| Page Views: 26,303 Last Visit to Detroit: June, 2005 | The Lost City of Detroit by SilverVelvet - last update: Nov 4, 2005 |
| Once a home in Detroit's most prestigious areas |
About 125 years ago, this home was part of Detroit's most desirable neighborhood then known as "Little Paris" for the French designs that inspired these ornate mansions. About 70 of the 300 homes were reserved for Detroit's elite including lumber baron David Whitney and department store king JL Hudson. Today, what it left of this neighborhood is known as Brush Park. Its residents are a handful of hopeful renovators, homeless people, crack houses and the extensive damage of urban decay from a city suffering from decades of social problems, racial tensions and bureaucratic red tape. To see more of this once beautiful neighborhood, visit the "Abandoned Building Tour" travelogue. Photo credits for the abandoned building above: Halena Fisher, copyright 2002
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dwhyte Wed Aug 20, 2008 13:13 UTC
Your pictures are excellent. My Dad grew up on Edison and the house is still in the family. I've been told by my dad that there are some homes on Boston Ave with bowling alleys and swimming pools in the basement. David Luton Bedfordshire UK | gilescorey Sat Oct 14, 2006 00:29 UTC
fascinating little tidbits(black jesus for example). thanks for this page. | mary2u99 Sat May 13, 2006 04:03 UTC
Hi there, Have a wonderful birthday.:-) Great page, beautiful pictures and tips. | larigot Wed Aug 10, 2005 14:45 UTC
Your pages on Detroit are superb. As a former resident and longtime fan of Detroit I'm so pleased to see what you've done here. Perhaps you should consider moving the BE & Corktown sections in Things to Do. Cheers, Franklin |
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