[Exodus]

These pics were taken back in the mid 90's, and the most of them were taken early in the morning. Please excuse the poor quality, they were not only taken with a cheap camera, but early morning while the light and shadow was kind of bad. Plus they came out a little grainy when I increased the size.

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That's my wife and son in the pic, my son is 12 now.
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A pic of the flat(red house)that we lived in upstairs on Rathbone, from the house we moved to at the time.
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The landlord of the red house also owned this building across the street, and the manager lived in a basement apartment. We were originally going to rent in this building, but we didn't want to live somewhere that had a murphy bed.
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One of the rowhouses on the corner of Rathbone and Lawndale
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Detroit Fire Department, Engine 33 on Lawndale
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Detroit Police Department, the old 4TH PRCNT. on Green and Fort Streets
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29TH Street. This is the street I spent most of my childhood on. The flat across the street is my uncles, who lives down stairs.
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[Exodus]

A few more I dug up.

Winter of 94 on Rathbone
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Another corner at Rathbone and Lawndale
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A very crappy pic(even more so than the others ;))of the I-75/Rouge River Bridge looking toward downtown
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I know these aren't of the greatest quality, taken by a pro, or photoshoped to death, but they are real non the less. I hope someone at least finds them interesting if nothing else.

[STLgasm]

Mid '90s or mid-'70's??? Did you see all those hoopties?! That neighborhood oozes soul. Please say those bombed out buildings have since been rehabbed.

[Ex-Ithacan]

^I thought of the 70s too. Working class hood I'm guessing.

There was a recent piece on America's Most Wanted about a little girl missing from that area. Her body was found some days later. Sad stuff, and I hope the killer is found before he can harm anyone else. Sorry for getting off on a tangent.

[Exodus]

Totally rehabbed, including the long apartment building and storefronts adjoined behind it, and a couple of more buildings around that intersection.
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As you see, this was a first attempt at cleaning it up a couple of years after the first pic was taken.
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Sad to say that this was razed, and the gas station on the corner extended their parking lot on what used to be this building. My cousin met with the owner and was going to buy it and fix it up, but he backed out when he found out it was ate up in back taxes. I remember them removing the bricks sometime around the Stanley Cup finals. The Wings lost to New Jersey close to the time the building came down. Two blows in one.
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The back side of it
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Another one that bit the dust after a fire gutted it.
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The only pic that was really old was the last one, which was obviously taken in 1980. Glad you guys found these pics interesting.

[Buckeye Native 001]

Cool stuff! :tup:

[holladay]

dude these photos are fantastic! why the hell would you ever apologize for taking these gems? especially dig the old skool photo of the porch with the flag overhead. sweetness! too bad i never lived in that america...

[BnaBreaker]

Loved the photos but I can't believe those were taken in the 90's! They remind me of the intro to Good Times!

[Exodus]

dude these photos are fantastic! why the hell would you ever apologize for taking these gems? especially dig the old skool photo of the porch with the flag overhead. sweetness! too bad i never lived in that america...My dad took that one when I was just 13. I'm not sure how I ended up with the photo, but I'm glad I did. And thanks, I know the quality is poor compared to other peoples pics. And yes, this was the 90's, 94 to be exact.

[JMancuso]

the graininess and the "rawness" of these photos perfectly capture the essence of the neighborhood. :tup:

[hudkina]

Southwest Detroit has some gritty areas (especially Delray and North Corktown). However, the hispanic community has done wonders to the Vernor Hwy retail corridor and a lot of the neighborhoods are seeing their fair share of gentrification, such as Hubbard Farms, Woodbridge, and Corktown. The Springwells neighborhood is probably the most intact working-class neighborhood in the city and Mexicantown has some of the best Mexican restaurants and bakeries in the Midwest. The closer you get to Woodmere Cemetary the nicer the housing gets. Granted crime and drugs are still major problems in this area as it is in most other Detroit neighborhoods. But as more new developments occur and the hispanic population continues to grow, Southwest Detroit will definitely become even more vibrant than it already is.

Here are a few pics I've taken over the last few years if you don't mind me posting them. There's nearly 60 in total, but it shows the different neighborhoods throughout Southwest Detroit.

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[Derek]

i love the old gritty shots, as well as the new! :)

[JMancuso]

grit or no grit, you can't buy character that 'hood has.

