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We're going to stay in Detroit, Michigan for another post. This time it's on the demolition of the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects. The Brewster-Douglass Projects have been taken down. Kate Abbey-Lambertz first reported in the Huffington Post on September 4, 2013 that the city of Detroit has been awarded $6.5 million by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to undertake the first stage of demolition. The towers were seen from many vantage points around the Motor City. To some, they were a much loved icon. To others, they were symbolic of the city's decline. For the few squatters that remained, they were home. They were home to Detroit celebrities such as Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, and Florence Ballard-The Supremes-actress Lily Tomlin, and boxer Joe Louis practiced throwing punches in the recreation center.
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The projects have become a magnet for the curious and graffiti writers. Recently, it hosted art experiments and skating rallies. What will become of the site once the buildings are completely down is unknown. According to the Detroit Free Press (http://www.freep.com), the demolition process could take up to a year to complete and will leave eighteen acres of land ready for development. Last year, filmmaker Oren Goldenberg released Brewster Douglass, You're My Brother, a short documentary film examining the oft-forgotten parts of the projects, the squatters who still lived there and black church congregation on the site. According to Mr. Goldenberg, "Things being torn down in Detroit seems like progress, but it all depends on what's built to replace them. True enough.
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