Hello all, I am new to the forums, but I have been a big fan of Detroit for 30+ years. I have only been there twice [[I live in Seattle). The first was in 2000 and the second was last week. I loved Detroit in 2000 for its spirit and history, and in 2023 I was delighted to see how the downtown area is being preserved and how business is picking up, though saddened to hear that fewer people can afford to live there. I hope that Detroit will remain an affordable place to live, even if the affordable part might not be the downtown core anymore.
I wonder if anyone can recomend any existing threads that address the question "is there a risk of Detroit rents and home prices getting as rediculously high as in many other cities, and what might happen to many of Detroit's abandoned historic sites?
I am aware that the Packard plant is being torn down, and though I am saddened, I can understand why it may be neccesary. It's easy for an outsider like me to see an abandoned historic factory and think it is wonderful, but the people who live near it might not think so, especially if there are problems with crime and safety and the structure is becoming unstable.
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