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detroitography · 5 months

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Detroit: An Intricate Dance of Urban Life Map

by: Sophia Casab-Casab Exploring Detroit’s data set whilst taking into account its fascinating historical narrative, I knew I wanted to take these concepts hand in hand and present a project that had a compelling message. But there’s a crucial step in between—making sense of the data. This transformation is not just about presenting numbers and figures; it’s about crafting visual metaphors that…

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#2023 #cartography #dance #Detroit #geography #Greektown #historic district #map #Oakman Boulevard #open data #Russell Woods #Sophia Casab-Casab #urban life #Visualizing Detroit

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ausetkmt · 1 month

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Detroit-based nonprofit Focus: HOPE is revolutionizing access to health care by offering free mobile health services and mammograms across its food centers. These services will be available until the fall, ensuring wider access to essential health screenings for the Detroit community.

Focus: HOPE has partnered with Wayne State Mobile Health Units and Ascension Michigan to facilitate these crucial services. The collaboration aims to address and reduce disparities in healthcare access, especially in marginalized communities.

Service Details:

Wayne Health Mobile Units: These units are fully staffed with registered nurses and medical assistants who will provide screenings for diabetes, cholesterol, and high blood pressure.

Mammogram Screenings by Ascension Michigan: Essential for early detection of breast cancer, these screenings will be conducted monthly at designated Focus: HOPE food centers.

Event Schedule and Registration:

The Wayne State Mobile Unit will be available from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Focus: HOPE’s Westside Food Center, located at 1300 Oakman Boulevard in Detroit. These services are scheduled for the first Thursday of every month from April 4 to October 3, with an exception in July when the services will be available on Thursday, July 11.

Mammogram services will be operational from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. on specific Mondays. Interested individuals must register in advance by calling 313-494-4600.

Mammogram Service Locations and Dates:

Westside Food Center: April 15 and June 17; 1300 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit

Eastside Food Center: May 20 and August 19; 9151 Chalmers Street, Detroit

Inkster Food Center: July 15; 759 Inkster Road, Inkster

Westside Food Center: September 16; 1300 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit

A Call to Action from Leadership: Portia Roberson, CEO of Focus: HOPE, emphasized the critical nature of these services, stating, “These services are fundamental to the well-being of our community. We recognize the disparities in health care access faced by marginalized communities and aim to bridge these gaps.”

Background Statistics: Data from a 2018 University of Michigan’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study highlighted health care challenges in Detroit:

One in five Detroiters reported their health as fair or poor.

Nearly 10% were unable to afford a copayment or prescription.

Less than a third had access to the type of health care they desired.

These mobile health services are part of Focus: HOPE’s commitment to fostering a healthier community by providing essential health care access to those most in need.

#Focus Hope #Detroit #Detroit Health #Focus: HOPE Provides Free Mobile Health Services in Detroit #community health #community health outreach

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thebuckblogimo · 1 year

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The Dutch battled the Japanese in the war over elm trees.

June 18, 2023

There's a giant Dutch elm tree in front of a neighbor's house down the street where I live, one of three elms that I'm aware of in Grand Haven. It reminds me of the biggest elm tree I ever saw--the one that stood at the southeast corner of Tireman and Reuter in the Dearborn neighborhood where I grew up.

During the '50s, I thought of it as a miniature Sequoia (oxymoron?) which I learned about by watching the Mickey Mouse Club on TV. Embedded into its trunk, about ten feet up, was a cream-colored sign with red lettering that marked the corner as a bus stop for the DSR (Department of Street Railways). Under the tree stood a U.S. mailbox, painted OD (olive drab) green.

As a kid I used to hide behind that big 'ol elm on the corner when I played hide-and-seek with Butchie, Jerry and all the other neighborhood rascals. That tree was humongous. I thought of it as being indestructible.

Until it wasn't.

Tireman, the street where I lived, marked the northern border of Dearborn. The city of Detroit was on the other side. It happened to be one of the busier streets in the area, an avenue that carried cars, busses, taxis, milk trucks, panel vans and frequent deliveries from Awrey Bakery and J.L. Hudson's department store. Every home on both sides of the street had at least one elm (either a Dutch elm or an American elm) between the sidewalk and curb. The trees grew tall, spread out at the top like a couple of rows of opened umbrellas, creating a shady, arching canopy--a tunnel--through which vehicles were "supposed" to travel at the posted speed limit: 30 MPH.

