Quote Originally Posted by GUSHI View Post
No the real question is why didnt they built side by side to each other on a strip, detroit makes no sense.
No... it's called GREED... did you read my earlier post about the riverfront... once you pick a place for 3 casinos next to each other... you would be surprised at the sudden increase in value of the land... the land speculators would come out of the woodwork to buy up available land nearyby to make sure they get a nice big slice of $$$. Without Eminent Domain... it just cannot happen in a capitalistic society. This same scenario would happen in any city across America. The only way to get the land is if the city already owned the land. Then it would work. But private property has a funny tendency to suddenly go up in value when an important use is found for it.

Just ask the Ilitch's about land acquiisition for their arena. They paid the highest land price [[per square foot) in DOWNTOWN history for a small parcel on Grand River with a small 3 story building on it.

It is NOT just a Detroit thing....