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Scavenger Hunt for Dequindre Cut Field Trip

Compare and Contrast Worksheet

A worksheet to support students taking a Geography-themed scavenger hunt around the Dequindre Cut in Detroit

Brochure, Central Park Plaza, front cover

Front cover of a brochure for Central Park Plaza. Designed by the architectural firm of Giffels and Rosetti, Central Park Plaza offered "every convenience for easier, finer living." The majority of residents displaced by Central Park Plaza's construction could not afford to move into the apartment complex. Situated near the Mies van der Rohe-designed Lafayette Park, the apartments were built in 1963 and still house Detroit residents today

Lafayette Park

Streets: Chrysler Freeway: Construction

A view of the Chrysler Freeway, under construction. In the background Lafayette Park, under construction is in view. The area, is part of what was formerly known as Black Bottom.

THE NEW DETROIT COMMITTEE’S FIRST OFFICIAL GROUP PORTRAIT, TAKEN AT WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY IN OCTOBER 1967.

The New Detroit Committee’s first official group portrait, taken at Wayne State University in October 1967.

View From Midtown House

View from a house in Detroit’s Midtown district, designated as “blight” and suitable for redevelopment as part of the original University City project. 1964.

Redevelopment Survey, 1960

"Housing Classification Table: Deterioration Index" indicating the city's scoring system for buildings

Detroit Master Plan Trafficways planning map

Map showing existing and future expressways, early 1950s

City Survey Location of New and “Middle Aged” Neighborhoods, 1957

Map indicating "new," "old," and "middle aged" neighborhoods

"Detroit Working to Continue its Revival"

Newspaper Clipping

Redevelopment Survey Page 11

A portion of the West Side Industrial Redevelopment Survey discussing the amount of land to be redeveloped and why

Corktown Redevelopment Conference Minutes

Page 5 and 6 from "Corktown Development Conference Minutes" outlining the nature of questions asked at community meetings

Industrial Building scene

A page from a thesis prepared by urban planner Carl Almblad showing industrial buildings slated for removal under Urban Renewal

"Detroit's Performance in Planning and Development has been Nationally Recognized"

A page from a report about Detroit's City Planning efforts and their recent recognition