Detroit's Grand River & Greenfield Neighborhood

Grand River Avenue and Greenfield Road marked the center of a community bustling with retail, recreation, faith, and civic pride during the 1950s. Once a rural farming village, the neighborhood gained popularity following the World War II housing boom. New schools were built, local businesses filled storefronts, and the area prospered for 20-plus years until suburban life, facilitated by new superhighways, beckoned white, middle-class residents and business owners to abandon life in the city. Like a microcosm of Detroit, the neighborhood echoed the trend commonly called white flight. Today, strip malls have replaced national retailers and once well-manicured homes are in disrepair; however, another wave of dramatic change is promised as the city targets the area for urban renewal.

• | Author: Joseph Mccauley
• | Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• | Publication Date: Oct 22, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 98 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1540236323
• | ISBN-13: 9781540236326