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Detroit's Grand River & Greenfield Neighborhood

Detroit's Grand River & Greenfield Neighborhoodaf Joseph Mccauley
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Grand River Avenue and Greenfield Road marked the center of a community bustling with retail, recreation, faith, and civic pride during the 1950s. Once a rural farming village, the neighborhood gained popularity following the World War II housing boom. New schools were built, local businesses filled storefronts, and the area prospered for 20-plus years until suburban life, facilitated by new superhighways, beckoned white, middle-class residents and business owners to abandon life in the city. Like a microcosm of Detroit, the neighborhood echoed the trend commonly called white flight. Today, strip malls have replaced national retailers and once well-manicured homes are in disrepair; however, another wave of dramatic change is promised as the city targets the area for urban renewal.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781540236326
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 98
  • Udgivet:
  • 22. oktober 2018
  • Størrelse:
  • 170x6x244 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 358 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 29. november 2024

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Grand River Avenue and Greenfield Road marked the center of a community bustling with retail, recreation, faith, and civic pride during the 1950s. Once a rural farming village, the neighborhood gained popularity following the World War II housing boom. New schools were built, local businesses filled storefronts, and the area prospered for 20-plus years until suburban life, facilitated by new superhighways, beckoned white, middle-class residents and business owners to abandon life in the city. Like a microcosm of Detroit, the neighborhood echoed the trend commonly called white flight. Today, strip malls have replaced national retailers and once well-manicured homes are in disrepair; however, another wave of dramatic change is promised as the city targets the area for urban renewal.

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