DETROIT, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – Earlier this year, the park on the corner of East State Fair Avenue and Anvil Street in Detroit did not exist and was an eyesore of vacant land.
Due to the help of many volunteers and neighbors, it’s now a space where those in the community can come together.
“A lot of blight, people were dumping on the site itself, and it just kind of accumulated. Looked really messy,” Detroit resident, Sharon Hayes said.
A photo of the vacant lot that used to preside on the corner of East State Fair Avenue and Anvill Street in Detroit. George Preston
“It was a place where they would drop trash, debris, it was overgrown with weeds, trees… just an eyesore,” Mohican Regent Resident’s Association Treasurer, Kimberly Slone said.
What was once an area of land full of junk and debris is now a glimmer of hope and space for people to gather in the Mohican Regent Resident’s Association neighborhood.
“It was such an adventure getting together, working together as one. Just seeing it come to fruition was great,” Slone said.
With the help of the city, grants, and donations, the association was able to buy the eight lots that make up the property.
The new community park located on the corner of East State Fair Avenue and Anvill Street in Detroit. CBS Detroit
Throughout the summer, hundreds of volunteers got their hands dirty to clean up what is now a community park.
“We were able to put in a flag, we put in benches over here, we’ve got tables, we’re going to put even more because it’s going to be a sitting park and hopefully we’re going to have some events over here,” Mohican Regent Resident’s Association President,…
A bridge over the Mohican River near Loudonville, Ohio. 
Historic Wolf Creek Grist Mill in Loudonville, Ohio. 
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