Brush Park Web Page Brush Park Brush park is one of Detroit's most historic neighborhoods. The neighborhood was home to the wealthiest people of the day, and they displayed their wealth through their ornate residences. After decades of white flight, racial tension, and city red tape, the neighborhood is barely reminiscent of its former glory.
Today there is new blood pumping through the neighborhood's veins.
The neighborhoods ideal location between the Detroit Medical Center and the new ballparks has spurred two large housing developments on some of the vast vacant land. Most of the homes that remain are owned by individuals dedicated to their revival, and there is a race among developers for those homes still in disrepair.