This photograph is of 201 North State Street, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984. In 1984, this building housed the Probate and Juvenile Court, and previously was the Detention Center for Livingston County.
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.