People who visited our house for the first time would invariably say, "This is such a beautiful neighborhood...I just love all the trees..."

A couple times each summer, usually while my buddies and I were jumping off garages or hopping fences, we'd hear the sound of a low-flying airplane--a crop duster--spraying some sort of mysterious substance over the neighborhood. When I asked my mother for an explanation, she told me it was an attempt to eradicate Japanese beetles, which were killing off the elms.

We always ran for cover when the plane buzzed our homes. But if what they were spraying was DDT, we sure as heck inhaled a lot of it. Perhaps the effects of taking it in was what caused so many of us to act out like borderline juvenile delinquents.

In any case, my Mom went on to explain that Japanese beetles ate the leaves of the elm trees, causing them to die. I have since learned that it was actually bark beetles that attacked the trees.

By the early-to-mid '60s, the elms in my neighborhood started to slowly decline en masse, including the one in front of my house and the three that stood on the property of the house next door.

But that mammoth elm at the bus stop continued to stand tall in defiance.

You could always tell when an elm was under attack because leaves near the top would turn brown and fall off during the summer, leaving that part of the tree naked, with spindly branches. By contrast, the leaves of healthy elm leaves would begin to turn yellowish-brown in September.

And, oh my, the smell of those leaves when neighbors would burn them at the curb each October and November. It was intoxicating while we played touch football in the street on Reuter, Morrow Circle, Bingham, Calhoun or Oakman Boulevard. The aroma was a rite of autumn.

I can't pinpoint the exact year that the massive elm at the corner of Tireman and Reuter finally succumbed, but it was one of the last in all of East Dearborn to go down. I do know this:

The trees on Tireman completely vanished by the early '70s. It looked as though the military had come through and sprayed agent orange. Meanwhile, the white middle class on the other side of the street began to move from the area in the aftermath of the Detroit riots and the beginning of school bussing in the Motor City. On the Dearborn side, as "teaching nuns" (a source of free labor for Catholic schools across the country) were becoming a dying breed, a statewide referendum on "Parochiaid" for religious schools was voted down by the citizens of Michigan. Thus tuition began to skyrocket at St. Al's, stressing the household budgets of parishoners. And, simultaneously, the hordes of babyboomers, who as children had clogged area sidewalks on the way to school each morning, had grown up and started moving out of state, or began hopscotching to places like Dearborn Heights, Livonia, Westland, Plymouth and Northville after attending college or fighting in the Vietnam War.

The point is that Dutch elm disease was the first of a series of events that conspired to alter the stereotypical, Ozzie-and-Harriet character of my old stomping grounds.

During the late '70s while I was single, I purchased a home of my own in a Detroit neighborhood called North Rosedale Park. City workers had just taken down a huge elm that stood in front of the house before I moved in. Still holding on for dear life was a monstrous elm that stood on the property line between my house and the neighbors' house next door. Within a year it died, and we split the cost to have it taken down.

During the early '80s, my neighbor and I both purchased woodburing stoves to supplement the heat in our homes. With the last of the elm trees still dying off, we never had to travel far to secure a load of firewood. We purchased a 4X8 trailer for hauling "rounds," as well as a hydraulic splitter, because elm is a dense, "stringy" wood that is virtually impossible to split by hand with with an ax.

Joyce Kilmer wrote a poem called Trees. I learned it as a child by watching Our Gang comedies on TV. In one episode called "Arbor Day," Alfalfa, dressed like Robin Hood for a school play, sang the words to the poem. The first line goes like this:

"I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree."

I saw that episode many times, and when I would watch it on a VHS recording with my children, while bonding with them on weekend mornings during the late '80s, I would sing along with Alfalfa. Except I always forced the word "elm" in front of the word "tree."

And that's the truth.

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oakmanblvd · 4 years

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Farmers Market Every Wednesday!

14150 Woodrow Wilson in the HOPE Village. Tired of higher prices and crowded stores? Try the Hope Village Farmers Market! Located at the corner of Woodrow Wilson and Oakman Boulevard - we have fresh produce from local farmers CWO Farms and Eastern Market! Stop by Wednesdays from 3 - 7 p.m. !!

