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Jim Daniels: If a Poem is a House

and I think it is, are the windows open or closed? If closed,are they broken, air seeping incracks, tinkling through broken glass? Are there curtains, blinds, heavy wooden shutters?I have the bricks, but notthe windows, not the doors. How many doors does a poem have?A front door, a side door,a back door, a basement door?Are they locked?A question mark is a master keybut what if there’s a…

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14 Lesser-Known African American Historical Sites in Detroit | Visit Detroit

1.4 miles. That is the short distance that stood between many 19th century Black Americans and freedom in Canada.

For many runaway slaves, the shores of the Detroit River would be their last glimpse of life in the country that enslaved them.

Detroit’s history as a stop on the Underground Railroad is only one aspect of our city’s invaluable Black history.

Some of Detroit’s historical landmarks are well-known. Places like the Charles H. Wright Museum, and Second Baptist Church are not to be missed on any visit to our city. But, for those who would like an even deeper dive in Detroit’s Black history. Here’s a list of some of our faves.

Be sure to scroll to the bottom to see all of these sites mapped out for easy itinerary planning.

1.The Offices of the Detroit Plaindealer

1114 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226

An independent African American newspaper, The Detroit Plaindealer, published its first issue in May of 1863. It closed up shop somewhere around 1895.

Published by brothers Benjamin and Robert Pelham Jr. - alongside Walter H. Stowers and W.H. Anderson - The Plaindealer was the African American voice. “That was our voice,” explained Kimberly Simmons, chair of the Detroit Historical Society’s Black Sites Committee and president of the Detroit River Project, to The Huffington Post. “You had a whole group of people here, and the only way they knew what was going on was the Plaindealer. So it was a huge deal.”

The newspaper’s office was located on the southwest corner of Shelby and State Street. That space is currently occupied by the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel. A marker was recently erected to denote the historical relevance.

2. The Alger Theater

16451 E. Warren Ave., Detroit, MI 48224

While it has largely been white-owned, The Alger Theater served what evolved into the diverse historic neighborhood of Morningside located on the near-Eastside of the city.

One of only two remaining intact and unchanged neighborhood theaters, the Alger Theater was granted historic designation in 2009. The designation saved the theater from demolition.

Historically, it was a movie house that eventually showed B-movies in the late-70s and early 80s. However, earlier in its life, popular jazz acts like Dave Brubeck and the Duke Ellington Orchestra played in the 800-plus seat theater.

The Friends of the Alger Theater is a 25-year-old active non-profit organization committed to making the historic theater an anchor of this evolving neighborhood.

3. The Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity House

293 Eliot St., Detroit, MI 48201

The home of Gamma Lambda Chapter, the 100-year-old Alpha House near downtown Detroit is home to the third oldest alumni chapter in the history of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

The building was built in 1919 and the fraternity purchased it in 1939. It is currently the meeting location, a museum, and event space for the organization.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the oldest Black Greek Letter Organization in history. It was founded in 1906.

4. Elmwood Cemetery

1200 Elmwood St., Detroit, MI 48207

One of the first fully-integrated cemeteries in the Midwest, Elmwood Cemetery is the resting place for a number of iconic Black Detroiters.

Former mayor, Coleman A. Young; Fannie Richards, Detroit’s first African American school teacher in the public school system; and Dudley Randall, Detroit’s former Poet Laureate, are all resting in this historic location.

Elmwood Cemetery and the Historic Elmwood Foundation launched a self-guided African American History Tour in 2015.

5. Algiers Motel Location

8301 Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI 48202

Three people were killed throughout the night of July 25-26, 1967, at the Algiers Motel in an incident during one of the darkest times in Detroit history. A period that the city has still not truly healed from.

As the 1967 rebellion raged in Detroit, several Black male youths and white women were listening to music inside the motel. One youth fired a starter pistol into the air which drew the attention of nearby officers believing they were dealing with many armed rioters.

The resulting police clash and deaths and wounding of seven others enraged the already tense community. The legacy of the Algiers Motel has been preserved in stage plays and films including the 2017 movie, Detroit.

