OT: moving to Detroit info wanted
dewi...@hotmail.com
you nice people where I lurk?
Do any of you live in the Detroit area?
I expect to be moving to Detroit for a new job this summer, and I would
appreciate any info about neighborhoods that are good and safe in the
area for someone with a multi racial family, middle class income, and
three teenagers.
Thanks
Dewidinda
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Hattie54
Harriet
T Block
"Hattie54" <hatt...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Heard the towns of Warren
Warren is a very large suburb (3rd most populous city in the state, I think)
and has very different areas. Southern Warren is starting to get run down.
The central parts are very young-family oriented. Northern parts are
growing. All in all hough a good area - just stay north of Nine mile road.
>and Royal Oak
Royal Oak is the *hip* suburb. Lots of moviehouses, leather stores, coffee
houses, bars, etc. The scene there is very multi-cultural, so if that is
what you are lookin for, that might be a better fit than Warren, which is
traditionally a very Blue collar town.
Also consider St Clair Shores, Southfiled, Novi, and Livonia. City of
Detroit probably has some good values in some good areas if you look hard
enough, but I would be concerned about the schools. The state has taken
them over due to poor performance and rampant truancy, and there is a lot of
stress over it right now.
--
T Block, born and raised on the east side of the city.
"I'm thirty seven -- I'm not old!"
T Block
Tara Charnow <ta...@erols.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 14:37:10 -0500, "T Block" <tbl...@freeway.net>
> wrote:
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> >Warren is a very large suburb
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> He may have put on a few pounds since Annette got pregnant, but he's
> hardly a suburb.
Mr Beatty would *definitely* be more Roayl Oak than Warren. Anyway, has she
popped out that poor kid yet?
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T Block
"I'm not old - I'm 37!"
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> Tara-----Super!Bitch
> HFS FEB XFW#35
Angela Anderson-Cobb
suburban communities. They are multi cultural, family oriented, and
close to the city itself. If you prefer the city, the
Grandmont/Rosedale Park neighborhoods are nice areas on the west side.
On the east side the East English Village neighborhood near the Grosse
Pointes is a good family neighborhood. I work for the police department
and these are the some of the safer areas of the city. The school
system is working on reforming. There are some good "schools of choice"
within the district. You can e-mail me if you want any other
information about the area. Good luck.
Angela
The Truth Is Out There,
But I'm Stuck In Here. ;)
NancY2K
> Southfield, Oak Park, Troy, and Ferndale are all good choices for
> suburban communities.
What? Oak Park was a good community maybe 25 years ago, but it has really
gone downhill since. My father still lives there, and, for one example, is
in fear of a next-door neighbor who is a prostitute who not only has a
revolving door of men arriving at all times of the night, but has been in
and out of jail numerous times on drug-related matters. Ferndale and
Southfield aren't much better. Multi-cultural? Sure, if you like the drug
culture. Family-oriented? Yes, if the Manson Family is your cup of tea.
Sadly, Detroit has been long-neglected since the riots of 1967, followed by
the long detrimental reign of Mayor Coleman Young. The people of Detroit
are some of the best you'll ever meet. Hopefully the new Mayor, Dennis
Archer will finally get a once-thriving city turned around with the new
baseball and football stadiums for starters.
What does this have to do with the X-Files you say? Well not a g**d***ed
thing actually, I just wanted to check the tint on those rose-colored
glasses before sending some unsuspecting homebuyer to a less-than-great area
is all.
karen...@gmail.com
Thought that someone in X-Phileland might like to know this sad news. "Dewidinda" did move to metro Detroit, we met in real life, and we were occasional online pals for the last, oh, 20 years. She found a house in Livonia. One time she needed to leave her kids for a couple hours, and I drove over and stayed with them while she ran an errand. (Charming kiddos.) She and her husband worked at the Greektown Casino for a while, then moved to Kentucky for different casino jobs.
Cindy passed away 3-15-18 while in the hospital waiting for a kidney and liver transplant. Her adult kids (still lovely people) apprised her friends via Facebook.
My life was enriched by having known her.
Kerr Avon
> Hello UseNet--
>
> Thought that someone in X-Phileland might like to know this sad news.
> "Dewidinda" did move to metro Detroit, we met in real life, and we were
> occasional online pals for the last, oh, 20 years. She found a house in
> Livonia. One time she needed to leave her kids for a couple hours, and I
> drove over and stayed with them while she ran an errand. (Charming
> kiddos.) She and her husband worked at the Greektown Casino for a while,
> then moved to Kentucky for different casino jobs.
> Cindy passed away 3-15-18 while in the hospital waiting for a kidney and
> liver transplant. Her adult kids (still lovely people) apprised her
> friends via Facebook.
> My life was enriched by having known her.