You’re absolutely correct Lowell: all the reasons you listed for living here, museums, sports, theatre, etc., [[and Wayne State for me), are exactly the reasons why I moved here 25+ years ago and continue to love living here everyday.
And others were correct: bored suburbanite kids love coming down here to enjoy a different world than where they live north of 8 mile. Even my own niece is here almost every weekend with her friends from Port Huron. They all think their “Unc” lives in the coolest place in Michigan.
As I said in my original post, I love living here and I’m definitely not one of those old timers that want to divide the neighborhood between new blood/old blood. I really enjoy ALL the people living here and don’t want anyone to leave, even though I know MANY are forced to because, sadly, they simply can't afford it. I guess our conversation at the Cass Café was more along the lines – if the shoe were on the other foot and I lived elsewhere, knowing what I know, how much would I be willing to spend to live here?
Like I said, the neighborhood offers up the same for all of us no matter whether it’s HUD housing at 2nd & Mack or $1.5 million dollar lofts eight blocks away on John R.
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