This photograph is of the 100 block of South Court Street, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984. In view is the back of the 100 block of East Grand River Avenue, looking northwest , from South Court Street Backuus Auto Sales Inc. is the business in the foreground. The person in the photograph is unknown.
In 1983, the Howell Area Chamber of Commerce applied for a R/UDAT (Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team) study, an American Institute of Architects program that brought a team of professionals to the city for a four-day period to study Howell's downtown, its ability to compete for regional shopping, and to make recommendations for improvements to re-vitalize the city. The team, in 1984, during the study took photographs, interviewed people, held forums, and in the end provided an outline of strategies.
