The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-10-31


ing there.
I'VE are holding them back from
such sales, with a promise to get
early aid from all owners and move
the colored family out.
at looks as though a panic will
ensue il any more colored people
move into the neighborhood and un-
less We move the resident colored
family off Arden Park.
ave think there is a conspiracy
on foot, engineered by shrewd real
estate agencies both black and white
to move two or three colored FAM
lilies into the neighborhood. and then
when the neighbors get panicky. to
list all the housing for several
blocks, for sale at knock down pric-
es. This would furnish several
hundred sales to our racketeer
friends, with low prices designed
to move the housing quickly and
earn a lot Of racketeering commits
sions.
This was done successfully on
Josephine. King and Holbrook ave-
nues.
ITO defeat this scheme a number
Of residents of East Boston boule-
ward made a deposit on 638 AEast
Boston boulevard in order to Yet it
off the market.
Since the deposit was made on
638 East Boston boulevard, the
white agent who took title on Ar
den Park for the colored buyers,
says he can get the latter to
move, for consideration OF $1,000.
Financing for Protection
who is going to finance the
81 900 required for 63S East Boston
boulevard, and who is going to
finance $1,000 10 move the colored
party out Of Arden Park? 1t will
be up to the entire neighborhood
from Oakland avenue to 18th street
to contribute to this critical fund.
and in the meantime. get a supple
mental restriction signed up, which
is designed to bar colored people
from the district.
"One lady on West Boston boule-
ward who owns a very expensive
home, said to a lady who lives on
East Boston boulevard:
Isn't it nice that we have a pros
pective association so that colored
people can't move in on the West
side?'
That woman from West Boston
boulevard will presently be educat.
ed to the fact that she has no pro.
lection against colored people NOV.
ing In on West Boston boulevard
and that she is not likely to have
very much protection for some time
to come. She may have occasion
TO find out, in cas-, the fullest as
sistance and cooperation Is not CIV
en- to the East Boston owners, that
her immediate neighborhood may
be the first one to 60 down. The
/ greatest danger lies where there is
the greatest ignorance.
There is a large blackboard on
the street, in from OF an Oakland
avenue real estate agency. in the
colored belt. On that black board
is advertised beautiful home on
Longfellow avenue. for $1,000
Every day, colored prospects are
inspecting this blackboard and its
bargains.
I'VE are apt to see entire Boston
and Chicago boulevards go black
Authorities familiar with this
problem have been consulted, and
they are Of the opinion that if this
movement gets started it will sweep
the entire Boston boulevard Sec
ton like a prairie fire, exactly as it
did in similar fine residential dis
tricts in Chicago.
Every home owner has a large
investment at stake. also the con-
tinued maintenance Of his home in
the district.
Very few on Boston boulevard.
Chicago boulevard, Longfellow ave.
nue.. Edison avenue or Arden Park.
would care to retain their homes il
there were colored families all
around them.
Furthermore, a $4,000 or SIS
900 home would be reduced TO
about 5000 in value il such a col
ored influx should take place.
Every home owner in the section
has two things at stake:
a. He has the maintenance Of his
home in a district where he wants
10 continue to live.
%. He has the protection Of his
investment.
with a view 10 take those meas
ures which are Immediately neces-
sary as the only means OF protec-
ton, all home owners are asked to
join promptly in supplemental re-
strictions for the areas involved
IN order to take care Of the mon
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