Re: Packard Plant Update - February 2019

Posted by RogerDetroit On 2019/2/9 14:27:17

Hello Howard: The surrounding neighborhoods are some of the poorest areas of the city and that is saying something. According to this article, Detroit is one of the worst cities to live inhttps://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/02/07/worst-cities-united-states-michigan/2804613002/ and with these stats:
1) Poverty rate: 37.9 percent (top 10 percent)
2) 2017 violent crimes per 100,000 people: 2,057 (top 10 percent)
3) Median home value: $42,800 (bottom 10 percent)

Now find the poorest area of that city and you have the Packard neighborhood. You have to go 3 miles due west to the action of the revitalized area where all the hipsters live.

Howard, do yourself a favor and take a trip to Detroit for FREE using Google Earth. Type in the address 1580 EGB and "fly" there. Now use the zoom in feature and get to "Street Level" view and "drive" around the area. From the air you see buildings scattered about and many vacant lots. Now on the ground you will see that a good portion of the buildings you saw from the air are dilapidated. For a more urban experience, drive there in the night.