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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 7h

The first annual Poletown East Community Yard Sales in #Detroit are tomorrow (Sunday)! There will be lots of events in the neighborhood all day. More info: www.eherg.com/poletown-eas...

Poletown East Neighborhood Yard Sale — EHERG

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

Realistically, I would guess it's Hook & Ladder No. 5 (1888), but I would have to dive deeper to say for sure! Not a bad idea for a video 🧐 Thanks for the reply!

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

Technically, it's the Ulysses S. Grant Home (1837), but it was moved there and will probably move again. It also depends on what you consider Eastern Market, as both St. John's (1872) and St. Joseph's (1873) are in the area, but I wouldn't consider them in Eastern Market.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

If you email the Nortown CDC, they'd probably let you check it out and get a closer look. They're lovely people!

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

I used to live nearby and have a ton of photos, but I've never properly covered it. With the renovation ongoing, it might be time to get to work! Thank you for the suggestions; I really appreciate them.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

I really should do a video on it (or all of Nortown). Lots of cool history there! It's worth checking out the old church on the corner of Davison, too, which is now a weed spot. Sad (but hilarious) transition.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

Funny enough, I helped build the fence around it 😂 I was on the board that did the art pieces on the corner, too! It's currently owned by the Nortown CDC, which has been active in the neighborhood for decades. After the fire, I helped cut down a lot of the back of the house.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

This week’s video is on the St. Paul's German Evangelical Lutheran Church, which was completed in 1873 in Detroit’s #Corktown Neighborhood. It later became Assemble Sound, a music company, and was sold to Ford in 2023. Check it out: youtu.be/_pzXOraq-4w

Why The Ford Motor Company Bought A 150+ Year Old Church

YouTube video by This Building Matters

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

An attempt was made to rezone a small section of property, but the city didn't do proper outreach in the neighborhood first. There's one group that says no to everything if you don't come to them first, and the city didn't do that. I've met no one else in the neighborhood who had an issue with it.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

Rezoning in the Poletown East area could be huge for development and the fight to shut down some of the M4 zoning across St. Aubin. It makes no sense for intensive industrial zoning to be that close to Midtown, and removing it would better connect the communities on the east side.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

I don't think so! But I've always meant to go there 😂

EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

A favorite on Oakland! There are many on that street I still need to photograph.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 1d

I used to live in this neighborhood! Well, Petoskey-Otsego, but very close by. Thanks for the suggestions. I've photographed the barbershop, but not the Baptist Church. The owner and barber at Whitlow's was an apprentice of Raymond Parks, Rosa Parks' husband. Thanks again.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 2d

Looking for buildings to highlight on my page. Is there a building in #Detroit that anyone wants to know more about?

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 3d

Please don't tempt me 😂

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 3d

I wear a zippered version so I can get some air inside when I get hot 😂

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 3d

Yes! www.eherg.com/locations/11...

11700 Livernois Avenue — EHERG

Leon’s Spic & Span Pantry, Orange Peel Lounge, Rin-Sin Lounge, Bailey Lounge, Blue Cross Building and Home Improvement Company, Livernois Piano Warehouse, Brooks Bowling Clinic, Mickey’s Cleaners ...

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 5d

I may take you up on that at some point!

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 5d

We bought some neighborhood lots from the DLBA and have been slowly clearing the sidewalk that they let overgrow for YEARS. It has truly been a miserable experience!

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 5d

They'd have to fix the sidewalks first 😭 So many of the sidewalks in our neighborhood literally don't even exist. It's so frustrating!

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 8d

I dream of a day when Elmwood Cemetery and Mt. Elliott Cemetery make a path between the two so I can cycle from the Kercheval bike lanes to the Campau/Archer Greenway without spending much time on busy roads.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 8d

I think the game is today at 7 PM, not Saturday. DCFC plays at Keyworth tomorrow.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 8d

This week’s video is about the Round Bar, a Chene Street institution known around town as having the best dill pickle soup. Today, only the structure remains, but there are two ways to get the soup. Check it out: youtu.be/g9Iyeea4gR4

The Best Dill Pickle Soup in Detroit | Poletown’s Shuttered Round Bar

YouTube video by This Building Matters

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 8d

I think that if more people knew about it, we could reopen it. A few of us in the area have had a few meetings about it, but the owner won't reply to our messages.

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EHERG / Red @hergenreder.bsky.social · 8d

We might as well reopen the Chene-Ferry Market then, too

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