Flint, Michigan Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Neighborhoods=== [[File:Flint hallsflats.JPG|thumb|Hall's Flats on the West Side is one of Flint's many neighborhoods.]] Flint has several neighborhoods grouped around the center of the city on the four cardinal sides. The downtown business district is centered on Saginaw Street south of the Flint River. Just west, on opposite sides of the river, are Carriage Town (north) and the Grand Traverse Street District (south). Both neighborhoods boast strong neighborhood associations. These neighborhoods were the center of manufacturing for and profits from the nation's carriage industry until the 1920s and are the site of many well-preserved [[Victorian house|Victorian homes]] and the setting of Atwood Stadium. The University Avenue corridor of Carriage Town is home to the largest concentration of Greek housing in the area, with fraternity houses from both Kettering University, and the University of Michigan-Flint. Chapter houses include [[Phi Delta Theta]], [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]], [[Delta Chi]], [[Theta Chi]], [[Lambda Chi Alpha]], [[Theta Xi]], [[Alpha Phi Alpha]], [[Phi Gamma Delta]], and [[Delta Tau Delta]] Fraternities. Just north of downtown is River Village, an example of gentrification via mixed-income public housing. To the east of [[Interstate 475 (Michigan)|I-475]] is [[Central Park, Flint|Central Park]] and Fairfield Village. These are the only two neighborhoods between UM-Flint and [[Mott Community College]] and enjoy strong neighborhood associations. Central Park piloted a project to convert street lights to LED and is defined by seven cul-de-sacs. The North Side and 5th Ward are predominantly African American, with such historic districts as Buick City and Civic Park on the north, and Sugar Hill, Floral Park, and Kent and Elm Parks on the south. Many of these neighborhoods were the original centers of early Michigan [[blues]]. The South Side in particular was also a center for multi-racial migration from Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and the [[Deep South]] since World War II. These neighborhoods are most often lower income but have maintained some level of economic stratification. The East Side is the site of the Applewood Mott Estate, and Mott Community College, the [[Flint Cultural Center|Cultural Center]], and [[East Village, Flint|East Village]], one of Flint's more prosperous areas. The surrounding neighborhood is called the College/Cultural Neighborhood, with a strong neighborhood association, lower crime rate and stable housing prices. Just north is Eastside Proper, also known as the State Streets, and has much of Flint's Hispanic community.<ref name=WarikooFlintimm>Warikoo, Niraj. "[http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/02/04/flint-immigrants-struggle-get-help-info-water/79530754/ Flint immigrants struggle to get help, info on water]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160204074923/http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/02/04/flint-immigrants-struggle-get-help-info-water/79530754/ Archive]). ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''. February 4, 2016. Retrieved on February 4, 2016.</ref> The West Side includes the main site of the 1936β37 sit-down strike, the Mott Park neighborhood, Kettering University, and the historic Woodcroft Estates, owned in the past by legendary automotive executives and current home to prominent and historic Flint families such as the Motts, the Manleys, and the Smiths. Facilities associated with General Motors in the past and present are scattered throughout the city, including GM Truck and Bus, Flint Metal Center and Powertrain South (clustered together on the city's southwestern corner); Powertrain North, Flint Tool and Die and Delphi East. The largest plant, Buick City, and adjacent facilities have been demolished. [[File:genesee-towers-flint-mi.jpg|thumb|The [[Genesee Towers]] (left), now demolished, and [[Mott Foundation Building]] (right). [[The Flint Journal]]'s former headquarters (now used by the [[Michigan State University College of Human Medicine]]) is to the far left.]] Half of Flint's fourteen tallest buildings were built during the 1920s. The 19-story Genesee Towers, formerly the city's tallest building, was completed in 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1064/ |title=Flint, Michigan |publisher=SkyscraperPage.com |access-date=May 21, 2012}}</ref> The building became unused in later years and fell into severe disrepair: a cautionary sign warning of falling debris was put on the sidewalk in front of it. An investment company purchased the building for $1, and it was demolished (by [[Building implosion|implosion]]) on December 22, 2013. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! 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