Eminem's Detroit Home

Eminem's Detroit Home

     Eminem's former Detroit house used to sit at 19946 Dresden St on the city's East Side. The neighborhood sits in disarray as flocks of families left the city and the crackheads and vagabonds moved in. The 2 story bungalow home was typical of most of the homes in the neighborhood, post World War II era homes that sprung up after the war to accomodate the mass influx of baby-boomer families. The home was used for the cover Eminem's 2nd and most critically acclaimed album, The Marshal Mathers L.P. as well as his later release, M.M.L.P.2.

 After the home became a tourist attraction, the city swiftly tore the abondoned home down while other city inhabitants sat in amazement at how quickly the city was to tear one home down in particular while the vast majority of the city is littered with similar homes. The location at 19946 Dresden is now nothing more than an empty lot among Detroit's landscape of ruins. A trip down modern day Dresden St can be an eerie experience. Feral cats wander around seeking their next meal among knee-high plant overgrowth and trash. 8 Mile rd is approximately a half mile away from the home on Dresden. The other side of 8 Mile rd is still intact and the homes look similar to the ones on the Detroit side. The only difference is that blight never gets an opportunity to overtake the neighborhoods as the city of Warren stays diligent to ward off the spread of urban decay.

 It was in the house at 19946 Dresden St that a young Eminem fostered his dream of rap stardom along with his friends, Manix, Chaos Kid and D.J. Butters. They made up the rap group, Basement Productions. A rap group consisting of young white kids that collectively found their vehicle of self-expression in a predominantly black genre in a predominantly black city. Their efforts were criticized in a time when being a white kid in hip hop meant having your credibility constantly questioned and tested. The era of Vanilla Ice was not far off in the rearview mirror and white MC's suffered badly. The group was an undeniable collection of talent and the other members never achieved the level of recognition that Marshal managed to achieve after he signed with Dr Dre in the late nineties.


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