Originally Posted by
EastsideAl
Does anyone actually care about World's Fairs anymore? Years ago I remember a big fuss being made over the 1964 World's Fair in NYC, the 1967 Expo in Montreal, and even the 1970 Expo in Osaka Japan. But after that I don't remember hearing all that much excitement over these events. I do remember that the Knoxville fair fell well short of its projected visitor numbers, the one they held in New Orleans nearly closed in the middle of its run and was a financial debacle, and even the Vancouver fair, which was seen as reasonably successful, lost hundreds of millions of dollars. So, the long and short of it is that I'm not sure its worth it, or that anyone would care enough that it would really improve Detroit's standing in the world.
As for your Olympic idea Dave, I'm afraid you're too late. The final selection for 2016 will be made in less than a month now, and the USOC chose Chicago as the U.S. representative [[only one allowed per country) a couple of years ago. Detroit did finish as the runner-up for the 1964 and 1968 games though!