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It is interesting to note that many of Detroit's more historic ruins cause Europeans to shake their collective heads in disbelief... because if some of these buildings [[such as the MCS, Michigan, United Artists and National Theatres) were located in Europe, they would have been well on their way to restoration.

But sadly many Americans don't have as much pride in their architecture as Europeans do. Also, American's have a hard enough time maintaining our infrastructure, let alone historic preservation. And American's are averse to paying extra taxes for such frivolity.

I guess if we had a 2,000 year history... maybe we would appreciate it more...
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Hense my fascination with Detroit. As a European citizen I also have a total lack of understanding why so much monumental buildings are failing. If you don't maintain the buildings, it's decay spread like wildfire, or in many cases just fire...