The walk starts at Baker’s Keyboard Lounge at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 5. From there, walkers will head onto 8 Mile Road, which in that area is home to several banks, a medical laboratory and auto parts store.  Hear the history of 8 Mile, and a little about its future (including a new shopping center nearby anchored by Meijer). Someone who lives right on 8 Mile also will share their perspective and stories before walkers head into the quieter tree-lined streets of Greenacres. The walk ends with conversation and snacks – and some music.  We have no indication that Eminem will show up but we may play at least one of his songs!

Time: 2:00pm until 4:00pm

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2013

Event Start/End: 

Baker’s Keyboard Lounge-  The world’s oldest Jazz Club on Livernois South of Eight Mile in Detroit, 48221

Host: Mark Loeb, Greenacres Woodward

Theme: Walking

Registration: No, all are welcome

Accessibility: This event is open and accessible to Wheelchairs, Seniors, Children

We will walk through several streets that are the sites of Detroit’s history from the post Civil War up to the present renaisance of Detroit.

There will be a lecture tour and also self directed sheets for those who prefer to go on their own. Preservation Detroit will have their Victorian headquarters open for tours and resting.

Time: noon to 2 PM

Date: Sunday, May 5, 2013

Event Start/End: 

The beginning and end of the walk will be at the Cass Corridor Museum. It is located at: 4470 Second Street, Detroit, MI 48201. It is south of Forest and north of Canfield streets.

Host: Armando  Delicato, Cass Corridor Museum

Theme: Walking

Registration: No, all are welcome

Accessibility: This event is welcome and accessible to Wheelchairs, Bicycles, Seniors, Children 

Participants of “The Roots of Mack Avenue” walk can expect to learn the about the past, present and FUTURE of the once bustling commercial corridor of Mack Avenue with the introduction of the Green Thoroughfare project.  In its heyday, this section of Mack Avenue was home to theaters, furniture stores, bakeries, & a host of other retail shops. Today less than ten businesses remain among the 111 parcels in this corridor. Along this walk of the past and present, we will discuss the future. The Green Thoroughfare is a Lower Eastside Action Plan and Mack Avenue Business Association endorsed project that will convert the targeted Mack Avenue Corridor to a green, clean, safe and productive byway for a new generation of economic and community development.

Time: 9AM-11AM

Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013

Event Start/End: 

4401 Conner, Detroit, MI 48215 is where the walk will begin and end. Parking is available at this address at no charge.

Host: Darnell Adams, Warren/Conner Development Coalition

Theme: Walking

Registration: All are welcome, but we would like to get a sense of how many people plan on attending for food preparation. Contact: Darnell Adams, 313-571-2800 ext. 3202, dadams@warrenconner.org to RSVP or to express questions.

Accessibility: This event is welcome and accessible to Wheelchairs, Bicycles, Seniors, Children