My Visit To Detroit

When you hear about the city Detroit do you ever think of it as a city that needs to be gentrified? Gentrification is the process in which renovating or improving a house or district so that it accepts to middle-class taste. Gentrifying the city of Detroit is a great thing because the city needs to show improvement, develop into a better place, and it needs to increase its population numbers from a low rate to a more advanced rate.

What is that strange orange brick building? Why should I care about that? That striking orange, brick building is the Guardian Building of downtown Detroit. When deciding to go to a historical site in the city, I was drawn in by the history of the place. I am relatively new to the city and when I heard about this place, I knew that’s where I wanted to go. When our group traveled together to the site, it became apparent why this building is not only important to Detroit, but to all cities. The Guardian Building was not only a great fixture of the past, but it is a leading example of the efforts to bring a city back to greatness.

The events of the Detroit Riots are much like the 2015 Baltimore Riots of today. Freddie Gray, who was apparently in good health at the time of his arrest, sustained neck and spine injuries while in transport in a police vehicle. Gray was in a coma and died the following day. What initially started out as peaceful protests began due to the inability of the police to adequately or consistently explain the events following the arrest and the injuries sustained by Gray in police car, turned violent after Gray’s funeral. Stores were looted, rocks were being thrown at the police and buildings and cars were set on fire. The end result was at least 400 people arrested with hundreds injured including police and civilians along with hundreds of businesses

In American society, race and racial issues are viewed in a black and white manner. The media portrays matters of race in the simplest terms without taking intersectionality into account. Social class, economic factors, and historical factors impact how racial issues are regarded and handled in specific geographic locations. John Hartigan demonstrates this in his book, Racial Situations: Class Predicaments of Whiteness of Detroit, which describes the dynamics of three local communities: Briggs, Cork Town, and Warrendale. Hartigan examines how white identity varies in these three neighborhoods due to other social factors. Comparing how these local communities respond to race versus the media’s response shows how categorizing people into monolithic groups based only on race is a tactic that ignores the real issues and delays finding solutions.

I received the opportunity to interview one of my father's close friends and business partners, Mr. Joseph E. Hutchison Sr., for the purposes of exploring how he perceived the Detroit riots of 1697. Mr. Hutchison is an African American man, which has lived in multiple neighborhoods throughout Detroit all his life, and has raised a family in the city as well. Furthermore, Mr. Hutchison has a funeral home on Detroit's East Side, which has been thriving for more than forty-years. Moreover, he has a love for the city, no matter what condition the city is in. Pursuing this idea further, Hutchison has experienced about three race riots throughout his life, in which he

A team of researchers from The George Washington University in conjunction with key leaders – evaluated the Detroit area to assess the state-of-healthcare deliverance to those in need. The problem was presented in a clear and concise manner: The uninsured and poor had limited to no access to the care they needed. Many resorted to the Emergency Department (40% of admissions were non-emergent), leading to overcrowding in the hospital. Those that are part of the safety net are providers of the poor and vulnerable populations: hospital systems, clinics, volunteers, primary care workers, and prevention workers that are there to prevent the overflow and influx that we see in the assessment. We will be addressing our main stakeholders, the

On an early Sunday morning, police sirens rang out on 12th Street near Clairmount waking up near by neighbors. Police rushed an establishment known as a blind pig, or afterhours party. As police dealt with the eighty or so partiers, the growing crowd’s curiosity quickly turned to anger as they discovered the outrageous police actions. Things only escalated into what is known as the Detroit ’67 riots. However, there are many different perspectives on this event. Some consider the event more of a rebellion or an uprising. It might even be something entirely different. As the mysteries of the 1967 events are unraveled, perspectives often change. What might have once been considered a riot can quickly be changed to a rebellion or uprising. All it takes is some critical thinking.

Detroit, Michigan was originally settled as a French fur trading post that turned into a military post. It was turned over to the British in 1760 after they lost the French and Indian War. In 1796, the British lost Detroit to U.S. forces. Most of this history was lost when a fire destroyed the city in 1805. The invention of the steamboat and the building of the Erie Canal provided efficient access to Detroit through the Detroit River. The city grew rapidly and was incorporated in 1815, even before Michigan was admitted to the Union. (Detroit. (n.d.). Retrieved December 04, 2017, from http://www.city-data.com/world-cities/Detroit-History.html)

As 9-year-old Nathaniel Bass bangs his drumsticks against a plastic drum, a smile spreads across his face. The young boy begins to lose himself in the rhythm as music teacher Charlie Fallis demonstrates to the kids to play in sync with one another. There are other stories similar to Bass’, as over 37,000 children made their way out to Belle Isle on July 12.

