Michigan: where good things go to die, and the worst ideas thrive. RIP Chinatown, Greektown, Poletown, Black Bottom, Rivertown, and so on

Make way for M-59 widening, monotonous suburban projects, faux "cultural" districts, casinos, stadiums, strip plazas and big box stores. Yeah, it's Pure Michigan, a real life version of Idiocracy.

Will we ever be able to piece back together what is left? Or should we just give up and move across the river?