Quote Originally Posted by stasu1213 View Post
Detroit was in the bid in 1961 for the 1968 Olympics. It was a progressive city only on the surface. It was deteriotating financially underneath since the 1950s to the period of the 1967 riot


It's not just the 67 riot that Detroit lost the Olympics to Mexico City, Detroit city gov't, its regional corporate business in Downtown, Wayne County gov't and Michigan Legislature couldn't agree on the food provisions for the athletes. That send a wrong message to the IOC and Mexico won.