Back in the 90's after Chrysler left Highland Park, I wondered in my head what if Detroit had annexed Highland Park and Hamtramck? Hamtramck would become the Hamtramck district of Detroit but Highland Park would be the prize.

HP could have been razed and become the sports and entertainment district for Detroit. The new Highland Park district would have the yet to be built casino/hotels that was approved by the voters. The much talked about replacement for Tiger Stadium could be still built on Woodward but further north. Same with Ford Field. That race track Nederlander wanted to build on the State Fair grounds to keep the Grand Prix; well there's plenty of room in HP. Did I hear that they want to close and tear up Ladbroke DRC in Livonia? Tear that sucker down and build a new track in Detroit's sport and entertainment district. We got three casinos running there why not a horse racetrack. Hell let's race greyhounds there too. We have sports, gambling and entertainment contained in a central location.

Okay, I was dreaming a bit too much but if LA could do it with Hollywood, why not Detroit?