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Mikeg
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"Art Exhibit at Broadstreet Park, Detroit, June 21, 1959"
[Russell Woods Park]

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broadstreet_park_art_exhibit_c_21june1959
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Jtf1972
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Nice...
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Eastsideal
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Almost exactly 2 months before I was born.
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56packman
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Four months after I was born..........
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Lots of years before I was born. My mom was 3 1/2.
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Stinger4me
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Where is(was)the park in the images?
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20 years before my time :-D My dad was 8
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Mikeg
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quote:

Where is(was)the park in the images?



The caption written on the slide frame says "Broadstreet Park, Detroit".

I'm pretty sure that is a reference to today's Russell Woods Park, which is sandwiched between Broadstreet Ave. and Livernois, six blocks south of W. Davison Ave.
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Damn, I was almost 11! Great memories though. Thanks

(Message edited by MsChievous on October 21, 2008)
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3 years before we moved into the neighborhood.
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Eastsideal
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The houses in the background look like the Russell Woods area. Anyway, that's the only park along the length of Broadstreet.
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Thanks for answering the question I was just about to ask you Mikeg. I didn't know where the Broadstreet Park was located ether. It’s nice to know that at one time an art show could be held in a neighborhood park in Detroit, and be well attended. I am a little curious about the art itself: could these be some early works by Lowell?