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Because You want to keep all the evil and corruption to yourself. “Outsiders” My elbow. There isn’t anything of redeeming value beyond the ugly edges of that part of the State and you know it. So go ahead and wallow in it…this video opened up an urban scab that No bullsh bandaid will ever fix.
What a fantastic video in your Detroit series, Chris. I was in Detroit in 2014 and was blown away by Indian Village. It looks even better today. I hope you visited Sherwood Forest, the University District, Rosedale Park, and Palmer Woods. Detroit has some incredible residential neighborhoods that rival those in New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago. Thank you for showing the beauty of this amazing city. Most people have no ideal how many gorgeous sections are still here.
One of the things that was cool about living in Indian Village was not just the snoot factor which is what most people see, but that every resident there thinks of their house as a work of art and history to be proudly preserved. People in Indian Village (and Palmer Woods) take this role very seriously and personal, and really believed in it as part of revitalizing Detroit as not just a city, but a culture.
So my dad was a Detroit native and I was raised there- I live in Chicago now. One of his favorite neighborhoods was Indian village and one of his favorite things to do on a sunny day was drive around the city and look at homes. We did it all the time. He passed in November 2022. These videos have brought me comfort- knowing he was alive when this was recorded and that he may have been just driving around the city doing exactly what I’m watching on that day. Thanks for these videos. ❤
I'm in Chicago now and thinking of moving to Detroit, if Black people living like this! In Chicago, we have only Jackson Park Highlands and Beverly - the demand is WAY too high for the few homes that come to market each year. Me and Zillow have a date...gotta go!
Yes Detroit has numerous areas, that are very large that are not cheap at all to live in, condos in our area go anywhere from 175,000 to 900,000, we’re just east of downtown in Lafayette Park, a very stable diverse area with wonderful people and the ability to walk everywhere. Detroit has some fabulous areas to live in and we enjoy it enormously. No plans to move that’s for sure
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thank You, for showing the other side of the coin. When you drove down E. 7 Mile, i seen my old stomping grounds. I still have family in some of the areas you filmed.
Born and raised in Detroit. I moved out the city at age 17 though. One of the blocks I used to live on is completely empty, it used to be houses there. The street was Pickford by Trinity and Bentler. Only 1 house stands the last time I've been there.
I grew up in the Brightmoor area. My house is one of only a few left on the street. Bless him, a fellow bought it from the land bank and is refurbishing it.
There’s also historic Boston-Edison District off Woodward Avenue. FYI .. Woodward is another long street from Detroit River (border w/ Canada), thru Detroit and suburbs of Ferndale, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Bloomfield, and ending in Pontiac to the north
I hope you're going to do Brush Park. It's the ewest neighborhood and has a mix of conpletely refurbisned early 1900s mansions and brand new condos. The culmination of Detroit's revival has led to brush park's development.
Yes Brush Park is becoming very large and extremely expensive there is a smattering of old 1800 grand homes that have been totally renovated but primarily new condominiums townhomes etc. some of the townhomes have sold for as high as $1 million it’s just amazing the development in there it’s location of course it’s prime, the rental buildings built in there are quite expensive also averaging 1800 x2100 for a one bedroom quite often
huge swaths of it do, this guys views literally rely on him having to over represent abandoned areas in cities bc that’s what gets random clicks from viewers that aren’t local.
The Berry Subdivison Historic District is only a few blocks from Indian Village and contains many beautiful homes and mansions, including the Manoogian Mansion and the Old Fisher Mansion. Several are located along the Detroit River which affords views of Belle Isle and Windsor Canada.
In 1959 I married a resident of Riverside Ontario which was opposite to the Fischer,Dodge mansions and Gar Wood"s Estate..Grayhaven. There was a huge yacht berthed in front of a Dodge home on the Detroit River. Used to see the Miss Pepsi boat races. Went to the Rooster Tail, Red Kemps,London Chop House restaurants. Giddy times for me a young .naive university student. My fiancee took me to Ile Peche and we took motor boat exploration all up.and down those famous inlet waterways dotted with mansions wi boat houses the size of monster homes.That was when Detroit was the richest city in the world and it was mind boggling. Its amazing I'm still alive to recall so much. I was even arrested at Sinbad's bar for entering US without reporting to customs. My fiances fault as he piloted the small boat and shd have known better being 5yrs older than me,a mere 18 yr old.
@pauledeneau1486 Are you still living in Canada??My hubby and I enjoyed visiting TO 2 years sgo.We loved Halifax the most and were there when Hurricane Juan hit in 2003.
