Exactly. It's called shrinking pains.Bham's right in the sense that so long as population density continues to decrease in Detroit, suburban-style shopping districts will be increasingly successful. Mack in the Grosse Pointes does OK because of moderate population density [[most Grosse Pointes have around 5,000 people per square mile) and high wealth [[poking around on City Data, many areas have a median household income of well over $100,000). While the neighborhoods around Vernor have higher density [[about double near Vernor & Clark, for example), household incomes tend to hover around $30,000. Add in significantly higher crime in Detroit and it's easy to see why Mack is doing better in the Grosse Pointes.
Detroit's turning into Atlanta before our very eyes...
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