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How Detroit lost two of its most important Black neighborhoods
“Reckoning 375” is a miniseries from “Detroit Today” that explores the history behind — and repercussions of — the construction of I-375 and what the replacement project will entail.
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![A rendering of the boulevard proposed to replace I-375. The image shows a boulevard with six to nine lanes, wide sidewalks, a two-way bicycle track and greenspace.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/375Capture2-900x507.jpg)
Created Equal: Residents speak out against I-375 redevelopment plan
Created Equal
May 9, 2024
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![A view of the construction of the Chrysler Freeway at the Lodge Highway, near Puritan. 1960-1969.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ChryslerFreeway_375development-e1701457263202-900x506.jpg)
Reckoning 375: What is Detroit’s role in the state’s highway removal project?
Detroit Today
December 1, 2023
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![Three boys, identities unknown, pose in front of a five and dime store in Detroit’s Near East Side. The area includes the Brush Park, Paradise Valley, and Black Bottom neighborhoods, 1930s-1940s.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/BlackBottomChildren_2-e1700236022440.jpg)
Reckoning 375: Why advocates say centering Black voices is key in I-375’s redevelopment
Detroit Today
November 17, 2023
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![A view of the Chrysler Freeway, looking east from the roof of the City-County Building, 1964.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ChryslerFreeway-e1699642798499-900x508.jpg)
Reckoning 375: A street level look at the plans to remove I-375
Detroit Today
November 10, 2023
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![A rendering of the boulevard replacing Interstate 375 in Detroit.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/I-375-project-plan.jpg)
Reckoning 375: Community stakeholders discuss potential impact of I-375’s removal
Detroit Today
November 3, 2023
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![A view of the construction of the Chrysler Freeway at the Fisher interchange, under Vernor, 1964.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/vmc_15121_large-e1698427815738-900x506.jpg)
Reckoning 375: How New Orleans prioritized people over pavement
Detroit Today
October 27, 2023
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![A rendering of the proposed boulevard replacing Interstate 375 in Detroit.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/I-375ReconnectingCommunitesPlan-900x504.jpg)
Reckoning 375: MDOT explains why it’s replacing I-375 with a boulevard
Detroit Today
October 20, 2023
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![A view of St. Antoine Street at Winder near Detroit's Black Bottom neighborhood. In view are a number of residential buildings, as well as Abe's Market.](https://wdet.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BlackBottom_33932.preview-e1697218011728.jpg)
Reckoning 375: The impact of I-375’s construction on two historic Black neighborhoods
Detroit Today
October 13, 2023
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Detroit Today: Reckoning with the construction and rebuild of I-375
Detroit Today
October 6, 2023
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