5:30 “different then typical cookie cutter stuff you see in suburbs today” as I’m looking out my window at 8 houses that look incredibly similar to mine
I live in WB where many homes from before 2000s are unique BUT … they cut down the woods and continue to build “Stepford” movi- like match-matchy subdivisions. Immature foliage, close together, tiny yards. Also, inner ring 70s suburbs like Livonia, Novi, Farmington + Southfield also contain miles of “cookie cutter” homes.
My maternal grandparents lived on Iroquois from around 1920 to about 1943. I do not know which house but according to my mom, it was a beauty. I wish I would have known my grandparents.
I live in Winston-Salem NC and we have a neighborhood that is strikingly similar to Indian Village-- it's called Buena Vista, and dates mostly from the 1920's. Tobacco and textile money helped to build it. Thanks for the video!
Detroit is a beautiful city with scars and memories. We have a Zoo too...not just neighborhoods to view (We aren't an exhibit, somewhat jokingly) . Metro Detroit has some of the richest hoods in the country. Separated by a single road sometimes. We cross pollinate and contaminate. Music, culture, in every way. We shake hands more than we shoot to outsiders. Hugs don't make headlines.
The zoo is in Royal Oak, but yes it’s great. The single road you speak of is 8 mile. Get out of Detroit and yes, Oakland and Macomb counties, even Wayne, have some really nice suburbs. Not much of the wealth is in Detroit though. It’s a segregated city. It’s been starting to come back in areas. I’m rooting for the city.
Very nicely said and also true, in my Detroit neighborhood, Lafayette Park, over the years I have met some of the nicest people in my whole life, and they continue to be that way. That’s part of the reason why I live here.
There are many rebirth areas in Detroit. Where young people have moved in and saving wonderful homes and bringing neighborhood alive. Look around and see the new Detroit.
West Village is pretty popular for a lot of young professionals especially the ones that want to be closer to the east side. Every time I turn around I’m meeting somebody that is considering moving over there or lives over there. It still has quite a way to go when it comes down to petty crime such as car break-ins if you park on the street but overall it’s a nice neighborhood that isn’t quite as expensive as downtown.
This is like the part of Evanston IL where I lived 1995-2000. The oldest mansions were there. The place I stayed was a mansion split into rooms rented out as an SRO. Other homes rented rooms out. There were duplex and triplex homes, a rarity.
Nice to see a part of Detroit holding it's own and making a comeback. Great video Chris. Stop by and see us at the Nature Coast next time you're in Florida. See a part of Florida few people visit. You can count on a place to stay while your in the area. Bring the family too. 25 miles west of Ocala. Horse country, springs, manatees, gulf coast fishing and a hood or 2 people need to see.
It still is. The issue is no leadership. Mayor, City Council totally corrupt. Don't care. Won't hire police, Won't try to fix up the schools. Making money off of giving people tickets for having weeds in their yard.
Detroit is still a great city unless you want to just focus on the negative in every situation which sadly is the American way. Americans like the gloom & doom so naturally, most completely ignore the good things slapping them in the face.
Detroit is a great city there’s just so much that goes on here, obviously there’s some major problems but it has attributes that are wonderful and getting better, that I don’t see in so many other places.
Great job, Chris. So many beautiful homes in Indian Village, I only wish more of the original homes in Brush Park would have been saved the way this neighborhood did. Also, nice to see the Van Dyke area coming around.
@@ChrisHardenAY! Good! Cause I’m not going to lie.. the Detroit series was getting a little boring (for me) it’s like every video looked the same.. w/same sad story lol
Hi Chris, I just found your channel and being born in the S.W side of Detroit which is now mostly Hispanic has a long ways to go. I do however see an improvement since the old crack days of the 80’s and 90’s. I lived there until I was 19 and worked in the city for almost 13 years.
Although I have not lived in NJ for 30 plus years, this area reminds me of South Orange, NJ which was/extremely wealthy and down the street were projects that were in the Newark city limits.
If you have a chance, you might highlight the one and only Palmer Park Apartment district. I've lived in many cities but I've never seen such a concentration of unusual, mostly art deco, apartment buildings..of many different sub styles.
When I was a teenager that area was under a canopy of old-growth trees in the fall residents would rake up epic piles of leaves that we would then come by and drive our cars through and then go jump Ashland Bridge
Another cool video Chris, thanks. I love the stats and street names. Everything is perfect, I can only imagine one other thing that could really make it awesome. Like a red dot moving on a map of where you are at, wow... Cheers. Oh, are going to do Grosse Pointe's and then move up past 8 mile?
I'll make videos on the Grosse Pointe's eventually. Have to finish the uploads for Detroit first. I'll have them uploaded in order on the map that I made.