6. The Shrine of the Black Madonna

7625 Linwood St., Detroit, MI 48206

Founded in 1967 by Albert B. Cleage, The Shrine of the Black Madonna was established as a segment of the Black Christian Nationalist Movement. The church is known for its recognition to center African Americans within the Christian narrative – a narrative that was often rooted in white supremacy.

Since its founding, the congregation at The Shrine of the Black Madonna became a powerhouse in Detroit politics instrumental in the mayoral elections of Coleman A. Young and Kwame M. Kilpatrick.

The Shrine also has a dynamic bookstore that is essential for any visitor to the historic site. The store features new and rare books on Black history and culture.

7. Masjid Wali Muhammad

11529 Linwood St., Detroit, MI 48206

Linwood Street was the site and home of much of the pan-African and Black nationalist movement. One important site is this historic masjid. This location was initially established as Temple #1 of the Black Muslim movement, The Nation of Islam.

The Nation of Islam moved into this space in 1959 and was designated a historic site in 2013.

The location was renamed in the late 70s after the death of the Honorable Elijah Muhammad. The name, Masjid Wali Muhammad was chosen in honor of the brother of Elijah Muhammad and designated a “masajid” the Arabic word for the place of worship for Muslims.

8. King Solomon Church

6100 14th St., Detroit, MI 48208

Founded in 1926, King Solomon Baptist Church has been an important center of Black life in Detroit since its founding.

The church was the site of one of the first Boy Scout troops for Black Detroiters. It was also a community center for the neighborhood. Youth outreach programs, like a boxing program led by the legendary Emmanuel Stewart, was where world champion boxer, Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns got his start.

The church was also the home of a number of gospel acts including Reverend James Cleveland and The Supremes. The church, which has 5000-seats, has also been the location of a number of historical Black speeches including two appearances by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

9. Submerge Record Distribution

3000 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48202

The world headquarters of Underground Resistance is also home to the Detroit Techno Museum.

Original records from the height of the era, including gold and platinum plaques, are on display inside the museum. It should be noted that it is only available by appointment.

The museum has been called a “mecca for true techno fans” and the music, which reflected the grime of Detroit in the 1980s. John Collins, a DJ and producer told Detroit Metro Times that techno music, which is renowned around the world, was created to give listeners “hope for the future, that things will get better.”

10. Plowshares Theatre Company

440 Burroughs St. #185., Detroit, MI 48202

Founded in 1989, the Plowshares Theatre Company has been offering a true off-Broadway experience as Michigan’s only professional African American theatre company.

The company has dedicated itself to “breaking new ground” by nurturing emerging, talented writers and actors. Named after a blade that cuts the top layer of soil in a farm, the name Plowshares refers back to the work that enslaved people did on plantations.

Producer Gary Anderson wrote that Plowshares is important because when African Americans can see themselves in artistic endeavors, like plays, it is a validation of life.

11. Dr. Ossian Sweet House

2905 Garland St., Detroit, MI 48214

This historic site does appear on a number of must-see lists for visitors to Detroit, but it remains worth mentioning again.

In September of 1925, Dr. Ossian Sweet and his wife Gladys moved into their home on Garland St., and within hours a neighborhood group gathered to run the couple out of the home. A mob of at least 400 people gathered the next night throwing stones at the house.

Someone inside the house fired shots from a second-floor window hitting a rioter who had come onto the porch and wounded another in the crowd. All of the Black people in the house were charged with murder.

Dr. Sweet was acquitted of charges after being represented by the illustrious Charles Darrow. Charges against the rest of the group were dropped. However, Mrs. Sweet contracted tuberculosis in jail and died, along with the couple’s two-year-old daughter. And years later, Sweet took his own life.

The home represents the challenges that African Americans in Detroit had in moving into primarily white neighborhoods. The city is now majority Black.

12. Whipping Post

The Southeast corner of Woodward and Jefferson Avenues

This site was the location of Detroit’s first and only whipping post. The post was used to flog thieves and vagabonds, in protection of the city’s moral codes.

