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One of the busiest redevloped sections of Michigan Avenue iincludes Gold Cash Gold and Slow's. (Google Earth photo)
The strip of Michigan Avenue that once was the backdrop for a bustling Tiger Stadium was written off as dead when Mike Ilitich moved his team to Comerica Park on Woodward Avenue.
Now the strip has become one of the most redevloped in Detroit, Louis Aguilar of The Detroit News writes:
Now, locally grown food, craft cocktails and restored historic buildings are the all-stars in the old neighborhood on Michigan Avenue.
The strip has become one of the most gentrified in Detroit. And the money keeps flowing: This spring, work begins at the empty Tigers Stadium site for the Detroit Police Athletic League Headquarters, a youth sports field and most likely, a major residential and retail development.
Beyond the stadium plans, there are five other developments in the works. They range from an anticipated multimillion-dollar housing development by billionaire Tony Soave, to the overhaul of a former auto repair garage into a chic Thai restaurant and bar called Katoi.
There are few empty buildings left on Corktown’s Michigan Avenue.
