This photograph is of the intersection of North Court Street and East Grand River Avenue, Howell, Michigan, and was taken as part of documentation for the R/UDAT Study, 1984. In view is the are the storefronts of the 300 blockof East Grand River Avenue, including Howell Auto Parts, and the Howell Theater. This portion of North Court Street was later closed for the construction of the Amphitheater.
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.
