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Mapping Detroit great Lakes Books a complete listing of the books in this series can be found online at wsupress.wayne.edu eDitor Charles k. Hyde, Wayne State University aDvisory eDitors Jeffrey abt, Wayne State University Fredric C. Bohm, Michigan State University sandra sageser Clark, Michigan Historical Center Brian Leigh Dunnigan, Clements Library De Witt Dykes, Oakland University Joe grimm, Michigan State University richard H. Harms, Calvin College Laurie Harris, Pleasant Ridge, Michigan Thomas klug, Marygrove College susan Higman Larsen, Detroit Institute of Arts philip p. Mason, Prescott, Arizona, and Eagle Harbor, Michigan Dennis Moore, Consulate General of Canada erik C. nordberg, Michigan Humanities Council Deborah smith pollard, University of Michigan–Dearborn Michael o. smith, Wayne State University Joseph M. turrini, Wayne State University arthur M. Woodford, Harsens Island, Michigan M a p p i n g D e t r o i t Land, Community, and Shaping a City D Edited by June Manning Th omas and Henco Bekkering Wayne State University Press Detroit © 2015 by Wayne state University press, Detroit, Michigan 48201. all rights reserved. no part of this book may be reproduced without formal permission. Manufactured in the United states of america. isBn 978-0-8143-4026-4 (paperback) isBn 978-0-8143-4027-1 (e-book) Library of Congress Control number: 2014947712 C o n t e n t s Foreword by Monica ponce de Leon vii preface ix 1 introduction: Land and Change in Detroit June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering part i part ii part iii evolving detroit: past to present portions of the city understanding contemporary space and potential 77 1. Charting the shape of early Detroit: 4. Detroit: Linear City 17 1701–1838 Robert Fishman 8. Mapping the Urban Landscape: revealing 169 Brian Leigh Dunnigan the archipelago 5. Comparing people and places with 27 Lars Gräbner 2. Mapping Detroit: “The City of Holes” transportation accessibility in 101 Henco Bekkering and Yanjia Liu Metropolitan Detroit 9. redesigning Community with propinquity: 189 Joe Grengs Fragments of Detroit’s region 3. redevelopment in Detroit: 51 June Manning Thomas spatial evolution 6. Mapping Delray: Understanding Changes 115 209 June Manning Thomas in a southwest Detroit Community epilogue: Detroit Future City María Arquero de Alarcón and Larissa Larsen Toni L. Griffin and June Manning Thomas 143 7. remaking Brightmoor Margaret Dewar and Robert Linn 233 Contributors 237 index v F o r e W o r D am very pleased to write the foreword to this book, which offers an array the world. as an industrial and cultural pioneer, Detroit played a pivotal io f critical insights into the spatial evolution and present conditions role in transforming the infrastructure and social fabric of cities worldwide. of the city of Detroit. The perspectives range from simple historical The cars, trucks, and other vehicles assembled there have helped to speed accounts to analyses of key topics and subareas to innovative presentations up the processes of urbanization, and the urban form of cities worldwide envisioning possible alternative futures. several of the authors have been reflects the influence of motor vehicles and the economic opportunities associated with the University of Michigan’s taubman College of architec- they have brought. Detroit’s role in shaping urban areas worldwide can- ture and Urban planning, as current or previous faculty members or, in two not be overstated. However, the city itself has proven to be a precursor for cases, as former students. We in the college highly value our long-standing the consequences of many challenges, such as those resulting from overde- relationships with Detroit and our history of efforts to help envision a bet- pendence on the manufacture of vehicles and other durable goods. Detroit ter city and region. This book’s collection of unique, beautifully illustrated has experienced negative environmental effects, fluctuating business cycles, insights into the spatial dynamics of that important city is just one facet of manufacturing decline, the spatial decentralization of the metropolis, and these efforts. Detroit belongs to a unique cadre of american cities in which diminishing population and tax bases in the central city. yet it also offers determination and ingenuity led to a distinctive identity known throughout many opportunities for innovation and adaptation. vii This book presents compelling illustrations of the history and evolving history, architecture, archival maps, landscape architecture, land use plan- land use patterns of Detroit, as well as clear explanations of pivotal issues ning, redevelopment policy, transportation, and urban design. Thus the and potentialities. The issues covered include land vacancy, redevelopment, orientation of this book is definitely toward land use and spatial dynamics. industries’ location policies, neighborhood development in two key areas, However, sociopolitical insights are provided as well, with chapter topics and lack of transportation access for all citizens. The potentialities include such as changing redevelopment policy, social inequity in transportation opportunities to recognize and support informal land development strate- access, and residents’ responses to vacant land or industrial intrusions in gies in abandoned neighborhoods, enhance regional cooperation and con- their neighborhoods. nection, reuse vacant land, unearth ancient waterways, and create a better i think you will find this to be an exciting volume, filled with knowl- future city of Detroit. These are tangible, attainable visions that in some cases edge and stimulating to the senses and the imagination. each chapter have gained widespread attention and in other cases have not. The circum- offers its own insights into some fascinating aspect of Detroit. The inter- stances of Detroit make it ripe for such innovative ideas and proposals. disciplinary collection of authors captures the incredible challenges and all the authors of this volume present descriptive and historical maps opportunities of Detroit, a city that has exemplified unprecedented trans- and images but then build upon these by offering analytic observations formation over the past three centuries. about people, places, and institutions. The areas of author expertise include Monica Ponce de Leon viii ForeWorD
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