CrashDummy.... unlike Mike Ilitch... Chuck forbes is no billionaire....
http://detroithistorical.org/learn/e...t/forbes-chuck
He's had more bang for his limited bucks than the Ilitch's have when it comes to preserving the historic fabric of the city. The Gem and Century Theatre's and Elwood Bar & Grill would have been turned to dust were it not for his determination in saving them from certain death.
He's been slowly working to get the Fillmore/State restored [[a theatre that size is very expensive to restore).... the outer and inner lobbies are completed, but the auditorium requires work, and downtime for the theatre is something he can't easily afford. So the LiveNations folks who are renting the place have been doing some work in the auditorium with Cherry Pickers.... but that's slow going. Mercifully the theatre has always been well maintained under Chuck's watch.... which was sadly not the case for Ilitch's now gone Adams, and decimated United Artists... both badly mutilated under his watch.
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