Make sure you check out Lafayette Towers where my father had to make occasional welfare checks...oh and go to Lafayette Coney Island for lunch. Love how fast the traffic lights change in East Detroit. In California you're still waiting for the light to change while a person in Detroit has already reached his/her destination...
Lived there most of my life. Was great as a teen. Sad to see it as it is. What happened to all of the trees in Indian Village? Most that I see in your video are still pretty young.
Wonder if they paid the native bands for this land back then (late 19th and early 20th century)before building these elaberate houses. And if so how much . Also it would be interesting to see this area before any development started and if there where tepees around the michigan areas. I will try searching about it. Thanks for the tour , history and current info. about Indian village.
From what I understand, the land that Indian village stands on today was a ribbon farm. The chosen name Indian village was just kind of random. Before the ribbon farms, no clue.
@@ChrisHarden i have spent a few hours reaearching old history of Detroit so very interesting At one point this link came up gives the history in point form and concise so i thought i would send to you , hope you get a chance to see it covers 1600 to 1900. Enjoy cheers
Like with most things in this world, it is all about culture. Folks who take care of their homes and property keep value and tend to be safer. Folks who do not take care of their homes and property live in violent squalor.
Born & raised in Detroit I've seen a lot of Good oppose to bad grew up approximately 3 mile east of Belle Isle off Jefferson on Montclair. I notice the area started declining when the recreational center began to close like Gallagher outdoor pool @ St.Jean & Kercheval activities became non existence for the community.
Thanks for the video. I live near Toronto Ontario but I visit Indian village every year for their spring home tour(exactly the past 3 years because of covid cancellation). Anyway it's a gorgeous area, but I really think you should have filmed this video in spring or summer as it looks so much nicer with all its mature foliage
You didn't let us get a good look at the houses and Indian village they're beautiful people he went straight down the middle of the street he should have had the camera pointing toward the houses.
Absolutely Gorgeous. I watch and ride around with The Shea Show, but he doesn't show us these neighborhoods. What a beautiful city. the planners really need to do something to attract industry to Detroit, you already have the wide streets, infostructure, and real estate, some of which needs to be brought back to life. What area did Soupy Sales live in, anyone know ???
Soupy sales and his family just lived off the Harper exit in an area that’s called Morningside, bordering on another wonderful neighborhood , East English village with smaller homes built in the 1920s and 30s but they are absolutely gorgeous in detail, and the neighborhood is very solid. I know that because my best friend grew up three doors away from soupy sales.
I lived on Iroquois, 1965-67, moved to Canada due to the riots. I don't remember the house # but it had 24 rooms, a ballroom (not the IKEA kind) on the 3rd floor, and a carriage house with an apartment above it. pretty sure it had 2 white pillars out front. I'd love to see a picture of it, don't know where to look. Thanks for this video!
The Chicago suburbs too. I went to school in River Forest, IL and wouldn’t be able to tell the difference except the lawns in Detroit are deeper. Lovely neighborhood.
Detroit has a long way to go! If you go to the Zillow listing for this property (links are apparently not allowed; a comment that included a link was soon removed), you'll see that the $3.5M original asking price when listed January 2022 was reduced, in steps, to $1.2M when finally sold November 2022.
@@ChrisHarden Thanks. They do look similar. I had relatives that lived in Lafayette Towers back in the late 60s early 70s. My uncle used to toss water balloons by us kids from the 21st floor.
People forget there was a time when Detroit was the wealthiest city in the world and I do believe still boasts a top 10 richest suburb in Bloomfield hills? Could be wrong on that nowadays but still mega wealthy
Myself born and raised in DETROIT.....NOW LIVING IN NORFOLK,VA....AS OF 7/28/24....grew up on the westside in many HOODS....HIGHLAND PARK , THE NEW CENTER AREA, 8 MILE AND GREENFIELD AREA, PRE-ROSEDALE PARK, (GRAND RIVER AND MINOCK) AND JOY ROAD AND PIERSON. AND 6 MILE AND LOG CABIN. All those neighborhoods I named has very nice STREETS AND VERY BAD STREETS...THAT RUN PARALLEL to each other. Point being.....AS LONG AS YOU CAN AFFORD IT.....DETROIT (the inner city itself) besides downtown Has great places to live.
Wow, some really nice homes, nice when each house is different. Detroit is the "Poster Child" on how bad politicians can ruin a once great American city. Changing the way you vote can change to outcome. "Wait What" did you say some of the homes are as large as 15,000 Sq Ft, think of the heating bill in bidens America. How about the Joseph Berry Subdivision: Fiske Dr, Lodge Dr and Parkview Dr. Thanks for posting.....
It was abandoned by the Big Three when auto industry diversified and moved to rural areas with no organized labor unions. When Young was elected the financial center collapsed and the “power “ built the city of Troy and literally left the city to rot.
