The area along Kelly up to 8 Mile had a large white population even up to 2000. The area was really popular in the 90's. I was looking for a house in that area in the 90's till I ended up in Harper Woods. There was a realtor on Kelly on the Detroit side about 4 blocks south of 8 Mile that I worked with that said more people were buying homes in the part of Detroit than the bordering Eastpointe and Harper Woods due to the low housing costs. Harper Woods was 85% white in 2000 and Eastpointe about 90% in 2000. In 2010 Harper Woods fell to 48% and Eastpointe to 68%. There was a huge change in the 2000's. As i recall city services were still adequate if not good in that area through the 90's. The only issue I remember was snow plowing. The residents used to pay a local plow to clear the streets. I also remember a lot of whites sent their kids to St Jude and also to high school at Lutheran High East. Things really changed fast in one decade.
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