DETROIT – A group of young residents on Detroit’s East Side is tackling a challenging project this summer by transforming neglected neighborhood lots into a vibrant pocket park on the 14,000 block of Flanders.
Throughout the summer, these youngsters have been hard at work cleaning up and revitalizing old, overgrown lots that were once considered nuisances in the community.
“It was looking a mess. I’m talking bottles everywhere. People walking by, throwing stuff on the ground. But, now it looks clean.” Said Surrayyah Lee, a summer worker involved in the project…