Audubon Block Club Keeps Halloween Tradition Alive

The door-to-door trick-or-treating that many of us remember so fondly from our childhoods has been replaced in many Detroit neighborhoods by trunk-or-treat and organized parties. Not so for the Audubon Block Club.

Several households in the first block north of Harper have for years been turning Halloween into a block party with elaborate decorations in their front yards, hot dogs, and of course, plenty of candy for trick-or-treaters who stream through, just like in the old days.

“I just love doing this,” says Kishaun Spade, a longtime Morningside resident on Audubon. “I have great neighbors, and we plan to keep this up for a long time.” Who knows, maybe this trick-or-treat revival can spread to other blocks in Morningside!

Trick or Treaters on Audubon. Image courtesy of Susan Newell