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sylviahubbard · 4 years

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WILL YOU BE COMING? Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling - Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary - Parkman

WILL YOU BE COMING? Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling – Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary – Parkman

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loveinthed · 5 years

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Nestled in an unassuming neighborhood is a peculiar dwelling that stands out from its surroundings. Located at 2015 Clements on the city's westside is Detroit's oldest surviving log cabin, though you wouldn't be able to tell because of the current appearance of the exterior. According to state historical records, James Smith, a farmer, erected the dwelling possibly as early as 1830, but no later than 1850. At the time, the area was known as Greenfield Township, farmland way outside the city limits. In February 2016, the cabin was the subject of a front page article by the Detroit Free Press, which gained it increased attention from preservationists and the general public alike. #Detroit #Westside #OakmanBoulevard #LogCabin #VernacularArchitecture #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #deserve2preserve #TheAmericanHome #houseportrait #BrickStory #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter #SavingPlaces (at Oakman Boulevard, Detroit) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Z0uHUleCa/?igshid=1u82uas4jy004

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loveinthed · 5 years

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Michigan Bell & Western Electric Warehouse (NSO Bell Building) Address: 882 Oakman Boulevard Built: 1929 Architect: Wirt C. Rowland (Smith, Hinchman & Grylls) Michigan Bell and Western Electric shared a building on Detroit's east side in the late 1920s. Western Electric stored and distributed equipment while Michigan Bell housed and serviced their vehicles. That structure was soon deemed too small to accommodate the growth experienced by the city at the time. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls' lead designer, Wirt C. Rowland, an extremely busy man at the time, was commissioned to design a much larger facility. This is one of the finest examples of Art Deco in the area. A 12-story central tower is flanked by 6-story wings on both sides. Western Electric used the building as its headquarters until 1958, when the company relocated to suburban Plymouth. In 1959, Michigan Bell began using the structure to make the popular Yellow Pages volumes. Two years later, the iconic "Yellow Pages" sign was installed along the front of the building. You may also remember the "Weather-Phone" sign, a translucent white plastic sign that provided motorists on the Lodge with weather forecasts. When redevelopment on the building started, the sign was deemed structurally unsound and removed. Michigan Bell sold the building in 1995, though the company continued to utilize it until 1999. In 2009, the Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO), a local non-profit human services agency, purchased the property. Work began to convert it into 155 one-bedroom apartments for formerly homeless adults. The facility also provides care for those suffering from mental health illnesses, addiction and other issues. Amenities include a gymnasium, library, computer room, art and music rooms and a chapel. The building also serves as the NSO's headquarters. Renovations were completed in 2013. #Detroit #Westside #ArtDeco #Modernism #WirtCRowland #SmithHinchmanandGrylls #OakmanBoulevard #archi_ologie #ModMondayz #BrickStory #thedecodarling #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter (at Michigan Bell and Western Electric Warehouse) https://www.instagram.com/p/B1E98cxl9Qt/?igshid=h1fcf280ycd0

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punkasjunk · 4 years

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Detroit's Oakman Boulevard Being Transformed into $8.6M Green Avenue, MEDC Selects North ...

The Detroit Water and Sewerage Department has announced the city's ... movement of water into the city's combined sewer system with strategically ... from Google Alert - sewage system https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.dbusiness.com/daily-news/detroits-oakman-boulevard-being-transformed-into-8-6m-green-avenue-medc-selects-north-end-and-grosse-pointe-for-main-street-program/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjBmYTExMmY5ODc5OTYxMmI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEOAEhCO_J5mN_oClVfNbdMkhXhJA

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sylviahubbard · 4 years

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You're invited: Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling - Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary - Parkman

You’re invited: Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling – Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary – Parkman

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MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

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sylviahubbard · 4 years

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Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling - Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary - Parkman

Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling – Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary – Parkman

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MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

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sylviahubbard · 4 years

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AUTHOR EVENT: Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling - Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary - Parkman

AUTHOR EVENT: Parkman Parent Workshop: Journaling – Turning a Mess into Message MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST #Detroit @DetroitLibrary – Parkman

