The thing that Dearborn did right was enforce the zoning code religiously. In an area with marginal housing and lots of two family flats it's the only way to protect the area. Prior to about the early 70s the Michigan Avenue neighborhoods and a lot of east Dearborn were the same demographic- East European. There were also sections which were heavy Italian. The Lebanese were still in Salinas which I think was originally Romanian. As they [[Lebanese) moved north of the Rouge plant the Yemenis tended to have replaced them. Detroit east of Wyoming enforce virtually nothing. The city viewed them as stable relative to other areas in the city and did nothing to protect them from the ravageds of blight and crime. Many of the two family flats were owner occupied. As grandma and grandpa died the homes were taken over by the kids and grandkids who increasingly did not live in the homes. They rented to whoever. The neighborhood slowly declined. Immigrants helped but they were not the sole reason for the success. Large numbers of new Romanians moved into the area around Chadsey. Crime and no code enforcement ensued. Many have now left. This was also true in the aviation subdivsion with some Arabs. I do not beleive there is much movement across Tireman today. Attention to crime and code enforcement are what made Dearborn different. It's a quality of life issue. If you do not protect the tax base you can have nothing. No street sweeping, not enough cops, parks that are clean, real city services or schools.