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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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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
fascinating little tidbits(black jesus for example). thanks for this page.
Hi there, Have a wonderful birthday.:-) Great page, beautiful pictures and tips.
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
What a ovely and intersesting home town. Best of luck :) :x :)) >:D<
Love your Detroit pages!
Thanks for the pictures of the Boston Edison District. I once lived in a home in the BE district on Chicago Blvd. with friends and worked to refurbish the home. I left several years later for Chicago, but will never forget the years I spent in the city.
Great pages. Your pictures are sad but so beautiful at the same time. Overall, would you still advice people to visit Detroit?
Recently visited friends in Evert, MI who have travelled down to Eastern Market monthly for 30 years, such is the draw!
Urban decay is a destination in itself, great pages.