[Exodus]

My wife bought tires from Arandas before, And we used to get our pizzas all the time at the Little Caesars there on Springwells. Also my brothers went to Western. Nice pics:) Almost forgot, you were about 3-4 houses from my cousins house when you took that pic on Vernor and Lawndale.

[BuffaloSam]

love it!

[holladay]

it's official, im detroit-obsessed

[detroitismylove]

Beautiful shots of some hoods on the SW side of Motown.

[WZ1]

Great thread! I cant wait till this shooting season starts! - and by that i mean photo season!

[Wheelingman04]

Neat pictures. I have been through that area before.

[Sacto]

Cool.

[DetroitSky]

Great thread.

[olga]

Cool pics, Exodus.

[Exodus]

Thanks olga:)

[dfane]

cool pics, but if that is the 90's then I got old pretty quick and this must be the 2020's.
But it looks like the neighborhoods I grew up in too in Philly.

btw- Is there alot of Mexicans in Detroit too?

[hudkina]

Officially there's only about 50,000 hispanics living in Detroit, with virtually all of them living in Southwest Detroit. I wouldn't doubt that number is much higher.

[ShyTown]

Love BOTH sets of pix! Detroit is SOOOOOO hip!

[Exodus]

cool pics, but if that is the 90's then I got old pretty quick and this must be the 2020's.
But it looks like the neighborhoods I grew up in too in Philly.

btw- Is there alot of Mexicans in Detroit too?Actually those were taken in 94 except for the pic dated 1980, which was taken by my dad.

[Verve]

Beautiful pictures of some great architecture. My relatives still live near that area in the vicinity of Schaeffer and Fort.

[Kingofthehill]

Damn.

[Exodus]

I forgot all about this old thread lol. Glad everyone enjoyed. I know I enjoyed the other pics posted. I haven't been there in over 7 years. I wonder what's changed by now ?

[ColDayMan]

Nice!

[jodelli]

Thanks for posting these.

The DRIC proposal for a new downriver bridge will affect this area east of Green and south of I 75. But most of what you shot will be unaffected.

http://www.partnershipborderstudy.com/maps.asp

[Exodus]

Thanks for posting these.

The DRIC proposal for a new downriver bridge will affect this area east of Green and south of I 75. But most of what you shot will be unaffected.

http://www.partnershipborderstudy.com/maps.aspI saw the video for the proposed bridge. I thought it was great, and it didn't take out any of the neighborhoods. My only problem was that it was a little close to the Ambassador.

[jodelli]

I saw the video for the proposed bridge. I thought it was great, and it didn't take out any of the neighborhoods. My only problem was that it was a little close to the Ambassador.

The Ambassador Bridge company is looking to build a new six lane bridge next to the old one. That might have been the one you saw.

[Alan934]

vintage forsure

[Jibba]

Exodus, these are fantastic. I love pictures taken with actual film; they still look like a photo and express so much more than digital shots. Thank you for sharing these unique shots.

[Exodus]

Exodus, these are fantastic. I love pictures taken with actual film; they still look like a photo and express so much more than digital shots. Thank you for sharing these unique shots.Thanks. I took them with a cheap 35 mm camera, and it was before digital was the thing. I still prefer film over digital myself.

[hudkina]

I forgot all about this old thread lol. Glad everyone enjoyed. I know I enjoyed the other pics posted. I haven't been there in over 7 years. I wonder what's changed by now ?

Here are a few more recent shots that I've taken in the neighborhood. It details a little more of the working-class portions of the neighborhood.

http://www.downriverdetroit.net/waynecounty/detroit/southwest/002.jpg

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Here are some recent renovations and new constructions:
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[Exodus]

Thanks for posting those. I had no idea that those new houses were built by the train station, or the fact that a market like that was built.

[hudkina]

There is a lot of new and renovated housing in the area around St. Anne near the Ambassador Bridge. The neighborhood was pretty barren a few years ago, but now there is tons of new housing, not to mention lots of new business along Bagley street. One recent addition (I don't have any pictures) is the new Mexicantown Welcome Center and Mercado (or whatever it's called) in that neighborhood.

[Exodus]

I love the hell out of these ! These blend in with the old urban fabric really well :tup:


Photo originally posted by hudkina on post #38, pg. #2
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