Category Archives: Detroit

Getting Ghost

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Megan

This blog is about my conscious commitment to place and location, and for a reformed nomad like myself, that commitment requires effort. Part of that effort has been reading up on the area, including Ann Arbor, Detroit, the Detroit suburbs, and Michigan in … Continue reading →

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I believe in Pegasus

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Megan

About a year into living here, I discovered Sweet-Juniper!, an engaging blog about a young family in Detroit proper. The ex-lawyer/stay-at-home-dad in the family (Jim/”Dutch”) fills his days exploring Detroit with his children. These tales of daily exploration and discovery inspired me. That this man would venture through “America’s most dangerous city” (a dubious, but prevalent epithet) with two young children emboldened me. I started developing lists of Detroit to-dos and then doing them. I’m glad I did. Continue reading →

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Detroit: City On The Move

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Megan

A friend sent me a link to a 1965 promotional video for Detroit– Detroit: City On The Move. It’s heartbreaking and ironic. From the positive rhetoric about tearing down slums (which was devastating to the black community) to its naive description about ethnic diversity and harmony (just two years before the race riots), it’s hard not to cringe at how far off the mark the video is. Continue reading →

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