North Corktown | |
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 Motor City Casino in North Corktown | |
  Location within the city of Detroit Show map of Wayne County, Michigan North Corktown, Detroit (Michigan) Show map of Michigan | |
| Coordinates:42°20′14″N83°04′31″W / 42.33722°N 83.07528°W /42.33722; -83.07528 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Wayne County |
| City | Detroit |
North Corktown (also known asBriggs) is aneighborhood located inDetroit, Michigan, bounded roughly byI-75 on the south, Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard on the north,I-96 on the west, and theJohn C. Lodge Freeway on the east.
North Corktown was originally part of theCorktown neighborhood. This changed with the construction ofI-75, which severedCorktown into two separate neighborhoods.
North Corktown came into existence after the construction ofI-75. Before this period North Corktown was part of theCorktown neighborhood. The nameCorktown comes from the neighborhoods early residents. In the 1830sIrish Immigrants fromCounty Cork began living in the area that is todayCorktown and North Corktown. The early residents built manyQueen Anne style homes as well asrow houses on relatively narrow lots. In the 1960s the neighborhood began to steadily decline, largely due to freeway construction andurban renewal projects.
During the 1990s Briggs had a much higher rate of poverty and a higher percentage of white residents than most of Detroit. A high portion of the white residents in Briggs were either fromAppalachia or hadfamily roots there.[1]
Since the 1990s the neighborhood has seen increased investment. Older homes have been restored, and new housing has been constructed throughout the neighborhood. In 2007 theMotorCity Casino and hotel resort was completed in North Corktown. This has brought much attention to the neighborhood as well as jobs, retail, restaurants, and tourists. Also,Hostel Detroit, opened its doors to travelers in Spring 2011. It is located on Vermont Street.
Developers have set their sights on North Corktown due to its proximity to Corktown, Downtown, and Midtown. Since 2019, there has been increased townhome development in the neighborhood with multiple projects having been completed and currently underway.
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