I've been reading about buildings [[like the Donovan) being torn down for the Super Bowl [[because the building was an eye sore).

I don't like to dwell on the negative, but how many buildings were torn down for the Super Bowl? Did they need to be torn down? Was it worth it? Would they have eventually been torn down anyway?

Here's an old article on it that talks about the Statler, Madison-Lenox, and the Donovan building [[not mentioned by name, but it says "A 1920-circa office building by architect Albert Kahn that once housed the headquarters of the Motown music empire was also demolished along with several smaller structures leaving broad gaps in the greater downtown streetscape.")

http://archrecord.construction.com/n...8superbowl.asp

This says that the Super Bowl was supposed to bring $300 million to the city. Obviously, that's A LOT of money. But did the buildings have to come down for that? The Super Bowl would have happened anyway, right?

http://www.inc.com/articles/2006/01/fumble.html

Just wondering your thoughts on this. Thanks.