Yes Detroit has some beautiful neighborhood I’ve lived in the worst areas of Detroit but growing up driving around Detroit there still is some beautiful areas the hood is southwest Detroit warrendale and brightmoor also the east side near six mile and Davison also over by Ford and Wyoming theater those are just a few terrible neighborhoods but over near bell isle those are some beautiful homes I was born and raised in Detroit..and your home is what you make it just got to watch out for those criminals lol
I used to live on the Blvd 2 blocks away from Belle isle. Indian village 2-3 blocks away. ppl did not want you around if you came from the Blvd. stuck up rich folks...
I am a native Detroiter and we do have some fantastic, beautiful neighborhoods. Thanks for showing the good aspects of the city. And let’s not kid ourselves, crime in the city is still too high. If we can reduce that, Detroit will re-emerge as a world class city.
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I love Indian Village along with Palmer Woods, Sherwood Forest and the Boston Edison neighborhoods
Don't forget Rosedale Park and Grandmont on the west side.
@@mikerocks56 I like Rosendale Park and Grandmont also
Detroit once had the largest number of black home owners during the height of auto boom.
Many beautiful homes in Detroit.. not surprising!
Most outsiders don't really know. Detroit has several beautiful areas. I like that,keeps people away.
Yes been here my whole life I be amazed at some of the homes in Rosedale park
Yeah we don't need potential troublemakers coming and turning the city upside down once more. Just look what happened to Florida!
Detroit has no problem keeping people away.
@@jimmycain8669😂 stop it
Because You want to keep all the evil and corruption to yourself. “Outsiders” My elbow. There isn’t anything of redeeming value beyond the ugly edges of that part of the State and you know it. So go ahead and wallow in it…this video opened up an urban scab that No bullsh bandaid will ever fix.
What a fantastic video in your Detroit series, Chris. I was in Detroit in 2014 and was blown away by Indian Village. It looks even better today. I hope you visited Sherwood Forest, the University District, Rosedale Park, and Palmer Woods. Detroit has some incredible residential neighborhoods that rival those in New York City, Philadelphia and Chicago. Thank you for showing the beauty of this amazing city. Most people have no ideal how many gorgeous sections are still here.
@3:46 he mentions Indian Village being nationally designated as historic in 1972...A 1970 Buick Skylark casually strolls by. LOL
One of the things that was cool about living in Indian Village was not just the snoot factor which is what most people see, but that every resident there thinks of their house as a work of art and history to be proudly preserved. People in Indian Village (and Palmer Woods) take this role very seriously and personal, and really believed in it as part of revitalizing Detroit as not just a city, but a culture.
and they’re exactly right
So my dad was a Detroit native and I was raised there- I live in Chicago now. One of his favorite neighborhoods was Indian village and one of his favorite things to do on a sunny day was drive around the city and look at homes. We did it all the time. He passed in November 2022. These videos have brought me comfort- knowing he was alive when this was recorded and that he may have been just driving around the city doing exactly what I’m watching on that day. Thanks for these videos. ❤
Aww that’s a good memory to have with him. Thanks for sharing your story!
I'm in Chicago now and thinking of moving to Detroit, if Black people living like this! In Chicago, we have only Jackson Park Highlands and Beverly - the demand is WAY too high for the few homes that come to market each year. Me and Zillow have a date...gotta go!
Yes Detroit has numerous areas, that are very large that are not cheap at all to live in, condos in our area go anywhere from 175,000 to 900,000, we’re just east of downtown in Lafayette Park, a very stable diverse area with wonderful people and the ability to walk everywhere. Detroit has some fabulous areas to live in and we enjoy it enormously. No plans to move that’s for sure
Indian Village especially nice in summer with tree lined streets,,,,great vid thanks
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Thank You, for showing the other side of the coin. When you drove down E. 7 Mile, i seen my old stomping grounds. I still have family in some of the areas you filmed.
Born and raised in Detroit. I moved out the city at age 17 though. One of the blocks I used to live on is completely empty, it used to be houses there. The street was Pickford by Trinity and Bentler. Only 1 house stands the last time I've been there.
Mr...I left at 17 also...I really regret it though...in 72...it had a few good years left...
I grew up in the Brightmoor area. My house is one of only a few left on the street. Bless him, a fellow bought it from the land bank and is refurbishing it.
@@bookmagicroe9553 I wasn't too far from Brightmoor.
@@MrTaeDaniel I live in that neighborhood today and it's still declining
There’s also historic Boston-Edison District off Woodward Avenue. FYI .. Woodward is another long street from Detroit River (border w/ Canada), thru Detroit and suburbs of Ferndale, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Bloomfield, and ending in Pontiac to the north
I hope you're going to do Brush Park. It's the ewest neighborhood and has a mix of conpletely refurbisned early 1900s mansions and brand new condos.
