Update - Jeffries East Housing Project
I posted back in January a discussion of the plans to demolish the Jeffries East Housing Project.
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The housing authorities had slated mid-February 2007 as the date when the last families would be evicted. Last month, a razor wire fence was built to surround the project. This haphazard gesture has been met with resistance by folks who are not ready to abandon these homes.
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I recently drove down 4th street with a friend and took this video:
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1185/535165958_04ff5b23f0.jpg?v=0)
The housing authorities had slated mid-February 2007 as the date when the last families would be evicted. Last month, a razor wire fence was built to surround the project. This haphazard gesture has been met with resistance by folks who are not ready to abandon these homes.
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/535165962_5c57acdca9.jpg?v=0)
![](http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1438/535165972_3a4592f42a.jpg?v=0)
I recently drove down 4th street with a friend and took this video:
Labels: City Planning, Detroit, Public Housing
1 Comments:
Brings back memories. I wish social media existed back then...maybe this story would have been bigger
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