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I actually first visited this neighborhood as a teen before our family moved into the neighboring University District neighborhood. I met a girl who lived here with her parents, and I came to visit her a few times.

This neighborhood, all of it, feels like living in the suburbs. Just beautiful, sprawling homes, green lush lawns, tree lined avenues, and clean streets. People with money live here. All great communities have well-organized and active home owner associations, and this one is no different. The streets were kind of confusing just because they didn't run east-west and north-south, but it was no big deal really.

There are buses that run along the major streets of Livernois and Seven Mile, but affluent neighborhoods like this one usually had multiple cars per family. Woodward is not far away either and has bus stops as well. And of course there are quite a few retail stores and restaurants along the same streets. The Papa John's on Livernois right by Margareta has some of the best deep dish takeout pizza I have ever tasted.

This neighborhood borders another nice neighborhood, Palmer Woods, so you know that you are hobnobbing with mostly hardworking professionals amongst the area's residents. And although it is not huge in terms of square miles, there are a few good schools in this neighborhood as well. If you can afford it, this is a place to look into for a home.

I still remember the day my car broke down on the way to my job at DTE Energy. I was on the Lodge when the engine failed, and I came up on the service drive of Grand River. My car coasted, then came to a complete stop in front of an abandoned building. Some rough looking dude was standing there, sizing me up. I had to walk the rest of the way to work. The only reason the car was still there when I returned later was because all of the hoods standing around knew the car didn't work, so they didn't bother with it. Surprisingly the windows, radio, and tires remained intact.

I sincerely hate judging people who have to live in bad neighborhoods, because it may be through circumstances that are not their fault. But this place is just bad. If there is one street that doesn't have at least two vacant lots and one abandoned house, I would be surprised.

Although the Motor City Casino is right there, you don't even feel safe going in and out. It's like people are watching you to see if you win big, so they can follow you out to the parking lot. I had the feeling that eyes were watching me the whole time I was there. You just have to watch your back if you find yourself around here.

There is busing on all the major streets, but one street I would not feel comfortable waiting on a bus is Martin Luther King Blvd. Especially in the predawn morning or after dusk. Shady looking folks are prowling the streets in that area all the time.

Now don't get me wrong, there is a bit of revitalization going on, with a few housing developments springing up. But overall the area is empty.
The Lodge Freeway, I-96, I-75 all surround this neighborhood so there is no problem getting back forth to different parts of the city. And you are minutes away from Downtown. But, overall, I would pass on trying to find a decent home here and look elsewhere.

We lived in this neighborhood a few years back, before I left home. I had many friends in the area and still visit to this day. This place is called University District, not Union District, because UDM is south of the neighborhood.

One of the hallmarks of a very nice, well-maintained neighborhood is a strong community organization, and this neighborhood has had one for a while. I'm not sure if my parents paid dues or not. I think they did, but it probably wasn't much.

All of the homes and streets in this area are in very good shape. A lot of the houses here having these huge floor plans where they have at least four bedrooms and some have three baths. Our house had a floorplan like this, plus a nice basement. If you have a large family, this could be a good place if you have the money.

The Detroit Golf Club borders the community to the east, but it is a private club for Detroit's big wigs. Still, Palmer Park Golf Course is right around the corner for those who like to tee it up, like me, and of course Palmer Park itself is right there.

Although it is a fairly large neighborhood, residents will have no problems accessing public transportation along the main streets of Seven Mile, Livernois, and McNichols. These streets also have retail outlets, stores, and restaurants as well. And Woodward Ave is not far way for even more shopping. I would definitely live in this neighborhood again.

As I lived in Lafayette Towers for a couple of years, I know the East Jefferson area pretty well. The neighborhood that is south of Kercheval Street and ends at Jefferson between Burns St and Pennsylvania is called English Village.

I'm glad to see the new developments and revitalization going on in this neighborhood. The time to get in on this boom over is now. Some of residential streets and the homes lining them are older and in need of updating, but some of the condo's springing up are going to be very nice. This neighborhood also borders the Joseph Barry Subdivision, which is one of the nicest in the downtown area.

