Title: Corktown, : or through the valley of dry bones /
Authors: Augustin, Jeff,; Dramatists Play Service (New York, N.Y.)
Year: 2015
Subjects: City and town life Drama; American drama; American drama; City and town life; Detroit (Mich.) Drama.; Michigan Detroit
Abstract: Jackee, a fabulous fourteen-year-old-boy, takes us on a tour of one of Detroit's oldest neighborhoods between 2007 and 2034. From the neighborhoods urban blight to the gentrified renaissance, Jeff Augustin chronicles the life cycle of a city, affected by and affecting the lives of its residents. This tale filled with gospel music, graffiti, and organic coffee shows how -- even when the music gets turned down, the graffiti is painted over, and the streets become safer -- there's a beating heart in a place's history that can't be erased.