The culmination of Detroit's revival has led to brush park's development.
Yes Brush Park is becoming very large and extremely expensive there is a smattering of old 1800 grand homes that have been totally renovated but primarily new condominiums townhomes etc. some of the townhomes have sold for as high as $1 million it’s just amazing the development in there it’s location of course it’s prime, the rental buildings built in there are quite expensive also averaging 1800 x2100 for a one bedroom quite often
Grosse point woods has some nice reality.
I was born in and grew up living in Indian Village, and then we moved to Palmer Woods.
I lived in Indian Village for years. 1960's/70's.
My ancestors, the Marsacs, had a strip (or ribbon) farm on the Detroit River. They were on the boat with Cadillac.
Nice
If only the whole city of Detroit looked this beautiful.
huge swaths of it do, this guys views literally rely on him having to over represent abandoned areas in cities bc that’s what gets random clicks from viewers that aren’t local.
Sherwood Forest, Palmer Woods, Rosedale park
The Berry Subdivison Historic District is only a few blocks from Indian Village and contains many beautiful homes and mansions, including the Manoogian Mansion and the Old Fisher Mansion. Several are located along the Detroit River which affords views of Belle Isle and Windsor Canada.
In 1959 I married a resident of Riverside Ontario which was opposite to the Fischer,Dodge mansions and Gar Wood"s Estate..Grayhaven. There was a huge yacht berthed in front of a Dodge home on the Detroit River. Used to see the Miss Pepsi boat races. Went to the Rooster Tail, Red Kemps,London Chop House restaurants. Giddy times for me a young .naive university student. My fiancee took me to Ile Peche and we took motor boat exploration all up.and down those famous inlet waterways dotted with mansions wi boat houses the size of monster homes.That was when Detroit was the richest city in the world and it was mind boggling. Its amazing I'm still alive to recall so much. I was even arrested at Sinbad's bar for entering US without reporting to customs. My fiances fault as he piloted the small boat and shd have known better being 5yrs older than me,a mere 18 yr old.
@pauledeneau1486 Are you still living in Canada??My hubby and I enjoyed visiting TO 2 years sgo.We loved Halifax the most and were there when Hurricane Juan hit in 2003.
Excellent video another POV on the Detroit Tale of two Cities.
5:30 “different then typical cookie cutter stuff you see in suburbs today” as I’m looking out my window at 8 houses that look incredibly similar to mine
I live in WB where many homes from before 2000s are unique BUT … they cut down the woods and continue to build “Stepford” movi- like match-matchy subdivisions. Immature foliage, close together, tiny yards. Also, inner ring 70s suburbs like Livonia, Novi, Farmington + Southfield also contain miles of “cookie cutter” homes.
My maternal grandparents lived on Iroquois from around 1920 to about 1943. I do not know which house but according to my mom, it was a beauty. I wish I would have known my grandparents.
Two other similar areas within Detroit. Paler Woods and Rosedale Park
For me, Growing up in Flint I can relate with most of your videos. Thanks for all the memories as I live in the hills of West Virginia now.
Night and day difference sir. For the better! You can't complain.
I live in Winston-Salem NC and we have a neighborhood that is strikingly similar to Indian Village-- it's called Buena Vista, and dates mostly from the 1920's. Tobacco and textile money helped to build it. Thanks for the video!
Hey Pinnix I know where Buena Vista is in Winston Salem
Of course Detroit does. Detroit is one of those "old money" cities. Unfortunately, the negatives are always highlighted instead.
All cities have the " money 💰 " areas.
I went to indian village in may... incredible
Detroit is a beautiful city with scars and memories. We have a Zoo too...not just neighborhoods to view (We aren't an exhibit, somewhat jokingly) . Metro Detroit has some of the richest hoods in the country. Separated by a single road sometimes. We cross pollinate and contaminate. Music, culture, in every way. We shake hands more than we shoot to outsiders. Hugs don't make headlines.
The zoo is in Royal Oak, but yes it’s great. The single road you speak of is 8 mile. Get out of Detroit and yes, Oakland and Macomb counties, even Wayne, have some really nice suburbs. Not much of the wealth is in Detroit though. It’s a segregated city. It’s been starting to come back in areas. I’m rooting for the city.
@@ChrisHarden I know, we used to walk there from my house. Washington and Harrison the South end of Downtown Royal Oak.
@@ChrisHarden 8 MILE isn't the great divide that is most popular. If you know Detroit it's Alter.
@Adam Ronel I know, I lived there. What's your point my friend?
