Quote Originally Posted by YounginDetroit View Post
I completely agree with Detroitplanner. Industry is as important to Detroit's past as any building downtown. I always felt the old industrial buildings of Detroit were a sign of it's health. The past showing Detroit's dominance, present Detroit's decline and fall and future and redevelopment of these old factories to show Detroit innovation. Its a shame I love Detroit but we need more creative minds.
The industry had polutted and contminated most of the riverfront as well as parts of the city. When the going got tough the industry left leaving behind wastelands throughout. I feel that having the Rouge Plant and Uniroyal operate there factories on the riverfront was a colossal disaster