We hear the word community used a lot these days, so much so that it is often diluted to mean any situation in which a group of people are assembled. But simply having a group of people working or living in close proximity to one another does not, by itself, create a community. It’s only when meaningful relationships begin to […]
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Once upon a time when the El Moore was young, people walked to and fro in the surrounding neighborhood streets. The El Moore was in the heart of what was, in the late 1800s and early 1900s, one of the more fashionable neighborhoods in the entire city. Old photos show plenty of cars motoring
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During the 1840’s, Detroit’s population was around 2,000 people. Not exactly a bustling, booming metropolis like New York City, which boasted a population of 312,710 residents at the time. Not surprisingly, New York City was by far the largest, but even Charleston, South Carolina, which ranked as the nation’s 10th largest city in 1840, had
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The El Moore, a beautifully restored historic residential apartment complex that is designed to be a model of urban sustainable living, is located at 624 West Alexandrine at Second Avenue in the heart of the Midtown area of Detroit. As Tom Brennan, the co-founder of the Green Garage and the El Moore likes to say,
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At the time the El Moore was being designed and built at the end of the 19th century, Detroit was one of the leading manufacturing areas for railroad cars, including trolleys. Now, just a few blocks from the El Moore, rail transportation is coming back to the city. If you ask the developers who have
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Just a few updates this week. PV panels were delivered via crane to the top of the roof for placement above the rooftop cabins. More lath wood has been added to the walls of the cabins, and cement countertops were added. Take a look.
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Make no mistake; Michigan is not Palm Springs, nor is it South Florida. The sun most certainly does not shine all the time, and a good portion of our days are cold ones. To everything a season, and Michigan most definitely has all four. It’s that 365 days-a-year spirit that the El Moore‘s Seasons is expected to bring to
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As we chronicle the restoration of the El Moore and the development of the community around it, we often give the old building its own voice. It’s too bad Old Main doesn’t have a voice, because no doubt it would have quite a few stories to tell about how the surrounding neighborhood that is now
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