Very nicely said and also true, in my Detroit neighborhood, Lafayette Park, over the years I have met some of the nicest people in my whole life, and they continue to be that way. That’s part of the reason why I live here.
There are many rebirth areas in Detroit. Where young people have moved in and saving wonderful homes and bringing neighborhood alive. Look around and see the new Detroit.
This area hasn't changed at all.
West Village is pretty popular for a lot of young professionals especially the ones that want to be closer to the east side. Every time I turn around I’m meeting somebody that is considering moving over there or lives over there. It still has quite a way to go when it comes down to petty crime such as car break-ins if you park on the street but overall it’s a nice neighborhood that isn’t quite as expensive as downtown.
I had a lot of friends here and in the Boston Edison area. I miss what Detroit was. Still love SE and Mid-Michigan
This is like the part of Evanston IL where I lived 1995-2000. The oldest mansions were there. The place I stayed was a mansion split into rooms rented out as an SRO. Other homes rented rooms out. There were duplex and triplex homes, a rarity.
Nice to see a part of Detroit holding it's own and making a comeback. Great video Chris. Stop by and see us at the Nature Coast next time you're in Florida. See a part of Florida few people visit. You can count on a place to stay while your in the area. Bring the family too. 25 miles west of Ocala. Horse country, springs, manatees, gulf coast fishing and a hood or 2 people need to see.
On a recent trip to California, in Pasadena there is a whole block of arts and crafts home. They were beautiful.
Never been to Detroit, but when I see you videos I feel as I have been there THANKS KEEP IT UP
Your heart will give you an experience you can't imagine when you do visit in person. You won't view the world the same.
Detroit was once a great city... I grew up in Detroit when it was
It still is. The issue is no leadership. Mayor, City Council totally corrupt. Don't care. Won't hire police, Won't try to fix up the schools. Making money off of giving people tickets for having weeds in their yard.
@@kimberlystrong1912 do you really think that's gonna change....no way Jose
Detroit is still a great city unless you want to just focus on the negative in every situation which sadly is the American way. Americans like the gloom & doom so naturally, most completely ignore the good things slapping them in the face.
@@michaelsteele4587 I know right 🙄
Detroit is a great city there’s just so much that goes on here, obviously there’s some major problems but it has attributes that are wonderful and getting better, that I don’t see in so many other places.
Great video-as always, lot of work went into the research and narrative. Thanks.
My dad used to own 1023 Iroquois from like 82 to 88 just before I was born. The house is shown at 13:32.
Amazing and absolutely beautiful area Chris! Thanks for the awesome video! I bet there is some really good security protection there!
Yes there's still nice neighborhoods in Detroit with big homes.
Great job, Chris. So many beautiful homes in Indian Village, I only wish more of the original homes in Brush Park would have been saved the way this neighborhood did. Also, nice to see the Van Dyke area coming around.
My boss lives in Indian village and his house is amazing and I live two blocks away on Parker and gothe
Hi from New Zealand, thanks, that was really interesting.
Add one time Detroit was the most prosperous city in the world.
Biggest concentration of single-family homes in the U.S. and some of the richest.
at last something nice about Detroit, most of these houses remind me of rural England. realy beautiful, thanks for the drive,
Great video! There are some nice neighborhoods on the west side as well. Martin Park/ University District, Sherwood Forest and Palmer Woods
Thank you for excellent coverage of Indian Village and West Village.
this neighborhood looks really nice...
Loved your video.✅👍🙏
Yay!! Finally a video of the Motor City that isn’t STR8 GHETTO!! lol Do you have a video where you’re only covering Grosse Pointe neighborhoods?? 🤓🤓
Not yet, but I will eventually.
@@ChrisHardenAY! Good! Cause I’m not going to lie.. the Detroit series was getting a little boring (for me) it’s like every video looked the same.. w/same sad story lol
Hi Chris, I just found your channel and being born in the S.W side of Detroit which is now mostly Hispanic has a long ways to go. I do however see an improvement since the old crack days of the 80’s and 90’s. I lived there until I was 19 and worked in the city for almost 13 years.
Palmer Woods and Boston Edison are even better!!!
Although I have not lived in NJ for 30 plus years, this area reminds me of South Orange, NJ which was/extremely wealthy and down the street were projects that were in the Newark city limits.
ever wondered how many ghostly spirits are inside these houses gives me goosebumps just looking
You should do a video on Grosse Pointe/Grosse Pointe Woods. It's a very nice upscale area just east of Detroit ❤
If you have a chance, you might highlight the one and only Palmer Park Apartment district. I've lived in many cities but I've never seen such a concentration of unusual, mostly art deco, apartment buildings..of many different sub styles.
