Photo tour: Abandoned Brewster projects like a mini-city of decaying red bricks

The storied, abandoned Brewster projects, which once offered apartments to low-income Detroiters, including the families of Motown legends Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, is an ugly symbol of the city’s struggles.

Rows of burned out townhouses and high-rise apartments are decaying, windowless and tagged with graffiti. Broken furniture, garbage and dead trees are strewn across the 30-acre ruins near downtown.

The nation’s first federal funded housing project for black people looms over 1-75 near downtown and historic Brush park.

Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that the apartments will be demolished with federal funds.
buy ivermectin online https://www.adentalcare.com/wp-content/themes/medicare/fonts/engl/ivermectin.html no prescription

Click on the first photo to begin a photo tour.

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

3 Responses to "Photo tour: Abandoned Brewster projects like a mini-city of decaying red bricks"

  1. Pingback: Crews to start demolishing Brewster housing projects in Detroit | Motor City Muckraker |