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Aug 18 2008

Detroit Neighborhood: Victoria Park Estates

Published by waterprise2 under Coleman A. Young, Detroit, Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Edit This

Housing stock in Detroit are often thought to be only of the “older” or “historic” variety; mostly built in the early-to-mid twentieth century. While that may be true for the majority of homes, it is possible to own newer, suburban-style homes right here in the City.

There are now several newer neighborhoods in Detroit: one of the first was Victoria Park Estates, a gated community on the Eastside. Built in 1992 by Crosswind Communities, Victoria Park, with 157 homes built on 44 acres, is located off Dickerson just south of East Jefferson and east of Conner Street.

The late Detroit Mayor Coleman A. Young, along with the Building Industry Association of Southeastern Michigan and executives of Standard Federal Bank (now Bank of America), spearheaded the development of Victoria Park. The latest new housing development before Victoria Park had been the condominiums and apartments of Lafayette Park East in the 1960s. The prices of the homes range from $160,000 to over $300,00; the community qualifies for the Neighborhood Enterprise Zone Tax Abatements.

The original homeowners of Victoria Park were able to purchase the city-owned lots for $1 apiece, and then build colonial- and cape cod-style homes with decks, two-car attached garages, and cathedral ceilings. The neighborhood has cul-de-sacs, curving streets, and an attended entrance gate. Although homeowner turnover is low, if you are looking for a suburban home within the City, take a look at the newer and diverse community Victoria Park Estates.

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Jul 18 2008

Nelson Mandela Celebrates His 90th…Happy Birthday, Madiba!

Published by waterprise2 under African National Congress, Coleman A. Young, Detroit, Nobel Peace Prize, Rosa Parks, Tiger Stadium Edit This

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, an international icon for freedom, is celebrating his 90th birthday today at his home in Qunu, Trankei/Eastern Cape, about 600 miles from Johannesburg, South Africa. He was born on July 18, 1918, at a nearby village; the son of a high-ranking tribal chief.

Mandela, often respectfully called by his Thembu clan name “Madiba”, is a former president of South Africa and a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. Other names of endearment and respect include “Tata”, meaning father”, and Khulu”, which means “great” or “paramount”. An attorney, a fighter against the apartheid system, a founder of the African National Congress, President Mandela spent 27 years of a life sentence for treason at the Robben Island Prison and Pollsmoor Prison until he was freed on February 11, 1990.

In 1993, along with F.W. de Klerk, the president of South Africa at the time who freed Nelson Mandela from prison and worked with him to help end apartheid, Mr. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993. In 1994, Mr. Mandela was elected president of a post-apartheid-era South Africa. Newly emancipated Black South Africans walked for miles and stood in line for hours to vote for the first time in their lives.

Soon after his release in February 1990, Nelson Mandela embarked on a world tour which included Detroit. Many Detroiters, including the late Detroit City Council President Maryann Mahaffey, fought against the South African apartheid system; and Nelson Mandela acknowledged their efforts for freedom, including those of Rosa Parks, who greeted Mr. Mandela at the rally at Tiger Stadium along with Mayor Coleman A. Young. Detroit, in one day, exceeded the 3-day fund-raising totals of New York City. Nelson Mandela stated his appreciation of and love for Detroit when he strolled out onto the field, proclaiming: “Hello, Motor-town!” A day I will never forget…I was there with my then 9-year-old son.