Originally Posted by
DetBill
There is so much misinformation about living in Detroit on this thread its really quite amusing to those of us who live in good neighborhoods,, Ofcourse there are many awful places to live in the city, you would have to be blind not to notice , but like anyone moving to any city, you do your research and tour. So many of these comments are from people who dont live in the city , or when they did, lived unfortunately in an area that wasnt good or turned bad,, There are several who are great,, Once again we recommend our neighborhood, Lafayette Park, the people moving in , are as good as the people moving out,, The locale is wonderful for city amenties the suburbs do not offer, You can walk everywhere or if you drive , very close [[ Entertainement, The arts, Pro Sports, Greektown, Casinos, Excellent theater, Opera, The river front, Canada minutes away,50 good restaurants, The DIA, Eastern Market and on and on , If you want suburban mall shopping your 20 minutes from any east , west or north mall, When I lived in Huntington Woods for three years, I was 20 minutes away with traffic from malls , its no big deal , Our area is quite safe,, like any city dweller in any city , you have to be wise but this is not rocket science. Many people who do not like DPS choose private schools, They say the price of real estate is less so they can afford the school costs, but that is up to the individual. I have had a place downtown since 1988, a and have only lived away for three years once in the suburbs and believe me, and any one who has lived here for a long time, The downtown is at its best in the time I have been here by a long shot,, I do not get mugged when I run in the mornings down Rivard all along the river front , When I walk around the city every day downtown I do not get gunned down , I do get asked for money but Im used to that in Cleveland, Toronto, Chicago and Windsor which I all visit very often for many reasons so for that matter its par for the course. If you need impressions on the city, ask people who live there for a long time, most will be very honest and we do not feel trapped to live here by any means. Every time I have a party there are many people from the suburbs who attend who keep telling me they had no idea our area existed and how much they liked it.. I keep scratching my head, and keep scratching. I would investigate anything and not take peoples work who dont even live there. Royal Oak and Ferndale are great places as are Birmingham and Dearborn and Grosse Pointe but they all have their own strengths and for my own preferences, none of them offer the feel and the social amenities that a large urban city does, nor do I see the diversity I see in our area. IT all boils down to how you want to live and what excites you and makes you happy, Maybe these other areas offer what you want, but for gosh sakes, I wish some of you would stop trashing Detroit as if its all a garbage dump, you really dont know what you are talking about. You dont even live in our area. Come down to our neck of the woods if you dont believe us.