There is like one school in this neighborhood, which isn't ideal, but there are decent schools by DPS standards in the surrounding neighborhoods. Even so, living close to Joseph Barry, Indian Village, and the Marina District has its perks. This area along East Jefferson has plenty of retail stores and public transportation for people who use buses to travel back and forth. However, East Jefferson can get rowdy in the spring and summer. There are also city buses running on Kercheval as well.

This neighborhood is in a great position geographically, as every amenity downtown Detroit has to offer is just minutes away. Plus this neighborhood is not very far from the water and some parks, bars, and restaurants down by the waterfront.

My former IT career has taken me all over downtown. I used to do technical support for an undercover police unit that was housed over here, but I can't tell you exactly where it is!

The thing I like about the Brush Park area is that it so well combines the historic and classic with the new and fresh. People seemed to be enamored of old style buildings with a heavy Victorian influence as far as architecture, and there are some homes here that fit that description. They aren't for your everyday folk however, as they are extremely expensive.

And I also like the new housing units and condos that are springing up around here. For residents of the area who are looking for something more modern, these units are good choices to investigate. And they are even redoing the famous Brewster-Douglas projects that fell into disrepair. I think they are turning them into high-rise apartments. This is one part of town that needed revitalization, and is getting it.

The undercover building I worked in had a window where you could look out and see Comerica Park staring you in the face. That is how close this neighborhood is to all the downtown amenities. I-75 is right there for travel into the northern part of the city or suburbs. There is busing on Brush S, John R, and Woodward for those who need to get around with public transportation as well. This is a part of town that has a lot happening, and would be a cool place to call home.

This is not a very big neighborhood at all. It basically borders I-94 on one side and resides on the east side of town. My mom's aunt lived over here not too long ago, but she moved recently to the west side.

This one of those areas that you can tell needs some revitalization due to the streets and the older homes, but the residents do well in taking care of what they have. On most of the streets, including Wade where my great-aunt lived, everyone kept their grass cut and the exterior of their homes orderly. Yes there was the occasional vacant lot and abandoned house, but you are going to find a few of those in just about any Detroit neighborhood. There is also a school or two in the neighborhood; I know one is called St. Ignatius

The residents of this area have access to plenty of retail stores on both Harper and Conner St. I have been recommended by more than one person to try this bar called Retro's on Harper by I-94, though I haven't had occasion to take them up on the offer yet.

One huge bonus of living in this neighborhood is that it is located right next to the Chandler Park area. You have access to the golf course, the water park, and everything else over there. If I lived over here I would be at Chandler Park all the time. This is a pretty solid neighborhood in my opinion.

My sister's best friend lives on Edmore in this neighborhood.

I didn't grow up on the east side, so all you ever heard was how bad it was. Now it's true that some places on the east side are terrible, this is actually a very nice, modest neighborhood. On most of the streets I have seen, you had very neat lawns and well maintained one and two story brick homes. There isn't a bunch of angry locals standing around staring at you, and it feels pretty neighborly for the most part.

Some of the houses as you get closer to Eight Mile are not as nice, but those are few and far between. I think there is one school in the neighborhood, but there are some others in the neighboring communities. The major streets of the area consist of Eight Mile, Gratiot Ave, Hayes, and Kelly. There are more than enough shops and restaurants on both Eight Mile and Gratiot, with plenty of bus stops for the local residents who need to get around. But it is Eight Mile, so noise and traffic are a major factor at certain times of the day.

One bonus of the area is that Eastland Shopping Mall is right next door. So basically every retail outlet you can imagine is in the mall, right at your fingertips.

More than one of my friends who lived in my old Berg-Lahser neighborhood a few miles from here settled into this area. I still come over here all the time.

This neighborhood has your average homes as far as what you will find in Detroit, and a mix of nice streets, and eyesore streets. It seems like the houses closer to Telegraph, where my friends live, is nicer, and the ones down by Grand River seems to go down a bit in quality. The streets closer to Telegraph seems to have a more dense concentration of trees, which gives the area a little bit of a rustic feel to it.

Telegraph and Grand River are two major streets in the area, in fact throughout Detroit. So the locals have plenty of access to public transportation and retail shopping like restaurants, gas stations, and convenience stores. McNichols Street also has a bus route and a few stores as well. There are also several schools located within this neighborhoods confines, which bodes well for families.

