Quote Originally Posted by swingline View Post
Since the completion of the Fox Theatre restoration thirty years ago, the Ilitch organization has never completed a single development project [[other than taxpayer funded stadia) despite multiple announcements over the decades about plans for various new office buildings, apartment buildings and renovations of existing buildings. Anybody else find it ironic that the Ilitch organization is now insisting on a strict deadline for the new WSU School of Business?
Yes it is ironic.... the Ilitch's had a few years after they had the Kwamster defy the Detroit Historic Commission and tore down the Madison-Lenox to build something in its' place, and could then keep the $700K loan for the teardown to go towards a rebuild... but they got to keep the money anyway... and still retain a parking lot. After they announced the new Columbia Street Agora and Hard Rock Cafe... it was a few years before we realized that ain't happening... and also they had about 2 years to do something with the GAR Building before the city made them give it back due to inaction.

So yes... given their track record on missed deadlines... it is very Ironic...

P.S. CrashDummy... if you need help with Irony [[like on the Arena thread)... just ask... we're all here to learn!