History North Corktown, Detroit



apartment building typical of neighborhood.


north corktown came existence after construction of i-75. before period north corktown part of corktown neighborhood. name corktown comes neighborhoods residents. in 1830s irish immigrants county cork began living in area today corktown , north corktown. residents built many queen anne style homes row houses on relatively narrow lots. in 1960s neighborhood began steadily decline, largely due freeway construction , urban renewal projects.



example of new housing found throughout neighborhood.


during 1990s briggs had higher rate of poverty , higher percentage of white residents of detroit. high portion of white residents in briggs either appalachia or had family roots there.








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