Originally Posted by
kathy2trips
While downtown's continued rise is encouraging, I can't help but worry about the neighborhoods.
For example: I know that my old stomping grounds near the architecturally marvelous Civic-Detroit Theater is literally disintegrating. I used to be enthralled by the neo-tudor charm of the area.
Conversely, while showing some friends where the Grande Ballroom is/was on Google Street View, I happened to divert onto a side street behind it. What beautiful, well kept homes! I'm sure this isn't the only example, but I worry that it's more the exception that the rule.
Sorry to be a wet blanket, but I hope I live long enough to see one, then two, then four neighborhoods come back. The corner stores, the neighborhood bars, the doctor's offices and the dry cleaners. Loft living is not for everyone, you know.