The whipping post was also a location where a man could be sold for a number of days work for petty crimes although slavery was illegal in the state of Michigan.

The legacy of the whipping post is still little-known. However, it is reasonable to assume that Black Detroiters, prior to 1830 when the post was removed, were punished at the post. It is mapped on the Mapping Slavery in Detroit map created by the University of Michigan.

13. Second Baptist Church

441 Monroe St., Detroit, MI 48226

Second Baptist Church is the oldest Black-established church in the Midwest. Founded in 1836, Second Baptist Church was a station on the Underground Railroad. The church was a final stop for some 5,000 enslaved people giving them food and clothing before sending them on to Canada.

14. Elizabeth Denison Forth’s House

328 Macomb, Detroit, MI 48226

Born a slave near Detroit in 1786, Elizabeth (Lisette) Denison Forth won her freedom after she and her brother moved to Canada to establish residency, which guaranteed that they would not be returned to their previous slave owner.

Lisette became a domestic servant, but she invested all of her pay into purchasing land. She became the first Black property owner in Pontiac, Michigan. She invested in the stock market and real estate and ultimately her own home became a Michigan Historic Site.

The front doors of St. James Episcopal Church is dedicated to Lisette who was a devout Episcopalian. She dedicated her life savings of $1,500 in 1866 to the building of the church.

In 2017, she was added to the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame for her dedication to freedom and for equality among the rich and poor.

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Don Geronimo, 93.1 WDRQ Detroit | January, 1980

**Note – All the links in the description at all of our airchecks lead somewhere.  These go to other referenced airchecks and collections.  Try it!  Click some links and see where they go! Fans of the old “Don & Mike” Show from Washington DC will be pleasantly surprised to hear this with DON GERONIMO. This was from just before Geronimo went to WPGC Morningside (MD) (His first show there was March…

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Morning tea in #Morningside. ————————— #Singer #Songwriter #Artist #Performer #Producer #actor #Musician #Photographer #detroit #absid #ActorsLife #Music #IndieMusic #Writer #unplugged #Band #Home #ABasementSomewhereInDetroit #Guitars (at Morningside, Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Ow8Liovpd/?igshid=1jgx01d30df9q

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Map: Coffee Shop Shifts in Detroit 2017 - 2019

Map: Coffee Shop Shifts in Detroit 2017 – 2019

In 2015 I wanted to see how coffee shops in Detroit might relate to research on Starbucks and gentrification. I tracked on-going changes in the coffee landscape in 2017. Now there are more changes in coffee, but it’s more a consolidation than citywide growth. There are a few upcoming neighborhood coffee venues planned, such as Morningside Cafe.

Neighborhoods adjacent to the 7.2 square mile…

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San Francisco is in trouble💀 The chiefs arent playing....lets goo!! #superbowl #kc #mahomes #49ers #sunday #nfl #fox #aesthetic #instagood #4k #bkdymond #sports #athletic #athelete (at Morningside, Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8FZSmXnCkd/?igshid=7m408zz8rhxp

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Sports Scoreboard – Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Sports Scoreboard – Wednesday, February 16, 2022

SD MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Morningside 73, Dakota Wesleyan 65 Doane 84, Mount Marty 66 SD WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Morningside 80, Dakota Wesleyan 74 Doane 74, Mount Marty 64 NBA Toronto 103, Minnesota 91 Atlanta 130, Orlando 109 Detroit 112, Boston 111 Indiana 113, Washington 108 Brooklyn 111, New York 106 Chicago 125, Sacramento 118 Portland 123, Memphis 119 San Antonio 114, Oklahoma City…

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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1968

An international day of protest against the war in Vietnam was marked by more than 200,000 college and high school students in the metropolitan area who cut classes in a student strike. Many thousands more in Detroit, Columbus and San Francisco and in London, Tokyo and Paris staged rallies, parades and demonstrations.

An idea for ending the impasse over the choice of a site for preliminary talks between the United States and North Vietnam has been circulated by Soviet diplomats in Paris. Ambassador Valerian A. Zorin and his staff have been telling visitors that the talks could be held in two installments—the first in Warsaw and the second in Paris.

