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Apr 13, 2015 · While solutions to the urban crisis evaded Detroit’s planners and policymakers, local residents made herculean efforts to get recreation included on the agenda for a healthier, more sustainable city.
The 1943 Detroit race riot took place in Detroit, Michigan, from the evening of June 20 through to the early morning of June 22. It occurred in a period of dramatic population increase and social tensions associated with the military buildup of U.S. participation in World War II, as Detroit's automotive industry was converted to the war effort.
Apr 19, 2023 · Detroit — Eight years ago this month, city officials gathered at the former Brewster Wheeler Recreation Center to say the once bustling community hub would be redeveloped, home to a...
Mar 17, 2022 · The announcement comes after Mayor Mike Duggan announced the improvements in his ninth State of the City address last week stating that since the 1980s, Detroit closed 20 recreation centers,...
- Sarah Rahal
- Detroit City Hall Reporter
Apr 6, 2022 · The Dexter-Elmhurst Recreation Center, which was shuttered in 2019 due to funding struggles and is now privately owned, will be purchased by the city and replaced with a multifaceted,...
Dec 8, 2013 · In a matter of decades, Detroit went from one of America’s most prosperous cities to one of its most distressed. Here is a look at how the collapse of this metropolis – battered by financial...
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Mar 17, 2022 · Detroit officials on Thursday detailed plans to invest $45 million into renovating and reopening recreation centers across the city. The projects, funded in large part with $30 million in American Rescue Plan Act dollars, include the $8.5 million renovation of the Dexter-Elmhurst Recreation Center in the city’s Russell Woods neighborhood.