As a critic interacting with this “thing” I deduce that it reflects my values and aspirations as a designer because as stated in my ethos, it challenges the viewers to reflect and to act upon them. It allows for individuals to think about what object creates meaning in their lives by seeing examples provided by my work. The Heildberg project was created using artifacts that contributed to the history and value of the city of Detroit. My project also allows for individuals to explore their creativity and encourage a stronger connection of the community.

When Frederick Taylor came up with the idea of the assembly line also called “Taylorism” it gave Henry Ford an idea in Detroit. He used this idea to change the idea of production. With unskilled labor, low wages, and high intensity hours workers seemed to be pushed to their limits. Due to these changes people reacted, this is when we see progressivism take effect in Detroit. Progressivism was the response to the challenges and opportunities urbanization, industrialization, rise of big business, and immigration.

The Renaissance Centre, located in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America, is known as the tallest buildings in Michigan, and the Detroit Marriot at the Renaissance Centre is the third tallest hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere; however, in 1977, it was known as the tallest skyscraper over the world. When the economy of Detroit went down, a group of businessmen, headed by Max Fisher as chairman and Henry Ford II as the chairman of the Ford Motor Company and the grandson of its founder decided to make changes in order to gain the city of Detroit and resolve the problems that were facing it. They formed the Detroit Renaissance inc. with other businessmen in order to effect a physical and economic motivation for the city. They thought any large-scale mega-structure at the riverfront would help achieving what they are aiming for, for a better economical and motivated city. Ford assigned Wayne Doran, who was a president of the Ford Motor Land Development Corporation to find a perfect site facing riverfront, which he found on Jefferson Avenue in Detroit’s downtown. Ford had assigned the architect John Portman to start working on the riverfront project. The choice of the architect Portman was elected for his role in conceiving, financing and promoting the large-scale urban complex in Atlanta. Portman is known for using a connection between human and the environment which he calls it “human environmental connections”. He uses a different way of architectural

Detroit is a very well-known and diverse city. “Somewhere behind its neglected, graffiti covered skyscrapers are charming reminders of a city that was once among the world’s wealthiest” (Gray). This city has been through a lot. Detroit was first founded by the French in 1701 and then used as a fur trade post. Jumping a little in the future, it has had riots and protest for equal rights among its busy streets. Detroit is also known as the Motor City. “By the mid-twentieth century one in every six working Americans was employed directly or indirectly by the automotive industry” (Sugrue). Yet after everything this city has endured Detroit is thought of as a place of fear. It has a lot of history and has a lot to offer if people would let

The park plaza hotel building is a design by “ Benevoleant and Protective Order of Elks. “. This building structure had a brass sculpture in the grand entrance. Elks sold this building due to no attendance which then it were transformed to a luxury hotel. This building was build in 1923 by Curlett & Beelmann their architectural styles were Art-deco. In 1983 this building was named a historic landmark and a cultural monument. This building can be seen from blocks away which makes it more dominant as the original gothic architecture in history. The building has “gargoyles” that symbolize as protection over the building. Inside there are ribbed vaults that are seen in the main lobby. The building also has Doric columns, which are important element inside the building. Marble and stone were also strong components that made up of this structure also. The gothic architecture in this building was solified by taking light and adjusts the physical features. Moral of the issue is that gothic architecture was a major conceptual aspect it gave people the same emotion and feelings like original gothic architecture did in

The Grand Central Station or officially the Grand Central Terminal is one of the most remarkable structures in the United States. It was built in New York City when railway transport was in its heydays. The magnificent structure was built in an effort to pronounce the thriving status of the nation’s financial and cultural capital. The Grand Central Station was more than an aesthetic structure. The beautiful façade covers the practical and innovative design and engineering that complete the structure. The station was, therefore, designed with an aim of merging elegance with efficiency. It could achieve the efficiency of providing transport to the many residents and visitors of the city, while reflecting New York’s restless energy and style.