And wow! I just read many other articles on the blog for the first time.

I used to know the factory that swallowed a house as the old Cunningham Drug store warehouse. My Dad was a pharmacist for Cunninghams, and I remember going on a tour in there when I was 6 years old. I only heard of the house from my Dad though.