Lansing History

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  • edited March 28
    BTW, just found that the city has a map of local, state and federal registers on their website:

    https://content.civicplus.com/api/assets/2fbd3892-820b-4b83-8e7a-f6be6e80bb96
  • I figured that had to exist already, just hadn't had the time to check. Thanks!
  • It's good see some overlap between my map and the formal designations.

    @Lymon89 Thanks for the compliments
  • I saw an exhibit at the Broad Museum which included displays from minority communities in Lansing. This included some photos and stories about the building of 496. They displayed a story about the video "They Even Took the Dirt" about the neighborhood that was taken down for the highway. I know the video had been around for a while, but this is the first time I saw it. I was just a kid, but the pictures really sparked my memories. The west side was mainly black folks [not all] but it was not a slum by any means. It was really very nice. It is sad to think of what a racist community Lansing was. Check it out if you have not.
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