Preservation Magazine: Detroiters redefining the city block by block

Preservation Magazine writes about Detroiters who are working to redefine, revitalize, and rebuild the city.Excerpt:Mosey has an apartment and works nearby in Midtown, a thriving
neighborhood anchored by Wayne State University, the Detroit Medical
Center, and most of the Motor City’s cultural institutions. Often
called the district’s unofficial mayor (she’s president of the
University Cultural Center Association, which works to develop and
improve the neighborhood), she gestures proudly to the crowd. “These
are all the people who actually do the work,” she says. They saved
neighborhoods such as Midtown and inner-city Corktown, predicted to die
after the Tigers left Tiger Stadium
in 1999. They helped rescue historic Brush Park, renovating 1870s
mansions so that they no longer provide an enticing backdrop for
out-of-town photographers looking to contrast crumbling relics against
gleaming glass towers. “These are the people responsible for Detroit’s
transformation,” Mosey says.Read the entire article here.