Brush Park, Detroit

Brush Park, Detroit

The Ransom Gillis House

19th Century Detroit became a thriving city by brokering its lumber age wealth into an industrial base that provided the basis for the automobile explosion which soon followed.

Detroit's upperclass built sumptuous residences on the outskirts of the city which today lay deep within the urban sprawl. These ruins may be seen today in the Brush Park area and along Trumbull Avenue north of Grand River Avenue.

The church is the Woodward Avenue Baptist Church. Its still familiar to me from when I was a kid in the 70's. You could see that place for blocks with the red brick when you came up Woodward.

Man it was run down when we moved in '79 but it looks like total hell now. I been sending my mom links for some of the sites in Detroit and links that show up here etc. She just about cries when she see places she remembers as a kid in the 40's and 50's.

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kobe: 17th May 2005 - 15:40 GMT

wow, is today urban decay day on citynoise? great shots!

JayEastsider: 16th Sep 2005 - 09:23 GMT

wow great pictures i have never personally been too detroit but i had a friend who lived there for a year and she said quite large areas of the city are in urban decay. i was just wondering if detroit is trying to fix them up?

The Birdman: 12th Dec 2005 - 02:38 GMT

Probaly the longest dwelling residents remaining in this neighborhood are the Woodberry family. How about asking them for a little commentary and input on the destruction and redevelopment of the neighborhood to accompany your photos? I think the Woodberry family would add animation to your photos, by relating intimate details of daily life, from a family struggling to survive through an array of events that affected the neighborhood, such as riots, the loss of Black Bottom, Woodward East Projects, and other areas near brush park, The World Series, the numerous so-called rebirths of Detroit, Detroit's changing politics, the closing of the neighborhood's public schools, the monorail, J.L. Hudsons, losing the Detroit Pistons, crime and or the many other subjects pertinent to the history and future of the citizens of what is now Brush Park. A great community service has been performed by your photo documentation. Another great community service could be performed by documenting the history of this neighborhood as told by the Woodberry family? The Woodberry family are currently struggling to remain residents of Brush Park, but it seems they will be forced out by the CITY OF DETROIT and its POOR POLICY and or THE LAW. I think it would be interesting if you could incorporate comments from the Woodberry family with your photos. I'll check the site periodically. I hope you can add some insight from the Woodberrys. Thanks for the great site. See you next time!


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Detroit's upperclass built sumptuous residences on the outskirts of the city which today lay deep within the urban sprawl. These ruins may be seen today in the Brush Park area and along Trumbull Avenue north of Grand River Avenue. The church is the Woodward Avenue Baptist Church. Its still familiar to me from when I was a kid in the 70's. You could see that place for blocks with the red brick when you came up Woodward. Man it was run down when we moved in '79 but it looks like total hell now. I been sending my mom links for some of the sites in Detroit and links that show up here etc. She just about cries when she see places she remembers as a kid in the 40's and 50's. This article has been viewed 6622 times in the last 3 years kobe: 17th May 2005 - 15:40 GMT wow, is today urban decay day on citynoise? great shots! JayEastsider: 16th Sep 2005 - 09:23 GMT wow great pictures i have never personally been too detroit but i had a friend who lived there for a year and she said quite large areas of the city are in urban decay. i was just wondering if detroit is trying to fix them up? The Birdman: 12th Dec 2005 - 02:38 GMT Probaly the longest dwelling residents remaining in this neighborhood are the Woodberry family. How about asking them for a little commentary and input on the destruction and redevelopment of the neighborhood to accompany your photos? I think the Woodberry family would add animation to your photos, by relating intimate details of daily life, from a family struggling to survive through an array of events that affected the neighborhood, such as riots, the loss of Black Bottom, Woodward East Projects, and other areas near brush park, The World Series, the numerous so-called rebirths of Detroit, Detroit's changing politics, the closing of the neighborhood's public schools, the monorail, J.L. Hudsons, losing the Detroit Pistons, crime and or the many other subjects pertinent to the history and future of the citizens of what is now Brush Park. A great community service has been performed by your photo documentation. Another great community service could be performed by documenting the history of this neighborhood as told by the Woodberry family? The Woodberry family are currently struggling to remain residents of Brush Park, but it seems they will be forced out by the CITY OF DETROIT and its POOR POLICY and or THE LAW. 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