I’m told that it won’t be long, but then I’ve been told a lot of things over the years. But this time, I have reason to believe what I’m being told is the truth. I mean, look at me. I’m more than 100 years old, which may be young in Europe but definitely qualifies for senior […]
The El Moore prepares for guests Read More »
Change is inevitable, even if it isn’t always appreciated. But change in Midtown, celebrated by many as a good thing, can be an even better thing when neighbors work together to bring that change about. And when neighbors realize that it’s going to take all of them to make the neighborhood reach its potential. The veterans as
Who says Cass Corridor had to be saved? Postscript Read More »
Long before ‘diversity’ had ever become a national buzzword, the Cass Corridor was already perfecting its version of the concept back in the late ’60s and early ’70s, according to longtime resident Bridget Tuohey. But it wasn’t just about racial diversity, it was about race, class, and just radically different sorts of people who
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The common narrative of the Cass Corridor is that it was one of Detroit’s worst and most notorious neighborhoods, known primarily for its pimps, hookers, junkies, addicts and just about any other reason why any self-respecting upstanding citizen would never want to live there. The logical conclusion of that narrative ends at the conception of
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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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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
Why a walkable Midtown still would love great public transportation Read More »
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
The El Moore was “Old Detroit” Read More »
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
The M-1 Railway; what does this mean for Midtown? Read More »
