So asks the New York Times' latest Detroit-gasm in a lengthy review posted in today's Travel Section written by Reif Larsen and based off his visit this past summer.

While the article starts of disappointingly with the usual Detroit recovery tropes--urban gardens, Phil Cooley, Slow Roll and Gilbertville renewal, etc. it gains depth as it goes along and becomes a good read. One gets the feeling that the author grows in understanding over time branching into the issues of mobility, or lack thereof, and neighborhood challenges that remain.

At the bottom of the article are links to more recent NYT Detroit coverage, similarly favorable and interesting. It's nice to be liked!

What to Read Before Heading to Detroit NOV. 20, 2017



Detroit: From Motor City to Housing Incubator NOV. 4, 2017



NONFICTION
In Praise of the Black Men and Women Who Built Detroit SEPT. 6, 2017



Finding $816 Million, and Fast, to Save Detroit NOV. 7, 2014