The countryside around Saigon was heavily raided by B-52 bombers as allied troops continued a drive to sweep Communist forces away from the capital. South Vietnamese authorities in the city kept the army and police on full alert and again warned of an enemy attack. 

Senator Eugene J. McCarthy's campaign to win the Democratic Presidential nomination has run into deep financial trouble. There are still a deficit of $25,000 for the New Hampshire campaign and another of $100,000 for the Wisconsin campaign. 

The Atomic Energy Commission exploded an experimental hydrogen bomb, the most powerful yet tested in the United States, 3,800 feet beneath the desert 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

The dispute that has crippled the Columbia University campus on Momingside Heights continued as the faculty failed in an attempt to interpose teachers as a third force between the student demonstrators and the administration to mediate an amicable solution. The administration, in a conciliatory gesture, announced it was temporarily halting work on a gymnasium under construction in Morningside Park, which had been the focus of much of the protest. H. Rap Brown and Stokely Carmichael, the civil rights leaders, visited the campus, which was later sealed to everyone except students and employes after some 250 high school students surged onto the grounds to show support for the demonstrators. 

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'I See a City: Todd Webb's New York'

“I See a City: Todd Webb’s New York“ presents the master documentary photographer’s intimate and wonderfully rich exploration of the everyday life and architecture of New York in the years following World War II. Armed with a large-format camera and tripod, Webb walked around New York day and night, in all seasons and weather, engaging with the people and the landscape surrounding him. He captured in his candid and inimitable way a city of contrasts — midtown skyscrapers, the elevated train tracks along Third Avenue, quirky signs and storefronts, food vendors and open air markets, and the bustling street life in the Bowery, Harlem near 125th Street and old ethnic enclaves in lower Manhattan.

Webb loved to work at street level, which gave him a more human vantage point. His work is clear, direct and layered with light and shadow, capturing the soul of New York’s distinct neighborhoods shaped by the friction and frisson of humanity.

"I See a City " includes essays by Sean Corcoran, the curator of prints and photographs at the Museum of the City of New York, and Daniel Okrent, an American writer and editor.

On Webb’s special affection for the Third Avenue El, a popular location for midcentury movies, including the 1948 Jules Dassin film "The Naked City," Okrent writes: "In Webb’s pictures, the El itself is an actor, playing both leading and supporting roles. Simultaneously shadow and substance, vertical and horizontal, populated and empty, it was an ideal foil for Webb. Originating at Gun Hill Road in the Bronx, it crossed into Manhattan near East 129th Street in Harlem and rumbled downtown to South Ferry, along the way affording the photographer a constantly changing set of moods: romance, mystery, muscular commerce, essences of noir — even, as unlikely as it seems for so ungainly a creature, a facsimile, at least, of streamlined speed as the train charged around the curve near the Fulton Street station."

Over a period of more than 50 years, Todd Webb produced a unique body of work that attained an important place in the annals of American photographic history. Webb’s humanistic approach to documentary photography infuses his images with a sense of intimacy and a curiosity about the relationship between history, place and people. His life was like his photographs; at first they seem very simple, without obvious tricks or manipulation, but on closer examination, they are increasingly complex and marvelously subtle.

Todd Webb (1905-2000) was born and raised in Detroit, Mich. After losing all his money in the stock market crash of 1929, he embarked on a seven-year adventure prospecting for gold and working as a fire ranger but had little success. After returning to Detroit in 1938, Webb bought his first camera and joined the Chrysler Camera Club, where he met photographer Harry Callahan. In 1940, he and Callahan completed a 10-day workshop with Ansel Adams, and Webb’s fascination with the medium flourished. After honing his skills as a Navy photographer in the South Pacific during World War II, Webb moved to New York in 1946, where he shared an apartment in Morningside Heights with his friend Callahan and Callahan’s wife, Eleanor. He enjoyed significant support from the New York photo community, including luminaries Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O’Keeffe, Walker Evans, Berenice Abbott, and Gordon Parks, among others. It was Stieglitz who introduced Webb to Beaumont Newhall, who helped arrange his first solo exhibition of his New York City photographs at the Museum of the City of New York in September 1946. This body of work established Webb as an internationally renowned and respected photographer.

