Quote Originally Posted by nain rouge View Post
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.
Exactly. It's called shrinking pains.

Detroit's turning into Atlanta before our very eyes...