The biggest change this week was the addition of the fence around part of the perimeter of the building. We found this fence by happenstance. Tom was riding the bus one day along Woodward and saw that the fence of the Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale was beginning to be dismantled. He inquired about it, and […]
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“August 1969 I bought my first property,” says Bill Marsh, one of the early developers of the area surrounding the El Moore, known then as the Cass Corridor. When asked why he chose to plant his flag in an area regarded at the time by many as somewhat dangerous and seedy (although some longtime Cass
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The El Moore Project includes the renovation of the El Moore Building—an unique example of sustainable living, located at 624 W. Alexandrine in Detroit, Michigan, and the ongoing efforts of a private/public partnership between the Green Garage—whose mission is to offer opportunities for a sustainable workplace in Detroit, the City of Detroit, and local community
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As the weather becomes colder, much of the work on the building has moved inside. We’re beginning to see more of the finish work, such as cabinets and countertops in the units. We are nearing completion of the first rooftop cabin interior. Recessed lighting is beginning to appear. Also, outside, siding is being applied to
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The El Moore is on a residential block that is part of an already existing neighborhood, and located in the Midtown District. How do we define a “neighborhood?” Each person you ask may have a different answer, but the most commonly accepted definitions include: “a district that forms a community within a town or city”
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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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