We forget history so easily: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bottom,_Detroit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bottom,_Detroit Although it was home to on

We forget history so easily: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bottom,_Detroit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bottom,_Detroit Although it was home to one of the most prominent African-American business districts, the highways that were created through the Federal Highway Act of 1956 destroyed Hastings Street, home to many of the thriving businesses. Because of this Paradise Valley can not be found today. In the early 1960s, the City of Detroit demolished much of the Black Bottom district as part of an urban renewal project. It constructed major freeways through this area: the Chrysler Freeway (Interstate 75 and Interstate 375).