I've heard mixed reviews from my friends who make their homes here. Some seem to like it, others can't wait to move to the suburbs. It seems to me if you find the right streets and know what areas to avoid, it's quite ok here.

The Shrine of the Black Madonna Bookstore technically lies directly outside this neighborhood area. As I am a frequent visitor to the bookstore, I have seen this area up close recently. My friend Tony also lives on Glendale over here.

Tony's street, Glendale is pretty nice for this area. Lots of two-story houses with green grass and clean streets. But there are other areas in the neighborhood where the residents have let their streets and homes go.

I especially don't like the areas around the major streets of Livernois and Davidson. You have these young degenerates riding their cars too fast, playing their music too loud, and smoking marijuana right out in the open. If you stare at them for too long, they seem liable to stop their car jars, jump out and confront you. I am plenty savvy and street wise, and when I am not at the bookstore or visiting Tony, I avoid this area completely. I stay on I-96 to get where I need to go. Like I said I am not judging everyone who lives here, but the riff-raff element is pretty high.


The locals have access to public transportation on Livernois, Davidson and Dexter, along with retail stores along those streets. It seems like a feature of poor neighborhoods are liquor stores and fast food joints, and this area has plenty of both. There are a couple of schools in the neighborhood, and I-96 isn't that far away for traveling to different areas of town.

My friend's dad worked in this part of town. It's a neighborhood a few miles from the River Rouge area. It's actually considered part of Southwest Detroit, so you have a considerable Latino presence down here in the way of shops and residents.

The whole place could use some revitalization, like some major project or new development built somewhere around here in order to stimulate the local economy. This neighborhood actually encompasses a large area in terms of square miles, so some parts are better than others. Some streets have homes that appear to be in good shape, while others feature boarded up and abandoned eyesores. The streets are relatively clean in some places, and littered with refuse in others. It seems like the locals can sniff out a visitor, and their demeanor when they stare at you is not a friendly one.

Due to the area covering a few square miles, there are an abundance of public transit stops and retail stores around. Most of these places can be found along West Vernor Highway. This streets cuts right through the neighborhood, and has many Latino themed shops and stores. There is also a public library on West Vernor, and a few public schools scattered throughout the neighborhood. As far as major freeways, I-75 and I-94 are both very close by for traveling and commuting to other parts of the city and suburbs.

I have driven through parts of this neighborhood while traveling up both East Jefferson and East Lafayette. There are some very attractive homes contained in this small area.

West Village is another one of those historic districts that are sprinkled around the city. It has a heavy concentration of one and two story, older style homes and some apartment complexes. The actual residential streets in here could use some repair, but it's not like you are going to destroy your tires by driving over them. Butzel Middle School is also located in this neighborhood, and so is the Butzel Family Recreational Center, where I have played hoops before.

Like I said the neighborhood itself is small, only about 3 or 4 blocks wide and stops at East Vernor. East Jefferson is the main thoroughfare though, and has retail outlets and public transportation available. There are bus routes down Van Dyke as well.

Due to its proximity to downtown, this neighborhood is not far from the city's major amenities and entertainment options. Being located so close to the Detroit Riverwalk is a major bonus as well. In my opinion, this is a very nice neighborhood to live in, especially if you like the downtown area.

Most of the residential living areas are in little pockets near the edges of this geographic area. But as a whole, the neighborhood itself is predominately a large industrial park, with places of business scattered about. The neighborhood area is over by the Lodge near Bagley St., featuring some decent looking homes on some quaint little streets. There are other nice streets on the other side of Bagley, but technically they are not part of this neighborhood

Surprisingly, the main roads around here, like Abbott Street and Trumbull for example are not bad. You would expect all kinds of potholes from all the 18 wheelers that come through here, but you don't really see that. There are some areas of Detroit that used to have a lot of heavy manufacturing going on around them, but have of late turned into ghost towns. This area though, seems to still have businesses and is thriving a bit.

The old Tiger Stadium is very close to the north part of this neighborhood, and I imagine that since it was leveled it has caused the local economy to suffer a little. But overall the few residential streets here are quite livable. Buses, and retails shop can be found on Michigan Ave, Bagley, and 12th street.

