  Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2393 Registered: 04-2006 |
At least according to the Free Press's interactive map. There are some classifications I don't agree with, for instance all of downtown is classified as "well-maintained". My definition of "well-maintained" doesn't include "half abandoned" but anyway... The neighborhoods along W. 7 Mile from Woodward within Outer Drive were in decent shape by my recollection from as little as 5 years ago. The Freep classifies nearly everything west of Livernois and north of 7 Mile as "fixer upper". Have these neighborhoods shown that significant of a decline recently? http://media.freep.com/driving detroit/interactive/index.html | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 11055 Registered: 10-2003 |
Fixer upper is a subjective term. Some are probably worse, some are probably better. | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2152 Registered: 10-2006 |
Can't one have a "well-maintained" vacant building? Certainly is a different cat. from "abandoned". | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 2394 Registered: 04-2006 |
quote: True. The old NYT building in Times Square would fall into well maintained vacant building, I guess. But most vacant buildings in downtown Detroit aren't so "well-maintained", IMO | ||
Dougw Member Username: Dougw Post Number: 2012 Registered: 11-2003 |
The map lumps too many areas into the middle "mixed" category. For example, the area bounded by Cadillac, St. Jean, Mack and Jefferson on the lower east side should probably be in the "Much abandonment" category. And some other areas such as the ones iheart mentions could probably be in the "Well-maintained" category. Also, according to the map, it looks like only about 1% of the city is classified as prairie, and I think we all know it's higher than that. | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 1483 Registered: 04-2006 |
Yeah I would not too much stock into that map. The dogleg is in much worse shape than Warrendlae, but is rated the same. Jt and Cp have some good points, without much other info it is subjective, and categories seem to not have a common theme other than housing. Its odd that they were talking about how blight is impacting places like Palmer Woods, Rosedale, and Grandmont yet the map calls them well maintained areas. | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2154 Registered: 10-2006 |
Also too, this is all subjective. It was one reporter doing his own thing his own way. So the categories he chose, and his views on the neighborhood are his. | ||
Buyamerican Member Username: Buyamerican Post Number: 242 Registered: 02-2007 |
Conner to Alter, Mack to the River is much abandoned, burned out, boarded up. Dickerson has some newer condos and homes but the surrounding area is awful. Dougw is correct about the area he mentioned. I took a ride down there a couple of weeks ago and saw for myself. It's the neighborhood where I grew up. Very sad. WHAT YOU DRIVE DRIVES AMERICA! | ||
Frumoasa Member Username: Frumoasa Post Number: 94 Registered: 03-2007 |
I found it to be subjective as well. If you look around the north east of Hamtramck area of the map, most of it is classified as mixed, except for one street, which appears to be Caely or something, which is well maintained. I find it interesting that the one street seems to be so different from the rest when in actuality, that whole corner at Carpenter and Conant south of Cleveland MS is quite nice. My neighborhood (E. of JC just north of Carpenter) is in significantly better condition than the area directly west of us...and one drive through would prove that without a doubt, but we are classified the same. This map is interesting, but they would need a lot more foot coverage and reporters to make the map as nuanced and diverse as we know the city truly is. | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 779 Registered: 07-2007 |
a quick google map search will show which areas are vacant swaths. With City of Detroit property taxes being the highest in the country (or second), it's no wonder people just leave them. | ||
1953 Member Username: 1953 Post Number: 1501 Registered: 12-2004 |
Frumoasa...you are right about the distinction between your neighborhood and west of Campau/North of Carpenter. | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 515 Registered: 05-2004 |
Unfortunately, things are trending down and outer. | ||
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge Post Number: 472 Registered: 08-2006 |
Strange that Delray is called "mixed". Looks like abandonment and prairie lands to me. | ||
Hudkina Member Username: Hudkina Post Number: 82 Registered: 12-2004 |
Delray isn't abandoned everywhere. Only in certain spots. Some streets you'll find a prairie, while on others you'll find rows of housing in varying levels of upkeep. I guess that's why he called it "mixed". I think he only meant prairie as areas where entire blocks are completely wiped out, with streets that haven't been touched in years. | ||
Frumoasa Member Username: Frumoasa Post Number: 97 Registered: 03-2007 |
I agree with the much abandonment classification for the area behind and north of Jayne field. That place makes very little sense to me. It is in quite close proximity to the great shops on Conant and the housing stock is the same as the rest of the area, but that little wedge of land is way more "bombed out" than any of the surrounding areas (Especially Sunset St.), including the very very poor Yemeni area close to where Mt. Elliot turns into Conant across from the Poletown plant which is equidistant to the shopping district. If only that map was like Wikipedia and we could edit it with our knowledge of our unique areas. | ||
Waz Member Username: Waz Post Number: 237 Registered: 11-2006 |
Makes me wonder how much driving he actually did. I always considered the McDougall/St. Aubin area north of Gratiot and east of Eastern Market, most of the way up to I-94 to be "much abandoned" if not "prairie". The only spot on the map I could find classified as "prairie" is the old Herman Gardens. Is that true, or ar my old eyes having a harder time distinguishing the colors? | ||
Bearinabox Member Username: Bearinabox Post Number: 457 Registered: 04-2006 |
^There's a swath of prairie north of the Fisher and west of Rosa Parks, and another east of Mt. Elliott north of where it splits from Conant. | ||
Pinewood73 Member Username: Pinewood73 Post Number: 62 Registered: 07-2006 |
I agree there should be more prairies. | ||
Detroithabitater Member Username: Detroithabitater Post Number: 93 Registered: 10-2006 |
this one is easier to read because you can zoom in http://www.freep.com/assets/st atic/pdf/2007/12/driving-detro it.pdf x3 on the prairies. Although I have to cut them some slack, its' hard to drive-by and give a good assessment for every square inch of the city. | ||
Greatlakes Member Username: Greatlakes Post Number: 104 Registered: 07-2007 |
Some interesting stories, especially in the captions of the various photos: http://media.freep.com/driving detroit/stories.html | ||
Trainman Member Username: Trainman Post Number: 596 Registered: 04-2006 |
Our mass transit system is in the fixer upper condition. It's time for Wal-Mart in Livonia to pay. So, let's all stop shopping there until Wal-Mart gets the SMART buses back. The top Wal-Mart officials refused to help us out at city hall and they destroyed a federally funded bus shelter which not only damaged SMART but also DDOT. | ||
Kahnman Member Username: Kahnman Post Number: 37 Registered: 02-2006 |
I think I got Trainman figured out. It is actually HAL 9000 reprogrammed by SMART officials. Anywho, I was checking out some of those "driving Detroit" photos and one of them is the "clown park" in Brightmoor. Could someone give me the street location of it? Thanks |
