14 May 2009

Another Detroit Neighborhood Falls

A story about the Robinwood neighborhood in Detroit and how quickly it turned: “in the blink of an eye”.

“Robinwood was an integrated and well-kept block just five years ago, the remnant people say. And then it was gone in the blink of an eye. It started at the east end of the block when a house was rented to 5 adults and 20 children. More families moved out. More renters moved in. The radios started. The brown bags. The gangs of young men. The gunshots. The dope houses. The fires. The insurance checks.”

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is truly disgusting that this society creates this kind of people.

dave said...

Another sad day in the Motor City. With luck, the new mayor Dave Bing can stop the bleeding.

Anonymous said...

It is so sad to see large parts of Detroit becoming unliveable. Although, there are bright spots such as the Georgia St. Community Garden (http://georgiastreetgarden.blogspot.com/) where residents are building an urban farm and rebuilding the neighborhood as well as their food supply.

kid-cincy said...

Unfortunately this is coming to Cincinnati as well. Take a drive up Harrison Ave, from Queen City to about Boudinot. It just gets worse and worse.