DETROIT CITIZEN (Supplement to the Michigan Citizen) Week of Dec. 19-26, 1993
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ew·HP
hopping
center i' boo t
to city's fu ure
By Ron Seigel
IDGHLAND PK.- A
new shopping center at
Woodward and Manches­
ter, which opened Satur­
day December 11 in a Five
hour celebration, will lead
to new I ife and growth for
the city, according to Mil­
ton Downes; a citizen ac­
tively participating in the
planning, who served as
Master of Ceremonies dur­
ing the speeches.
, Among the businesse
now open at the Plaza are
Perry's Drug Store, Dollar
Daze and One Price Seven
Dollars, a women' fash­
ion store, and Fa hion
Sen e.
Si bley Sho has been
relocated 'at the shopping
center and the Secretary of
State's office wi II be relo­
cated there next year. Sev­
eral stores, including Pizza
Hut and China Star, are
slated to open there in
early 1994, and Omni­
bank, in River Rouge, will
build a Facility there.
Harriet B. Saperstein of
Highland Park Devco, the
non-profit group which
helped secure financing
for the project, stated that
on opening day, people
were waiting in line to get
to· orne of the e tores.
Downe aid that the
heavy demand for hop-
I ping wa continuing day
I after.
In her peech, ap r-
I stein "challeng d" res i­
den to hop in Highland
I Park and city businesses to
I offer qual ity g ds.,
Howev r, D wnes t Id
th Michigan Citizen that
because of its parking fa­
ciliti , general conven­
ience, and the fact that
there w uld b a Secretary
of tate' office, many
who lived outside the city
would hop there, just as
they u ed to in th past.
County Executive Ed McNam ra ( eond from right) congratul ted tho who
worked for month to help m ke th Plaza reality for the city. They re: (1-11)
Harri t B. per ein, 'dent of HP DEVCO, Inc.; W rren Terrace, partner, Fi
Comm rcial Realty and Development Co ---the Plaza developers and m n 1'5.
Will m E. Watch, partner Irst Com mercial; and Denni S. Ev ns, director of
Highland Park Community and Econmlic Development Department.
He said that because of
the presence of the shop­
pi ng center, many nearby
businesses were getting
loans to beautify their
prem ise and attract cus­
tomer.
Dennis Evan, Director
f Highland Park' Com­
munity D veloprn nt De­
partment declared
business were interested
in moving into the city,
partly because of th 'hop­
ping c nter, ut al be­
cau of th natural
advantages f the ity,
I uch as it I ati n, cl e
I to expr way.
He added that th ad-
I " , •
I mrmstrau n II t ned to j
busin people. Highland
Park May r I_j nsey P Iter
indicat d that while the
hopping center repre­
ented major progress in
I Highland Park, it wa ria I
I continuation of g
t?in,? going on in the I Highland Park Plac I ,----------
city. I was a c pcrative ffort of
'I' 'Fir t C m m rical Realty I
r----------------------�------ ..... .:....--- and Devel prnent om- I
I pany·!n�. of ?uthfi Id, in
a S ciauon with the ity
and the Highland Park. Tax
Incr m n t Fi n a n c c
uthority (TI A]. High­
land Park D vco, a non­
pro it . o n o m i c
d v I pm nt ag ncy, co­
spon r d by th city and
hrysl r rp rati n pro-
vid d financial and t chm­
al hlp t th pr j .t.
Hi hi nd Park PI ., i.
part of a Highland Par
11 wn cnt r that Will In­
dud Manch t r Plar' , a
r idcntial d v I pm nt
1 4 units, in luding 1-2
b dro m garden part­
m nts and 2-3 b dr m
t wn hous .
P b fo'r