This is an interesting statistic "according" to the Atlantic magazine. Apparently Comerica Park has "supposedly" contributed to the rise in real estate prices in Downtown Detroit more than Yankee Stadium and Wrigley Field. Of course Comerica Park is Downtown and the other two ballparks are in traditional working class neighborhoods in those cities.


I've always thought that Comerica Park and other big projects should have been spread out all over the city [[ as anchor businesses) in more depressed areas to help boost the economy and real estate prices in those areas. I knew Illich wouldn't do so because it wouldn't make sense for him, being that he already owned much of the land Downtown.


Was this a good or bad idea to put Comerica Park in the Downtown area? We could have stimulated other parts of the city and and at some point Downtown probably would have survived on it's own because of the geographic location and other cultural amenities that it has. Has this caused Detroit to be a one dimensional city [[everything in one area)? Has this caused Downtown Detroit's property values to top out before we've gained enough population to sustain the number of businesses needed to make Downtown fully thrive?


Just curious of others thoughts...


http://www.theatlanticcities.com/hou...ng-costs/5124/