https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/941 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12806 <p>From the 1960s to the early 2000s, Beulah Groehn Croxford was a resident of West Canfield Street, located between Second and Third Avenues in Detroit, Michigan. Croxford lived in a historic home, actively working for the preservation of both her block and neighborhood. In 1969, Croxford organized the Canfield West-Wayne Preservation Association, created to enable the restoration and preservation of the block’s homes. Additionally, she succeeded in creating Detroit’s first historic district in 1970, and the West Canfield Historic District was listed on the National Register in 1971. In 1995 the Michigan Historic Preservation Network granted Croxford its President’s Distinguished Service Award for Lifetime Achievement for her preservation efforts.</p> <p>The Beulah Groehn Croxford Papers contains correspondence, meeting minutes, restoration blueprints and court documents related to the Canfield West-Wayne Preservation Association and to the Historic Preservation Committee. Additionally, this collection holds events information and information about crime statistics and public housing initiatives in the Cass Corridor in the 1970s and 1980s. The papers also include documents from numerous other Detroit neighborhood associations including Cityscape Detroit, Inc., the Historic Sites Committee and Detroit Landmarks, Inc., as well as newspaper clippings pertaining to Detroit crime rates, neighborhood associations, the city government and community institutions. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/12806#comments Cass Corridor (Detroit, Mich.) Detroit (Mich.) Historic preservation Urban Affairs Urban renewal Tue, 18 Aug 2020 09:59:49 -0400 aergas 12806 at https://reuther.wayne.edu https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/7011 <p>Preservation Wayne (PW), originally known as the Wayne State University Historical Preservation Association, emerged in 1975 as a student movement to protest the destruction of historic structures on the Wayne State University (WSU) campus and in the Cultural Center district. They were successful in saving a number of structures from demolition and securing historical designations for buildings and areas around campus. In 1988, with its membership diversifying outside the university community, PW became an independent non-profit organization, continuing its preservation efforts in Detroit, conducting workshops on historic rehabilitation and offering guided walking tours of historic neighborhoods. </p> <p>PW Records documents the origins, activities, preservation efforts, and operations of PW. </p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/7011#comments Architecture Buildings--Detroit (Mich.) Detroit (Mich.) Historic preservation Student movements--Michigan--Detroit Students--Societies, etc. University Archives Wayne State University Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:36:22 -0500 drice 7011 at https://reuther.wayne.edu