Quote Originally Posted by Detroitnerd View Post
That's one of the reasons they get away with their BS about how they're "improving" Detroit ... people don't know the history. And so "Detroit" becomes a wonderful blizzard of upbeat press releases about "green spaces" and "improvements" -- none of which involve actual city-building.
And I understand that... it happens in other cities as well as I'm sure that you know. As a visitor to the city though, I would rather see greenspace than more parking lots... I would certainly like to see less burned-out houses. I would also like to watch a ballgame at Tiger Stadium or, failing that, be able to play baseball there and not have to worry about the cops kicking my sorry butt off the field. And I'm ceratinly not a big believer in slapping up casinos to "improve" a city or ripping down buildings just because... I don't know, we need more parking spots. I can tell you that our visit to Detroit last summer will not be our last. We stayed at the Milner Hotel which has been standing there for close to 100 years [[it could use a few repairs) and enjoyed walking around downtown. Taking a drive past my grandmother's old house was a bit of an eye-opener. I guess I'm off-topic now...

Anyway, I enjoy history and I hate to see some things change. Do I want more casinos?... nope. Do I want more parking lots?... nope. Do I want Detroit to forget it's history?... absolutely not. Do I want Detroit to rise again? Definitely. In fact, I'm looking at purchasing a small set of derelict buildings on Michigan Avenue this fall or spring to rehab. When I do I'll post the info here and see what people think of my project... on second thought! ;-)