Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects

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The Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects (officially named the Frederick Douglass Homes, and alternately named Frederick Douglass Projects, Frederick Douglass Apartments, Brewster-Douglass Homes, and Brewster-Douglass Projects) comprised the largest government-subsidized residence and housing project owned by the city of Detroit. It was located in the Brush Park section on the east side of Detroit, Michigan, United States, near the Chrysler Freeway, Mack Avenue and St. Antoine Street. The project was named after Brewster Street, which ran through the area, and Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist, author, and reformer. All of its buildings were demolished in phases between 2003 and 2014. The complex was home to such notable figures as Diana Ross, Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard, Loni Love, Smokey Robinson, and Etterlene DeBarge during their formative years.

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