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MARCH 4th, Wednesday 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

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loveinthed · 7 years

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Another of Detroit's many opulent Spanish-inspired 1920s apartment buildings is the Villa Nova, located at the corner of Dexter Avenue and Pasadena. It is an excellent example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture. The Villa Nova is located between 2 local historic districts, Oakman Boulevard and Russell Woods-Sullivan, which there has been much interest in as of late. A great opportunity to not only revive a grand building, but be a catalyst for further development in an area that definitely deserves the attention. #Detroit #Westside #NorthwestDetroit #Durfee #SpanishColonial #DexterAvenue #archi_ologie #oldhouselove #deserve2preserve #casasecasarios #houses_ofthe_world #beautifulhouseoldandnew #RawDetroit #PureMichigan #PureMittigan #MotorCityShooters #PureDetroit #PureDetroit313 #DepictTheD #VisitDetroit #Michiganders #TheMidwestival #IGersDetroit #IGersMidwest #detroit_igers #ThisPlaceMatters #ThisPlaceMattersDetroit #MichiganPlacesMatter #SavingPlaces (at Durfee, Detroit)

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oakmanblvd · 4 years

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Oakman Boulevard Community Association Presidents Recap 8-27-2020 Leland Resignation Today, as President of Oakman Boulevard Community Association and a resident of District 7, I’m formerly requesting the resignation of Councilman Gabe Leland. Councilman Leland has been indicted on bribery charges that are directly related to his duties as a Detroit City Councilman and the evidence against him, according to reports, appears to be overwhelming. Not only is this indictment and the reported evidence against him an embarrassment to the residents of this district but the lack of a direct response to his constituents is cowardly and disrespectful. Councilman Leland appears to believe that the complex realities we’re all currently facing in our everyday lives serve as an adequate distraction from his legal woes. If that is the case, he is grossly mistaken. We have too many issues that need attention in our district. This is not the time for one of our elected leaders to be incapable of giving us that attention. So with that said, on behalf of Oakman Boulevard Community Association, I’m formerly requesting the resignation of Councilman Gabe Leland of Detroit’s 7th District. Automated Traffic Enforcement It’s time for Automated Traffic Enforcement (ATE) measures to be adopted by the State of Michigan. In order for that to happen, Detroit must lead the way and Oakman Village will start the drive for Detroit. This is not the same as facial recognition technology. I’m personally opposed to facial recognition technology being deployed but strongly support ATE for municipalities. Honestly, it’s confusing and upsetting that one was proposed and adopted before the other. This technology helps to resolve a few enforcement issues we’re currently faced with in Oakman Village and neighboring communities. Speeding in residential areas has graduated to an insane level. Stop signs are ignored on a regular basis. Drag racing and burnouts are the recreation of choice for flagrant traffic offenders in our area. These are all issues that our law enforcement agencies have said they’re having problems reigning in due to personnel and funding shortages. Speed humps were purposed by the city only to have them walk that back in our case due to funding issues and the fact that Oakman Boulevard is an emergency route. While all these things are somewhat understandable, lack of a solution for the issue is not. This effort will take time to gather the necessary support. In the meantime, I’ll be requesting other solutions from our traffic and safety leaders to help reduce the issues we face. Things like radar speed displays can help deter speeding and reckless driving immediately in a cost effective manner. Census & Voter Registration Detroit has faced a litany of issues around voting as we have for the past few election cycles. In order to avoid issues, please register and vote as early as possible. You can request an absentee ballot now. All citizens with voting eligibility are able to receive one. We’ve also had less than stellar reporting numbers for the 2020 Census. I have yard signs and door hangers for awareness. Please reach out if you would like a sign/s dropped off for you to display. I’m happy to do so. Detroit Alley Clean-Up Program We’re excited to participate in the Detroit Alley Clean-Up Program. Please visit, https://detroitmi.gov/departments/department-neighborhoods to request a cleanup. Please also register with us at www.oakmanblvd.org so that we can assist in the effort as a community. OBCA Elections We will be holding elections for OBCA Vice President, Recording Secretary and Corresponding Secretary in October 2020. If you’re interested in serving in any of these role, please send an email to [email protected] Thank you! Kenneth Patterson, President Oakman Boulevard Community Association

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