The Oakland Avenue Urban Farm, a program of the North End Christian Development Corporation in Detroit, is a non-profit community-based organization dedicated to cultivating healthy foods, sustainable economies, and active cultural environments.
This documentary short was directed by Emine Seda Kayim and produced for the “Urban Biographies, Ancient and Modern” exhibition, curated by Chris Ratté and co-curated by Kathy Velikov. The video was exhibited at the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology of the University of Michigan (August 25, 2018 – January 9, 2019).
Credits:
Producer
Kathy Velikov
Director
Emine Seda Kayim
Video
Emine Seda Kayim, Kevin Raley
Sound
Kevin Raley
Interviews
(in order of appearance)
Patricia Dockery
North End Resident; Executive Director of the Stafford House
Gary Johnson
North End Resident
Jerry Ann Hebron
Executive Director, North End Christian CDC; Director, Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Constance King
North End Resident; Member of the Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Bertha L. Carter
Pastor, St. John Evangelist Temple of Truth and School of Wisdom; Visionary of the North End Christian CDC and Farmers Market
Historic Images
Jim’s Market at Oakland and Mt. Vernon, Detroit, 1930s
Customers at a Nightclub, Detroit
Phelps Cocktail Lounge, Detroit
Paradise Loans on the corner of Oakland and Owen during 1967 riots, Detroit
Building destroyed by fire at the corner of Goodwin and Westminster, Detroit, 1967
Two soldiers at the corner of Oakland and Westminster during the 1967 riots, Detroit
All courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library
Maps
1949 Aerial Image of Detroit
Courtesy of Wayne State University
With Special Thanks To
Oakland Avenue Urban Farm
Akoaki
North End Christian CDC
University of Michigan Office of Research
