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DETROIT NEIGHBORHOODS · SOUTHWEST

SOUTHWEST DETROIT.

Southwest Detroit developed around industry, the river, railroads, immigration, working-class housing, churches, and border-city movement.

Railroad viaduct leading to Michigan Central Station, southwest Detroit
REAL DETROIT SOURCE · Railroad viaduct leading toward Michigan Central Station in southwest Detroit, photographed in 2019.
Source: Carol M. Highsmith / source record · No known restrictions on publication
NEIGHBORHOOD FILE

Reading Southwest Detroit.

River and industrial geography
Immigration and neighborhood institutions
Factories, rail lines, and worker movement
Housing and commercial streets
Border-city context without romanticizing smuggling history
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Industry, rail, river, churches, housing, and immigration stay together here as neighborhood context, with case material held to teaser level.

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