Black Bottom was a predominantly Black neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan demolished for redevelopment in the late 1950s to early 1960s and replaced with the Lafayette Park residential district and a freeway.

Black Bottom was a predominantly black neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The term has sometimes been used to apply to the entire neighborhood including Paradise Valley, but many consider the two neighborhoods to be separate. [1]

During its heyday in the 1930s and ’40s, the legendary Detroit neighborhood of Black Bottom was home to more than a hundred thousand African Americans and their businesses.

18 hours ago · Her father, Joe Von Battle's record ship, as well as the rest of Black Bottom, ended up being destroyed around 1960, when the City of Detroit began an 'Urban Renewal Project', which resulted in ...

Jan 7, 2022 · The street in question is Hastings Street—the main artery of Detroit’s storied Black Bottom neighborhood. The year is 1940. And it was this particular moment that was captured for posterity as a full color 8mm motion picture.

Paradise Valley was the business district and entertainment center of a densely-populated African-American residential area in Detroit known as Black Bottom, from the 1920s through the 1950s.

Black Bottom was a predominantly Black neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan demolished for redevelopment in the late 1950s to early 1960s and replaced with the Lafayette Park residential district and a freeway, according to the Detroit Historical Society.

Feb 15, 2022 · Considered one of the poorest sections of the city at the time, the Black Bottom neighborhood had hundreds of mostly-Black residents, over 100 mostly-Black-owned businesses, several schools, churches, and cultural landmarks.

Feb 11, 2019 · Black Bottom was a neighborhood in Detroit’s East Side until its demolition in the mid-20th century. The neighborhood had a large number of African-American residents, and was also home to various immigrant communities.

3 days ago · For over 3 decades Black Bottom and Paradise Valley were full of thriving Black enclaves, churches and jook joints pumping jazz into the streets. Located near Detroit's east side bordered by Gratiot Avenue, Brush Street, and the Detroit River, it was demolished by the city of Detroit via an urban renewal project in the late 1950s through early ...