Southwest Detroit is a region within the city of Detroit that includes several historical neighborhoods, including Corktown, Mexicantown, Hubbard Farms, and Delray.
Neighborhoods Southwest Detroit is well known for Mexicantown, Detroit's vibrant Mexican community. Clark Park is a popular park within the Hubbard Farms neighborhood of southwest Detroit.
Economy Southwest Detroit has many independent grocery stores.Esparza, Santiago. "Independent grocery stores thriving in Southwest Detroit; 'We have soul,' says one owner." () MLive. July 24, 2013. Retrieved on July 29, 2013. In particular Southwest Detroit has several Hispanic supermarkets, or supermercados, that stock meat, specialty produce, and tortillas.Selasky, Susan M. "Southwest Detroit's Hispanic groceries have what you need for Cinco de Mayo." Detroit Free Press. May 3, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
The Southwest Detroit Business Association serves as an industry organization for businesses from the community. https://southwestdetroit.com/detroit-experiencesw/
Transportation
Two international bridges connect the U.S. and Canada via Southwest Detroit and Windsor, Ontario: The Ambassador Bridge and The Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Education Residents are within Detroit Public Schools and are zoned to Western International High School or Cesar Chavez High school with the added option of attending Detroit Cristo Rey High School, which is a private, Catholic college prep school."High School Boundaries - 2012/13 School Year." (Archive) Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. Previously Southwestern High School was in Southwest Detroit. Southwestern closed in 2012,Foley, Aaron. "Closing southwest Detroit schools would be devastating, protesters say." MLive. Saturday February 25, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012. and students were reassigned to Western.Satyanarayana, Megha. "Contents of Southwestern High School go up for sale online today." Detroit Free Press. October 18, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2012.
The current Munger Elementary-Middle School, which opened in 2012, had a cost of $22.2 million."School of the Week: Munger Elementary-Middle School" (Archive). Detroit Public Schools. October 7, 2013. Retrieved on November 23, 2015.
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