Todd Webb is best known for his photographs of New York, Paris and the American West. His Paris series earned him comparisons to the French photographer Eugène Atget. In the 1940s and 50s, Webb worked for Roy Stryker and Standard Oil and "Fortune" magazine while simultaneously pursuing personal projects. In 1955 and 1956, he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim fellowship to document the emigrant trails that the early settlers followed to Oregon and California. He walked across America engaging with the people he met along the way during the same time his contemporary, Robert Frank, made his cross-country road trips by car. From 1961-1971, Webb and his wife, Lucille, lived in New Mexico, where they became an integral part of the local arts community, and Webb made a series of portraits of Georgia O’Keeffe at her home there. In 1970, the couple moved to the South of France, where Webb continued to photograph regularly, and in 1975 he retired in Maine, where he would live until his passing at age 94.

Here’s a look at images from the book “I See a City: Todd Webb’s New York,” published by Thames & Hudson, November 2017. To celebrate the release, upcoming book signings are Nov. 30, 5-7 p.m., 61 Pleasant St, Suite 104A, Portland, Maine; and Dec. 13, 6-8 p.m., the Curator Gallery in New York City.

Photography © Todd Webb Archive

See more photos of 'I See a City’ and our other slideshows on Yahoo News.

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Marv Won - Lenny Cooke

Marv Won – Lenny Cooke

Marv Won is back with his new video for ‘Lenny Cooke’.

Finally ending the hiatus since 2016’s “Soundtrack Of Autumn,” Detroit mainstay Marv Won returns with this self produced ode to all of the greats who never realized their potential. Shot by Morningside Films, ‘Leny Cooke‘ can be heard on his new EP titled “Until…” exclusively at www.marvwonder.bandcamp.com.

Be on the lookout for the…

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@givingtuesday MECCA Development Corporation Presents “Community Closet” Launch #GIVINGTUESDAY Dec 3 2019 Supported By The Know 2 No Show & Detroit 2 Los Angeles The season of giving is here, but all year round you can find #MECCA on the giving grind.  MorningSide, East English Village, & Cornerstone Village Community Advocates (“MECCA”) Development Corporation is a diverse coalition of neighbors improving the community for Detroit’s Far East Side residents. They are community advocates, directed by founder Latisha Johnson Davis. “MECCA” is excited to launch #CommunityCloset a ongoing service, on Global Generosity Movement Day Tues Dec 3rd at 3pm to 7pm Detroit 48224 You Must Register for “Community Closet” which provides household items and more. see link for details https://forms.gle/PBQzRQzJAfFQrN3o6 For residents that include:  homeless, students, returning citizens, veterans, elderly, low-income, disabled, victims of domestic abuse, and those who have emergency needs due to illness or fire. Their mission is to empower and engage residents and businesses across MorningSide, East English Village, and Cornerstone Village with the knowledge, skills, resources, and support to revitalize the communities. Boundary details www.meccadc.org/about-mecca M.E.C.C.A. We believe Motivation Encourages Caring Communities Always. A New Beginning Is A Healthy Ending.” Public Relations- Media Marketing- Promotions- Sponsorship Provided By Detroit 2 LA – The Know 2 No Show –MIMS. Reality TV Talk Variety Show READ BOOKS GET MOTIVATED & SHARE https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zn91vPKMP-0&list=PLy1Oz_vEK-eZQBa_trsCU-SuQGTyTIEQj&index=2&t=1s #youknownow #know2noshow READ #Books For #Sale Reading Is For Winners & Reading Is Wealth https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1221942314591120&id=920375281414493 Please Share #AMustRead https://www.instagram.com/p/B5pr5wUBCrH/?igshid=1xp6j2pj5jotx

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It is both a measure of my excitement for Illinois basketball and my desperation for an escape from Mike Matheny and the Cardinals that the announcement of the Illini’s non-conference schedule is essentially the highlight of my sports week. It’s a dark time. (Seriously, though: DIE LONGWOOD DIE.)