Whenever the "Detroit hood" theme music comes on, you can hear Chris locking his car doors.
When I was a teenager that area was under a canopy of old-growth trees in the fall residents would rake up epic piles of leaves that we would then come by and drive our cars through and then go jump Ashland Bridge
...the "Ashland Bump"!!!
Have you done the Dequindre Cut yet?
I’ve talked about it in the video where I went through Eastern Market I believe.
@@ChrisHarden I heard they're gonna start allowing camping in it this summer
@@smooch2955 we'll see!
Another cool video Chris, thanks. I love the stats and street names. Everything is perfect, I can only imagine one other thing that could really make it awesome. Like a red dot moving on a map of where you are at, wow... Cheers. Oh, are going to do Grosse Pointe's and then move up past 8 mile?
I'll make videos on the Grosse Pointe's eventually. Have to finish the uploads for Detroit first. I'll have them uploaded in order on the map that I made.
@@ChrisHarden did you do those subdivisions over by Palmer park?
When I was a little girl I used to love going Halloween trick or treating
These homes are more elaborate on the inside than homes that are comparable to them on either the east or west coasts.
Make sure you check out Lafayette Towers where my father had to make occasional welfare checks...oh and go to Lafayette Coney Island for lunch. Love how fast the traffic lights change in East Detroit. In California you're still waiting for the light to change while a person in Detroit has already reached his/her destination...
Lived there most of my life. Was great as a teen. Sad to see it as it is. What happened to all of the trees in Indian Village? Most that I see in your video are still pretty young.
What do you mean what happened to the trees? There were plenty of trees in the video. You do realize this video was taken in the winter months.
Wonder if they paid the native bands for this land back then (late 19th and early 20th century)before building these elaberate houses. And if so how much . Also it would be interesting to see this area before any development started and if there where tepees around the michigan areas. I will try searching about it. Thanks for the tour , history and current info. about Indian village.
From what I understand, the land that Indian village stands on today was a ribbon farm. The chosen name Indian village was just kind of random. Before the ribbon farms, no clue.
@@ChrisHarden i have spent a few hours reaearching old history of Detroit so very interesting At one point this link came up gives the history in point form and concise so i thought i would send to you , hope you get a chance to see it covers 1600 to 1900.
Enjoy cheers
Like with most things in this world, it is all about culture. Folks who take care of their homes and property keep value and tend to be safer. Folks who do not take care of their homes and property live in violent squalor.
Born & raised in Detroit I've seen a lot of Good oppose to bad grew up approximately 3 mile east of Belle Isle off Jefferson on Montclair. I notice the area started declining when the recreational center began to close like Gallagher outdoor pool @ St.Jean & Kercheval activities became non existence for the community.
There's many other area's of Detroit with nice homes and neighborhoods.
West Grand Blvd, has some beautiful older Holmes also.
Thanks for the video. I live near Toronto Ontario but I visit Indian village every year for their spring home tour(exactly the past 3 years because of covid cancellation).
Anyway it's a gorgeous area, but I really think you should have filmed this video in spring or summer as it looks so much nicer with all its mature foliage
Can u please do Boston Edison District!!
You passed the best Mexican restaurant on earth. On Mack. I live in Indian Village.
Sierra station?
@@TheVikingblonde Ha yes
@@Locoandchooch love that place!
@@TheVikingblonde Ditto, I was there earlier.🥑🌮
@@Locoandchooch I had Mexican too but over by my house! 😎
You didn't let us get a good look at the houses and Indian village they're beautiful people he went straight down the middle of the street he should have had the camera pointing toward the houses.
We went on the Indian Village tour in the early 2000s. It was very nice, the only problem is the taxes.
Absolutely Gorgeous. I watch and ride around with The Shea Show, but he doesn't show us these neighborhoods. What a beautiful city. the planners really need to do something to attract industry to Detroit, you already have the wide streets, infostructure, and real estate, some of which needs to be brought back to life. What area did Soupy Sales live in, anyone know ???
Soupy sales and his family just lived off the Harper exit in an area that’s called Morningside, bordering on another wonderful neighborhood , East English village with smaller homes built in the 1920s and 30s but they are absolutely gorgeous in detail, and the neighborhood is very solid. I know that because my best friend grew up three doors away from soupy sales.
@@manbtm1 Thank you for your reply, like your screenname.
I lived on Iroquois, 1965-67, moved to Canada due to the riots. I don't remember the house # but it had 24 rooms, a ballroom (not the IKEA kind) on the 3rd floor, and a carriage house with an apartment above it. pretty sure it had 2 white pillars out front. I'd love to see a picture of it, don't know where to look. Thanks for this video!
Why don't you check out Rosedale park or Palmer park.
