What happened to Brush Park in 50s/60s?

[Mackinaw]

The southeast corner of Brush Park-- what became Brewster-Douglas Homes [[housing project) began unraveling with the rollout of urban renewal in the Roosevelt administration, prior to WWII. This was one of the first if not the first federally funded urban renewal projects. The neighborhood in that area was obliterated and replaced with apartment blocks. Then those were replaced with something taller, and then the Brewster high rises, even taller. And now destruction. Should have left well enough alone… but to quote Mayor Cobo [[who was in office later, overseeing such things as "slum clearance" for highway development: this is the "price of progress."

[DetroiterOnTheWestCoast]

A Brush Park success story. I'm not familiar with this vampire movie, but I guess 82 Alfred is the location.

Glad to see its well on its way back due to that cute man who has done a lot on Virginia Park.

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2...gress.php#more

Some great "after" pics in the Free Press. One can only imagine how wonderful Brush Park would be if more of these homes had not been destroyed.

http://www.freep.com/article/2014050...etroit-mansion

[Pam]

A Brush Park success story. I'm not familiar with this vampire movie, but I guess 82 Alfred is the location.

Glad to see its well on its way back due to that cute man who has done a lot on Virginia Park.

http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2...gress.php#more

Some great "after" pics in the Free Press. One can only imagine how wonderful Brush Park would be if more of these homes had not been destroyed.

http://www.freep.com/article/2014050...etroit-mansion

Wow, nice job.