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[IN 2010 there were rumors of renovation -anything happen?

Great thread -this ought to placed permanently at the top of Detroit yes.

The only negative is - not enough pictures - remember those of us who live in Texas are architecturally deprived.
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We have a fringe candidate running for president but our fringe suburbs are still growing rapidly - whether is in teh DFW@ Metroplex, Houston or the others.

On the other hand its 40 degrees today...

Ebay itself is unscrupulous they allow listings on land which say " 25 acres bidding starts at $2000" then you find you are only bidding on the downpayment. I've asked Ebay to force those listers...

Sorry I was being facetious not sarcastic. It happens to everyone - you think of where to look and call for info and then its right there on the web. Countless times I've had to hear from my son...

The Detroit Land Bank is at http://www.detroitlandbank.org/ and it lists some properties it has for sale.

The EEV has a Facebook Page. https://www.facebook.com/eastenglishvillage?sk=info
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313lowlife likes to be abused- and he always asks for more. He's probably a low self-esteem individual hoping for race based benefits as he has no qualifications of his own. There are many people...

Jews were among the freedom riders during the civil rights days. I was brought up Jewish and taught against any kind of racism unless you consider the rule about marrying outside your religion to be...

313 whiner -its not just that you can't write - you can't read either. No wonder you want special considerations based on race - its clear you won't get anything on merit.

313whiner -Get over it! I'm proud that my son [[hispanic) refused to use that as his means for getting a full scholarship to college. People who only talk about Race and racial pride usually have...

Gistok -thanks for the pictures- posters should remember that not everyone who reads these pages is from Detroit and many want to see.

JACKIE - Have a sense of humor Geez-bands of wild dogs do not make good pets.

Jackie I think he just needs bricks for the time being -after his construction is done then perhaps he will want a pet.

I'm finishing a school board term in Texas and was just elected to be a state bar director for my 14 county district. In Texas membership in the state bar is mandatory and its a public office. Eery...

There isn't a chance in hell that Detroit will have 4% annual appreciation per year over the next 10 yrs unless oil or gold is discovered under each property. Of course you aren't saying its...

Houdini Austin wasn't hit hard at all. Las Vegas and Arizona had high inflated house prices and yes they got bombed, however if you had bought a house there and in Detroit in say 1995-2000 youd...

Hey baby they can shoot DET 871 here! Its a sleepy seaside town in Texas, beach palm trees and there are two or three criminals in the jail.

[QUOTE=Hermod;217697]If they were truly "experts" they would be making money on real estate rather than pontificating about it.

I guess this was in defense of me daring to post an opinion and not...

Detroit may be the only place in the country where a house selling for $5k has almost that amount in yearly taxes. That and the exodus of people and generally poor economy do not make for an...

I like that Voice of Safety - Where the police car with the big boom box nails a lady for jaywalking and a car for double parking. Of course if Detroit tried that today- someone with an automatic...

I live in Texas but often talk about going up to Detroit to look at old buildings as we have nothing near what Detroit offers in architecture.

Unfortunately most Texans I talk to think I'm nuts...

As a few posters brought up Texas.

It was announced today Texas will get 4 new seats. Before this election the state house had one more GOP than Dem and that GOP was a former Dem and a swing...

Brushstart- remember millions of Texans voted against Bush- stereotyping is for small minds - Hating all Blacks all southerners all attorneys or whatever shows little ability for thought. I voted...

Saw them NYC in 69 - they were loud.

Pompei -lol OK Pompei doesn't meet your criteria of course.

As of 1950 there were only a few cities that had a million people so its really from a statistical standpoint not such a big deal....