Quote Originally Posted by stinkytofu View Post
Sorry...my comp is acting up and wouldn't let me post in the initial post. Also know we have a thread about the arena...but this seemed significant enough to warrant new thread. This is so disappointing, yet not even remotely surprising given their history regarding demo'ing Detroit's past. I was very much hoping this would be rehabbed. Bummed.
Me too. Used to be four buildings, each more than 10 stories, on each corner of Park and Sproat. Ilitch and his crew just couldn't care less about preserving buildings that simply couldn't be built today.

Ilitch: "Throw out that OLD wine! Bring me that NEW, YOUNG wine!"