Yet another NYT article about Detroit

[DetroiterOnTheWestCoast]

But this one actually talks about things going on in some neighborhoods, in addition to the normal info on Dan Gilbert.

I'm especially pleased to hear about the two life-long Detroiters investing in properties in NE Detroit. Its nice to hear about landlords who are not slumlords, and who actually live in the city.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/ma...hoto-spot&_r=1

[Chicago48]

But this one actually talks about things going on in some neighborhoods, in addition to the normal info on Dan Gilbert.

I'm especially pleased to hear about the two life-long Detroiters investing in properties in NE Detroit. Its nice to hear about landlords who are not slumlords, and who actually live in the city.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/ma...hoto-spot&_r=1

Ex-Detroiter here. I do wish the streets were better mapped. Each time I go to the Detroit, I have to drive and I get lost. Cul de sacs, detours, blocks that end and no way to get around.
Some streets even map in circles like Grand Blvd. It's insane and someone needs to start putting numbers on the streets like they do New York City, or directions [[SW, NW) like DC.
As for Gilbert, he's the only one that sees $$$ potential in Detroit. If long-time Detroiters had been awake they would have bought downtown property and land as speculation.

[davewindsor]

I had to chuckle when the New York Times article said, "The overall atmosphere resembles “The Wolf of Wall Street”..."

I guess Dan Gilbert



Kinda looks like the Wolf of Wall Street, Jordon Belfort.



And both of them are master salesmen that used their salesmanship to raise a lot of investment capital. And when Belfort lost his stockbroker license, he founded his own mortgage broker company and sold residential mortgages just like Gilbert. I now get an image of Dan Gilbert's face implanted on top of Leonardo DiCaprio's body in the movie.

[Dumpling]

This is for Chicago48. I have been to a few Town Hall Meetings in Detroit.
I have not been to a town hall meeting under the Duggan/Orr administration
yet so the format may have changed. At one time the town hall meeting
format included polling the audience on how the limited tax dollars should
be spent. [[This was a favorite tactic of Gov. Granholm as well). Both times
that I can remember, street signage came in dead last. Better recreational
opportunities for youth came in first, to the best of my recollection.
Garmin to the rescue?

[Jimaz]

A bunch of brief stories about Detroit from Animal NY

I liked Yes, This Is a Brain-Controlled Flamethrower.

[Novack]

Just finished reading this article. Fantastic stuff on Paffendorf and Cooley as well