Quote Originally Posted by heedus View Post
Or how having a large portion of your CBD dominated by large abandoned structures can be a catalyst for economic growth. Remember, it's the general public that is the driver of economic activity in a city, not a bunch of preservationists who rightly see value in abandoned structures. That is, you may be right about the intrinsic value these buildings hold, but at the end of the day, with a few exceptions, all that really matters is the general public's perspective. Let's put our eggs in the best baskets [[e.g., Book Tower, United Artists, National Theatre, etc.).
I'd agree. Focusing the limited resources that are available within a few limited properties is probably the only sustainable, realistic route for preservation in this town. Increasingly, it looks as if Detroit will fall into recievership, increasingly so given the recent revelations about the DPS and the dedicated tax money taken by the City. That would probably gut the DEGC anyway, as the City subsidizes it to the tune of 1 million dollars a year.

So. I'd wonder whether the DEGC would have the financial will to do anything to this building anyway. Probably Tiger Stadium will be their last gasp for a while.