When I went to Cooley High summer school, I met a very influential teacher there who really cared about her students, and she lived in this area. I think she had a bungalow or something on Ward Street, and she used to invite students to her house! In fact me and my friends still keep up with her on Facebook and visit her occasionally.

Of course her home was nice, quaint and kept up, and so was most of the street in general. But like so many neighborhoods in Detroit, you can have one nice street and a rundown one the next block over. This was not the greatest part of town, but you didn't have a lot of the locals giving you the evil eye like they do in some places. In general, what you had here was a lot of one-story and two-story brick houses.

One of the major streets that border this neighborhood is Fenkell. Yes, you have public transit and some retail outlets, but overall the level of traffic and noise over here is a bit disconcerting. And you also have your share of boarded up storefronts. There are also schools in this area, a plus for young families.

Schaeffer, Lyndon St, and Meyers are the other major roads close to this neighborhood, and the buses run on Schaeffer and Lyndon. The closest major freeway is probably the Lodge two or three miles away. Overall if you are familiar with the area and your neighbors, this can be an OK neighborhood by Detroit standards.

This neighborhood is located on the east side of Detroit off of Seven Mile. One of my relatives lives on Sunset Street in the Krainz Woods neighborhood less than a mile away, and I have travelled Seven Mile extensively in this area.

Some of streets are nicer looking, and others appear neglected a bit. On some of the nicer streets, like around St. Aubin, you can tell the residents care about their property even if it's not much. They keep their lawns clean and cut, the exterior of their houses neat, and keep the street clean. Other streets closer to Seven Mile have vacant lots overran with weeds. The place is kind of in the middle - not the best, but certainly not the worst.

Although there is busing and retail outlets available on Seven Mile, the road itself is narrower than I prefer, and has some potholes. Also the residents who ride in their cars up and down the street can be rowdy at times. Nevada Street has a few retail stores and buses run down there and on Dequindre.

This neighborhood is less than a mile from I-75, so if you need to go downtown or to the suburbs, the freeway is right there. 8 mile Road is only a mile away or so as well, and has more retail choices if you need them. If you have a family with young kids, there are schools in the neighborhood, but DPS has really fallen on hard times of late.

Overall the entire neighborhood here, right in the Gross Pointe area is nice, but it can be a mixed bag. Like on some streets like Bishop you can find some nice, modest, brick bungalow style homes. And then in other parts of the neighborhood like Outer Drive, you find towering stately brick homes that are two-story and expensive looking. But overall the entire residential area is very well kept up and clean. The houses don't have that cookie cutter feeling that you get when looking at suburban neighborhoods. There is plenty of unique architecture here.

I do believe there is a home owner's association here, and it wouldn't surprise me because most of the really nice areas have strong ones. There are also plenty of quality public and private schools in the area, which is a bonus for families with young kids.

The main roads in this neighborhood are Cadieux, Warren, and Mack. Surprisingly, there are quite a few fast food outlets in this area, which you usually see in the poorer areas. There is also plenty of public transportation on the main thoroughfares, and of course I-94 is right there, which can take you right into downtown Detroit.

Overall I love the charm, design, and upkeep of this area, and it's not far from the water. I'd live here, definitely.

When I worked for DTE Energy, my coworker Brian and I had occasion to come down here for a gathering at the Edison Boat Club as uninvited guests. So I got a good look at the area down here by the water.

The boat club is members only and we were only in the area on official business, but the place is awesome nonetheless. I love seeing expensive yachts on the river, it is so relaxing. The dining area in here is nice as well for the upper crust.

I bet a few of those guys and gals with the yachts lived in those estates right down near the water. Now that is somewhere I would live in a heartbeat. The homes are new, huge, brick in a clean and spacious neighborhood. The estates are private however and probably priced way too high for the average person.

So far I have gone on and on about the boat club and the estates, but this area is really dominated by the Chrysler Conner Assembly plant. I think they make Jeeps and Dodges here, and the plant and it's other little buildings take up most of this area, all the way up I-94. I imagine that most of the time, traffic on Conner and St. Jean Street is bad and noisy.

Living here, you are only a few miles from East Jefferson to the downtown area and all of its amenities. There is busing on East Jefferson as well for those who work at the Chrysler plant, as I don't think the guys with the yachts ride city buses. Despite the plant being here, I would love to live in those waterfront estates.

