A brief history of housing in Detroit
We kick off a three-part series on housing in Detroit with an examination of how the single-family home became the city's dominant housing type.
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Cultural Awareness and the Crescent City
New Orleans is doing a remarkable job of reestablishing itself, and there is an almost palpable sense that the city's cultural identity is far too deeply entrenched in the landscape to simply be washed away by an “overblown thunderstorm." As we re-imagine ourselves and evolve into the "Next Detroit," our search for answers should include the Big Easy.
From the Rose City to Rock City
Some may say it's not fair to compare Portland, Ore., to Detroit, but there's a lot the shrinking city can learn from America's "Most Livable City."
