tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post4659780170542183569..comments2024-03-27T08:39:28.807-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: Detroit Housing In Four FiguresAndrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-28746310956056794232008-10-16T20:37:00.000-06:002008-10-16T20:37:00.000-06:00Confirmation of the story here, which shows listin...Confirmation of the story <A HREF="http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/market-movers/2008/10/16/more-on-detroit-housing" REL="nofollow">here</A>, which shows listings for $10,000 and $1,000 and $500 homes. Vacant open space sells for more per square foot of land.Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-72508604813202456722008-10-16T17:07:00.000-06:002008-10-16T17:07:00.000-06:00Having grown up on the east side of Detroit, I was...Having grown up on the east side of Detroit, I was also a witness to the city's decline which began as early as 1970. The three homes I lived in as a child and teenager are all gone as are many of the schools, churches, stores, parks, shops, theatres, and factories that comprised the neighborhood in which I lived. Obviously, many other neighborhoods fared no better.<BR/><BR/>Forgotten Detroit: http://www.forgottendetroit.com/index.html<BR/><BR/>The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit covers some of this period along with a heralded resurgence that began in the 1990's which probably had little effect on the housing stock:<BR/>http://detroityes.com/0tourdetroit.htm#The_Fabulous_RuinsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com