Fitzgerald

The good news is that this neighborhood is located close to University of Detroit Mercy and that's been the big draw to it for years. The bad news is that's about it! You will find that buses are running all the time for those that need to the school, but you won't find many people getting off to head to this neighborhood.

This used to be a bustling neighborhood and a hot spot for students and faculty to live. The fact that it is located just off of the Lodge freeway was always a big draw. Now the area has become more of an eyesore for those that pass by it on this very expressway. This is the depiction that many people have when they think of Detroit, complete with boarded up homes and unsavory characters.

This is another area in need of some revitalization dollars. It is still yet to be determined if the fact that it is located close to a major local university will help that to happen. There really aren't other amenities to speak of in the area with the exception of this school and so there is a lot of work to be done here if people are to be drawn to the area.

I don't have the greatest memory of this neighborhood. Once I was driving along the service drive of the Lodge when a drunken driver broadsided me right near Puritan. After we got over the initial stun, we got out of the car and saw the drunks throwing their liquor bottles out of the car and running off into the darkness. They left their car there.

The neighborhood is just about average. Not too great and not too bad. You do see a bit of blight the closer you are to the Lodge service drive, but there are some decent little homes within the center of the neighborhoods. And then there are your standard empty lots and boarded houses.

The Livernois side of the neighborhood is right across the way from University of Detroit Mercy and that area is pretty decent as well. It's relatively clean and doesn't have a bunch of people wandering the street. Marygrove College is also on the other side of the area, over by McNichols. And there are one or two schools in the neighborhood as well.

Buses run down Puritan, McNichols, and Livernois for those who depend on public transportation. One highlight of this area is the Uptown Barbecue place on Livernois down by the Lodge. They have great barbecue there.

The neighborhood is OK as far as moving here, just find out the best streets during your search.