This is an interesting part of the Detroit area. On one side of Woodward you have the Palmer Woods area, and there is also the State Fairgrounds nearby. Then you have this area Chaldean Town, which has a lot of Chaldean residents.

The neighborhood overall is a mixed bag, with some OK streets and some that are incredibly blighted. I used to work with a guy who lived in this area on Annin Street. Man his street had vacant lots overran with weeds and abandoned houses with no windows. Then other streets close to his weren’t quite as bad, with ok homes and decent lawns. Like over on Danbury Street for example. Overall the area appears to be a bit neglected. He told me that a lot of Chaldeans settle here, and then after they improve their financial situation, move elsewhere. Maybe that is why the area doesn't seem to have much money coming into it.

Woodward, Seven Mile, and John R, are all major thoroughfares in the city of Detroit, and usually have plenty of bus stops and retail stores like it does in this neighborhood.

I guess the area is suitable for Chaldean families, but I probably wouldn't want to own a home around here. The area overall just need some revitalization.

It never ceases to amaze me how close some really nice neighborhoods can be to some really bad ones. Oftentimes it's just a matter of crossing one major street, and it's like night and day. In this case, you have the historic Boston-Edison neighborhood, and directly across the other side of the Lodge near Chicago St. you have a neighborhood that is complete run down.

This is one of those neighborhoods that you get off the Lodge and drive through during the summer if you are bored and want to look at the architecture, as my friends and I used to do. A lot of the houses and mansions were custom built for major Detroit Luminaries many decades ago, and a lot of well-known folks have lived in the area.

There a few retails stores as you travel south down Woodward Avenue, one of the major thoroughfares that border the area. Buses also run up and down Woodward for the residents who are in need of public transportation. There are also a few bus stops along Hamilton Avenue and W Chicago Blvd.

As far as living here, it's a tale of two neighborhoods. Unless you are wealthy and connected, there is little chance that you will find your way into one of the historic homes, but some of the other more modern, less expensive homes scattered about the area might be more accessible.

Overall it's really a small neighborhood, so you would have to go outside of it for your major amenities. This neighborhood would definitely be on my short list to consider if I were moving to Detroit.

I still remember the first time we were all wide-eyed grade schoolers on a field trip to the Detroit Science Center. That was the first of many, many times I would come to the Art Center.

I've been to the Charles Wright Museum of African American History, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and the main branch of the Detroit Public Library. I also used to travel back and forth down Warren Avenue for work. I love this area, as it is clean, well-kept up and has a great spirit to it. Traffic can be a bit much and it's kind of noisy, but one of Detroit's jewels nonetheless. Some of the housing and residential areas along East Warren are very nice looking as well.

This area is bordered by I-94 and I-75, so you can get anywhere you need to go quickly by hopping on the freeway. The neighborhood is also bordered by the WSU campus and Hutzel Hospital in the Medical Center area. Also, the Lodge Freeway is around the corner as well.

The major streets are Woodward and Warren Ave, and both have ample public transportation options along with plenty of retail outlets. As far as living here, you would be in a high energy, upwardly mobile community, but would have to endure considerable traffic. Not a bad a choice.

It always amazes me how some of the most rundown, shady parts of town can be so close to such nice, well-kept up neighborhoods. The neighborhood Barton-McFarland is close by and has considerable blight in both it's main and residential streets. Aviation, on the other hand is not far away and is a very nice area. It always seems like the nicest neighborhoods like this one have well-organized, strong neighborhood associations.

Aviation is one of those historic Detroit neighborhoods that began with a lot of German settlers. It is located on the west side of Detroit on Joy Road close to the I-96 freeway. It is one of the farest west neighborhoods in the Detroit area, and is only a few miles away from Dearborn.

The homes in the area have a median value of about $50k or so. There are lots of nice looking brick bungalows on tree lined streets with nice lawns. There are is also ample public transportation and retail outlets along Joy Road, and even more bus stops down at the other edge of the neighborhood, near Tireman.

Also, most neighborhoods with active home owner associations keep crime in the area in check. So that is not a concern for someone looking for a home in the area. One more bonus is that Aviation is only a few miles away from the Dearborn retail district, which includes Fairlane Mall.