Detroit's Lost Poletown: The Little Neighborhood That Touched a Nation

by Brianne Turczynski

Book Overview

Poletown was a once vibrant, ethnically diverse neighborhood in Detroit. In its prime, it had a store on every corner. Its theaters, restaurants and schools thrived, and its churches catered to a multiplicity of denominations. In 1981, General Motors announced plans for a new plant in Detroit and pointed to the 465 acres of Poletown. Using the law of eminent domain with a quick-take clause, the city planned to relocate 4,200 residents within ten months...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467145793
• ISBN13: 9781467145794
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"