This is a bizarre statement. The Fort Street food hall is 2 blocks from Campus Martius. It was across the street from the original Penobscot Building.
And the greater downtown area has a growing population with incomes exceeding 'solid'. The food halls I highlighted in Hartford and Minneapolis are not in particularly wealthy neighborhoods. They are in Hispanic immigrant-heavy areas [[see the restaurant line-up here).
Detroit already has a successful mini-market hall in Midtown, but a big one right downtown will be a great attraction. One is also planned for Eastern Market.
In 1982, the original 19th century buildings were still there. They were demolished in 1990. Lowell's Fabulous Ruins of Detroit has a photo of the old block:
https://www.detroityes.com/downtown/21monroe.php
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