I was impressed this week by a map of the Cass Corridor made in 1971 by the Detroit Geographic Expedition Institute, a short-lived but influential coalition of citizen geographers. (Thanks to Detroitography for collecting and reproducing a smattering of the maps that the DGEI produced, and to Model D for helping spread the word about Detroit cartography this week.) There’s a lot […]
The Cass Corridor in black & white Read More »
During the first decades of the 20th century, the El Moore changed from a luxury building with eight large and luxurious apartments to a building that was subdivided several times. By the mid-1920s, there were almost 30 apartments (more like single or double rooms with shared bathroom facilities) in the same space. Things went from
Voices of Detroit: The Great Depression Read More »
What is a “district” in Detroit? What is a “neighborhood?” Informally, “neighborhood” and “district” are often interchangeable; more formally, and for official data collection and government agencies, districts in Detroit are more distinctly named. The El Moore is located in Midtown Detroit; is Midtown a neighborhood, an area, a district, or all of the above?
What is a District in Detroit? Read More »
In case you missed them, there were two interesting articles about the El Moore’s neighborhood that came out last week, one in Model D and one in the New York Times. Both are thoughtful takes on a subject that our readers will know well: the significant and ongoing changes that continue to mark life in Midtown, née the Cass Corridor.
Midtown/Cass Corridor changes in the news Read More »
The El Moore is a beautifully restored 1898 historic residential apartment complex that is designed to be a model of urban sustainable living. It is located at 624 West Alexandrine at Second Avenue in the Midtown Detroit Neighborhood, an area that is developing into a highly walkable residential and business community. Long-term residents of the thirteen
Walking Around the El Moore Neighborhood: Canine to Five Doggie Daycare Read More »
This is the first in a four-part series co-authored by Kimberly Williamson and Matthew Piper exploring walkability and the El Moore. We frequently refer to the El Moore project as an ongoing exploration of the nature of sustainable urban living. There’s a lot that factors into a more sustainable way of living in cities; one crucial element is
Walk with us, part 1: what’s in a mile? 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 »
The El Moore, a residential apartment complex that is designed to be a model of urban sustainable living, is located on the 600 block of West Alexandrine, which is considered part of the Midtown area of Detroit. When fully completed in the 2nd half of 2016, the El Moore complex will include five separate components:
Voices of Detroit: Neighbors Helping Neighbors Live Sustainably Read More »
