A 30-foot concrete wall colored pink separates it from Ste. Anne de Detroit, the historic Catholic church that has been a neighborhood anchor for three centuries. On one side of the wall, which was erected to muffle bridge traffic noise, is a gentrification of sorts as new homes and a senior citizens housing project are springing up around the church. On the other side are a half dozen homes, but one wouldn't call it a neighborhood. It looks like six homes located on a bridge plaza.
Vacant buildings sit next to vacant lots.
The predominant sound is the squeal of brakes from 18-wheelers. Residents have a new name for this desolate stretch of 20th Street. They call it Tombstone. At odds with Teamsters Moroun hangs with a tough crowd. The Teamsters say he has waged a 17-year campaign to eliminate union jobs at his companies.