Editing Hazel Park, Michigan (section)

==Architecture==
Hazel Park is dominated by domestic architecture of the post-World War II era. Many of the city's houses were built in the [[Cape Cod (house)|Cape Cod bungalow]] style, shortly after World War Two, and have a second story encompassed in the home's roofing.

[[Bungalow|Michigan bungalows]] are also common in the city. These houses were originally built during the 1920s and 1930s and can often be found near the downtown area.

[[Ranch-style house|Ranch houses]] became a popular style, and were builtin the northern neighborhoods during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Older ranch houses were often built with [[aluminum siding]], whereas newer ones, such as the ones built in the Courts, were built in brick or stone.

Front [[split-level home|split-level]] and side split-level houses are not common in the city. However, back split houses - split-levels with the second story built into the back - are common in the southern portion of the city near the [[Mile Road System|8 Mile]] border. This style of home is often the result of additions built onto one-story bungalows and ranch houses.

[[American colonial architecture|Colonial]] houses are more rare in the city, but are scattered throughout different neighborhoods. These houses are often built in brick and usually resemble urban [[Tudor architecture|Tudor]] houses. Some are built in stone, often more common north of [[Mile Road System|9 Mile Road]]. Others are built in the Traditional Tudor style.

New development homes are extremely common in the city. They can be seen on many blocks of Hazel Park, and often range from [[Snout house|two-story snout houses]] to detached single-family [[brownstone]]s. Many of these houses are built in the [[Neo-eclectic architecture|Neo-eclectic]] style.

===Neighborhoods===

Residential areas make up the majority of the city and are in most cases located in sub-divisions located off main roads. Hazel Park was originally laid out in a grid from 1900 to 1925. East-west streets ran from Dequindre Road to Hilton Road on the western edge of the city (now the independent city of [[Ferndale, Michigan|Ferndale]]); and north-south streets ran from Nine Mile Road to Woodward Heights Boulevard.

While largely retained, the grid has also been modified through the decades. Dead-end streets became increasingly common in the northeast area of the city after the construction of Karam Park and Longfellow Elementary school, which cut off the streets stemming from Vassar Avenue north of Woodward Heights Boulevard. Other dead-end streets occur at the borders of the properties for Webster Elementary, Ford Elementary, and Saint Justin's Catholic Church.
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