When my book:"On 7th Thought" gets published and sells its' millionth copy,this is exactly where I'll be taking up residence!! 🎉
How r u?~Super! how amazing view.Chris,=)
That my auntie neighborhood historical houses have a Lotta rules but it’s worth it
Hi Chris. L'm watching from Australia, so please pardon my ignorance. Is it normal to have snow on the ground at this time of year for you folk?
I filmed it in February. Snow season for most of the populated areas in the northern U.S. stretches from November to March usually.
Alot of towns in the boston suburbs have streets that look like that. Same styles built at rhe same time.
The Chicago suburbs too. I went to school in River Forest, IL and wouldn’t be able to tell the difference except the lawns in Detroit are deeper. Lovely neighborhood.
These are not suburbs. This is Detroit. The suburbs of Grosse Pointe, Bloomfield Hills, and Birmingham are FAR superior to any of these neighborhoods
Detroit has a long way to go! If you go to the Zillow listing for this property (links are apparently not allowed; a comment that included a link was soon removed), you'll see that the $3.5M original asking price when listed January 2022 was reduced, in steps, to $1.2M when finally sold November 2022.
Was that Lafayette Tower at the end?
Nope that was the Jeffersonian Apartments. Looks similar though.
@@ChrisHarden Thanks. They do look similar. I had relatives that lived in Lafayette Towers back in the late 60s early 70s. My uncle used to toss water balloons by us kids from the 21st floor.
People forget there was a time when Detroit was the wealthiest city in the world and I do believe still boasts a top 10 richest suburb in Bloomfield hills? Could be wrong on that nowadays but still mega wealthy
Proubably right a few wealty celebs like Robin Williams use to live in Bloomfeild Hills.
Myself born and raised in DETROIT.....NOW LIVING IN NORFOLK,VA....AS OF 7/28/24....grew up on the westside in many HOODS....HIGHLAND PARK , THE NEW CENTER AREA, 8 MILE AND GREENFIELD AREA, PRE-ROSEDALE PARK, (GRAND RIVER AND MINOCK) AND JOY ROAD AND PIERSON. AND 6 MILE AND LOG CABIN. All those neighborhoods I named has very nice STREETS AND VERY BAD STREETS...THAT RUN PARALLEL to each other. Point being.....AS LONG AS YOU CAN AFFORD IT.....DETROIT (the inner city itself) besides downtown Has great places to live.
Indian Village looks like GHENT HERE IN NORFOLK,VA
One thing about being native to Detroit....if you live on the EASTSIDE, YOU DONT GO TO THE WESTSIDE..AND VICE VERSA. ITS A TRIP.
Did I see speed bumps on some of the streets in Indian Village?! Horrors! What a desecration to this historic and stately area. Just tragic…😮😮
Wow, some really nice homes, nice when each house is different. Detroit is the "Poster Child" on how bad politicians can ruin a once great American city. Changing the way you vote can change to outcome. "Wait What" did you say some of the homes are as large as 15,000 Sq Ft, think of the heating bill in bidens America. How about the Joseph Berry Subdivision: Fiske Dr, Lodge Dr and Parkview Dr. Thanks for posting.....
It was abandoned by the Big Three when auto industry diversified and moved to rural areas with no organized labor unions. When Young was elected the financial center collapsed and the “power “ built the city of Troy and literally left the city to rot.
Yes Detroit has some beautiful neighborhood I’ve lived in the worst areas of Detroit but growing up driving around Detroit there still is some beautiful areas the hood is southwest Detroit warrendale and brightmoor also the east side near six mile and Davison also over by Ford and Wyoming theater those are just a few terrible neighborhoods but over near bell isle those are some beautiful homes I was born and raised in Detroit..and your home is what you make it just got to watch out for those criminals lol
Detroit is a city of opposite extremes, from the beautiful to the blight
The most expensive house in Indian village is $16,000,000
Yeah, Iroquois & Jefferson
Do Randall road in ill Chicago metro area is crazy how fast it's growing and has not slow down the past 20 years
The whole Eastside was nice at one time.
People with money and Professions know how to keep it.
Having money usually helps people maintain things.
You should go out to Birmingham, Bloomfield hills
It is probably worth mentioning who is buying all the vacant lots in this very important Border Town!
I used to live on the Blvd 2 blocks away from Belle isle. Indian village 2-3 blocks away. ppl did not want you around if you came from the Blvd. stuck up rich folks...
I am a native Detroiter and we do have some fantastic, beautiful neighborhoods. Thanks for showing the good aspects of the city. And let’s not kid ourselves, crime in the city is still too high. If we can reduce that, Detroit will re-emerge as a world class city.
Fun fact: Meg White of the White Stripes lives here.