Here are this week’s stories:

SATURDAY Dive Dive Dive (Sports On Earth)

MONDAY As Always, the Cubs Know What They’re Doing (Sports On Earth)

TUESDAY The Ten Teams Under the Most Post-Deadline Pressure (Sports On Earth) Every Stephen King Movie, Ranked (Vulture) The Dumbest Sports Stories of July 2017 (Sports On Earth)

WEDNESDAY This Year’s Ultimate NFL Road Trip Column (Sports On Earth)

THURSDAY Your World Series Urgency Index (Sports On Earth) Every Charlize Theron Movie, Ranked (Vulture)

FRIDAY The Brutal, Cruel Dumbness of the NFL Preseason (Sports On Earth)

This Week’s Story Count: Nine.

Podcasts!

Grierson & Leitch (subscribe in iTunes) We dug into Detroit, as well as Atomic Blonde, Brigsby Bear, The Last Face, The Emoji Movie and Delicatessen.

The Will Leitch Experience (subscribe in iTunes) Two shows this week. Previewing the last two month of the MLB season with the great Joe Sheehan, and discussing his new “30 for 30″ movie “Morningside Five” with director Mike Tollin

Waitin’ Since Last Saturday (subscribe in iTunes) Season Three begins!

I am in north Georgia for one last little mountain retreat before school starts on Wednesday. School starts much earlier in the South. And thank God for that.

Have a great weekend, everyone, and remember: You know, Falk, if a guy comes out onstage at Carnegie Hall and throws up, you can always find some people who will call it art. 

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#TbT LoL me and my Brodie’s. Alabama state alums out here in LA hanging. If I could show y’all the college pics. Boy oh boy. Martell came out and he sick as heck. Family. Miami in June going to be epic. #CardHall #AlabamaStateUniversity #Alumni #LosAngeles #Detroit #SavageLife #aristocratBoys #TNH #GrownManNow (at Morningside High School)

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Marv Won - "Lenny Cooke" (video)

Marv Won – "Lenny Cooke" (video)

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Poner fin a la pausa desde 2016 Banda sonora de otoño, El pilar de Detroit, Marv Won, regresa con esta oda autoproducida a todos los grandes que nunca se han dado cuenta de su potencial. Filmada por Morningside Films, la canción se puede escuchar en su nuevo EP titulado hasta que … exclusivamente en su Bandcamp. Esté atento a la próxima película de Marv Más vale tarde que nuncaabandonó…

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Hmm 🤔. New place, new Wi-Fi. Which one is ours? ————————————— #Photographer #Photography #Travel #Traveling #TravelingAlone #TravelPhotography #GH4 #35mm #Singer #Songwriter #Artist #Performer #Producer #actor #Musician #ActorsLife #Music #IndieMusic #Writer #unplugged #Band #detroit #absid (at Morningside, Detroit, Michigan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B8OhaNdomcZ/?igshid=fy4dird0ek0z

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4661 Audubon Road, Detroit, MI 48224 from iQ Visual Tours on Vimeo.

For more information: cbwm.com/listing/209-599638/4661-audubon-road-detroit-mi-48224

Beautiful and well maintained 3 bedroom brick colonial located in the highly sought after MorningSide neighborhood, adjacent to East English Village. Features include hardwood floors, natural fireplace in living room, formal dining room, breakfast nook with built-ins, appliances included, partially finished basement, patio, balcony, 2 car garage, and large fenced backyard. Remodeled bathroom in 2019. Furnace, air conditioning, and water heater all new in 2013. New roof in 2012. The Detroit News wrote that East English Village has emerged as one of Detroit's most desirable neighborhoods. The Detroit Free Press wrote that East English Village is one of Detroit's most stable neighborhoods. In Curbed Detroit's Curbed Cup, East English Village was voted Best Neighborhood in Detroit. CNN and Money stated that Detroits East English Village is a well-kept neighborhood of tree-lined streets.

Contact: William Brundage (248) 980-2455 wbrundage@cbwm.com