Tour of the Old Chinatown in Detroit
Please join our local historian and tour guide Michael Boettcher of Pure Detroit for a tour of the Old Chinatown in the Cass Corridor of Detroit on June 29th at 3:00PM, meeting in the Masonic Temple at 500 Temple St, Detroit, MI 48201, followed by dinner in the Peterboro at 5PM. (RVSP required with a capacity of 20 people: an1884@wayne.edu)
This tour will provide an overview of Detroit’s and the Cass Corridor neighborhood’s origins and history, particularly to show the impact on the Chinatown neighborhood within the larger Cass Corridor. We’ll see important sites that have defined and constrained the area and we’ll talk about the waves of settlement that have occurred there, including that of the Chinese community that gave the neighborhood its Chinatown identity that has chipped away but is being reclaimed today.
Michael Boettcher received his Master of Urban Planning degree from WSU in 2003 and has been in the field for more than 20 years, working currently for Macomb County. He has been a freelance Detroit tour guide for almost as long, creating unique themed tours showcasing Detroit’s rich history and built environment.
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