Kalamazoo -
WMU's plan to demolish
a long-standing cluster of student-occupied homes near campus has been scrapped, after demolishing two of the houses (941 and 945 Bellevue Place).
The Bellevue Place homes are part of the South Street-Vine Area Local Historic District. While the homes have all seen better days, they were among some of the first homes constructed in the early 1900s by private developers to provide off-campus housing for students (before any on-campus housing was available). This small neighborhood reminds me of a lot of the narrow streets in Pittsburgh / Oakland, from my college days. Student ghetto, sure - but I would rather see them rehabbed than torn down just to provide some 'green space -
Source:
Carly Geraci | Mlive