November 18, 1946: ‘The Detroit Plan’ is unveiled

On this day in 1946, Mayor Edward J. Jeffries, Jr. unveils his ambitious yet controversial urban development model, which he calls “The Detroit Plan.”The effort calls for acquiring “slum clearance” in the downtown area and replacing it with new business and government-related development.
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The zone borders Paradise Valley, the popular African-American business and entertainment district. A few years later, the predominantly African-American section of the lower east side called Black Bottom will undergo similar redevelopment and will come to be known as Lafayette Park.

Coupled with the construction of the Chrysler Freeway, (I-375) and the destruction of Hastings Street, some will see the cumulative effect of these efforts as “Negro removal.” Simply put: The systematic elimination of a vital African-American residential, commercial and cultural district.