Detroit Walking. Cass Corridor from Downtown to Midtown

[@blakeray9856]

Thanks for this. I walked this street and the whole area extensively from '86-'14. A long time and lots of changes over the years. Frankly, it used to be considerably scarier in the late eighties.

[@GEN_X_]

even in the 90's

[@mrbananaman8032]

I'd like to think one day people will be in awe of how vacant and quiet this area was.

[@glenknapke6771]

l.a. brings back good memerories

[@dougclendening5896]

I had a white sociology professor at Schoolcraft College who lived on Cass in what I believe was a historic house, by Wayne state or the hospital. He was old at the time, and this was maybe 12 years ago now. As an end of quarter field trip, he took us western suburbanites to his house and all around key areas of Detroit. Most of us never saw the areas before. It was right in the middle of the worst time of Detroit and most people my age had no reason to go down there besides a casino or two. As we started our trip on Cass outside his house, a cross dressing hooker was walking down on the other side of the street. "She" yelled to our group of 20 or so mostly white kids: "YALL WANT SOME COCAINE!!". The old white haired professor quickly replied "Shut the fuck up bitch!" in a way that told you he knew how he needed to behave in his neighborhood to be taken seriously. She went on her way. Throughout the semester before this, the professor had so much patience as he dealt with deep racism in his class as he tried to describe the cycle of poverty in Detroit to us, including some hardcore southern Nascar fans. I still remember their faces as towards the end of the semester all of the professor's plans he made were finally coming together in a way that trapped the racist based logic that fought against the ideas of poverty not being because "black people are dumber abd therefore poorer". I didn't know it at the time, but that professor's patience and drive to heal his hometown changed my life forever. It opened my eyes to meta issues that I had no idea existed or influenced mine and others realities in such strong ways.

[@topgeardel]

Nice comment, but don't be a Kool Aid drinker. I grew up in Detroit. It was once one of America's great "melting pot" cities. Very multi-ethnic and multi-racial. That was its greatness. It is now and has been for 20 years + a Black city. Huge difference. The only reason Detroit has the image it has over the past decades IS b/c it is a Black city. I lived in a nice, safe Detroit neighborhood and went to a very nice high school. The beautiful school is basically closed, my neighborhood looks like an Iraqi war zone and shithole. I am in shock when I see it. The people of Detroit MUST own what Detroit is. The Downtown area is nothing but "bells and whistles" where Big Money profits b/c of fire-sale prices and White suburbanites support. You take White suburbanite and out State money from Downtown Detroit area...and that too will go to hell again. The Black community of Detroit could never support Downtown Detroit on its own. Detroit would never be anything today without White Government & Business "movers & shakers" . There's not one ounce of racism in my comment.

[@loopbasedzero]

I used to frequently make this walk when I lived there, remember the Peterboro Gallery before the Avalon was there, and an abandoned Cantonese restaurant on Cass.

[@detroitwalk]

That's cool. I'm glad I was able to capture some of the same spots you saw when you walked this route. At Peterboro and Cass, there used to be an abandoned Cantonese restaurant, actually a whole abandoned Chinatown there. That area has seen lots of TLC. Check it out on Google Maps; a craft beer bar, a tattoo shop, a Chinese fusion restaurant, and food court/art gallery/event space made of shipping containers now reside there, the aforementioned in the restored buildings. I'll get back to that area sometime and show more of what's going on down the blocks. Thanks for watching!

[@loopbasedzero]

@@detroitwalk Great stuff, thanks for your dedication. Are you a Detroit? I'm considering moving back.

[@detroitwalk]

@@loopbasedzero It's really my pleasure. I've always lived in an adjacent suburb due to proximity to work, but spend most of my free time downtown. Currently I'm in Eastpointe (formerly named East Detroit). My next move will be to the heart of the city. Yeah, it's still a great place and getting better all the time, if you're thinking of heading back. If you're curious about an area, let me know and I can try to capture it in a future video.

[@nigelmarshallkenyonabbott8684]

Lived in Detroit, my assumed hometown, in the mid to late 70s. You could shoot a cannon downtown at rush hour and miss all 4 pedestrians. Thankfully, Detroit has come back after sleeping for 50 years. Growing north from downtown along Woodward again

[@garyalexander5686]

So many parking lots.

[@jayj3782]

Nice.

[@detroitwalk]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@TK_Strong]

Actually, not as bad as I expected.

[@red9man2130]

I share a birthday with Edward Cass which is IRONIC in more ways than one!

[@javierazcarate6501]

que ladilla

[@anthonywilliams488]

Showing to much sidewalk and not enough buildings

[@topgeardel]

This man is walking in the so-called "developed" areas surrounding Downtown. That's where the $$$ has been invested. Even so, that's one lonely-ass walk. If he made it home safe...count it a victory, not an endorsement of Detroit. I grew up in the City of Detroit. I lived in one of the nicer areas. It's a war zone today....b/c lost people live in Detroit.