Brightmoor

'Brightmoor' is a neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Composed of mostly low-grade housing, Brightmoor was first populated by poor whites from Appalachia. The area is still home to a remnant population of extremely few poor whites. Brightmoor is one of the most desolate and poorest neighborhoods in Detroit. Brightmoor stretches from McNichols and Schoolcraft Roads (north/south) between Telegraph Road and Evergreen (east/west). Brightmoor was created in the early 1900s by Henry Ford as a neighborhood for his factory workers. The area has been affected economically by the overall reduction in automotive industry jobs in the region. Consequently, the poverty rate is 44% in the neighborhood, compared to a 32% average for the...