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Originally Posted by Docere
Detroit's population is about a third of its peak in 1950. So I can't imagine the west side was untouched.
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Most of the west side depopulation has occurred since the 90s. There was very little abandonment before then, unlike the east side.
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Originally Posted by edale
The 'basically fully intact' west side of Detroit:
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.3398...7i16384!8i8192
Let's take those homer blinders off and be honest. The west side is less abandoned than the east side, but I don't know how anyone could make the claim that it's basically fully intact. |
In colloquial terms, Detroiters aren't usually referring to southwest Detroit when they say "west side". Southwest Detroit is roughly considered to be everything west of I-96 and south of I-94. That said, southwest Detroit was for a long time considered the worst area in Detroit west of Woodward. Hispanic immigration in the 90s really saved it from a far worse fate.