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Posted on 12/28/14 at 4:43 pm to chinhoyang
I visited Detroit this past summer. These areas really aren't that scary. They are literally empty houses sitting in the middle of fields now. Not a soul in sight. Reminded me alot of what I've seen in rural Carolinas or mill towns. It is amazing to see a city shrink from millions to thousands. You have to see it with your own eyes.
Downtown Detroit is way smaller than I imagined. You can walk from one end to the other in about 30 minutes. Overall, I had a good time. Caught a Tigers game, visited a few breweries. I lived to tell the tale.
Downtown Detroit is way smaller than I imagined. You can walk from one end to the other in about 30 minutes. Overall, I had a good time. Caught a Tigers game, visited a few breweries. I lived to tell the tale.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 4:48 pm to mworld938
My Dad made frequent business trips to Detroit back in the 60s and 70s. I remember him saying that the inner city was in decline at that time.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 4:52 pm to DollaChoppa
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that downtown looks gorgeous
It is. I specifically bought Tiger tickets with a view of the night city skyline. When the sun went down none of the buildings had lights turned on in them. All vacant.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 4:52 pm to JoePepitone
Need some gentrification up in that bitch
Posted on 12/28/14 at 4:54 pm to unbeWEAVEable
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I'm pretty sure I could go to NBR and do the exact same thing, and say it's a representation of BR as a whole.
You definitely could see similar things in NBR and plenty of other cities, but nowhere near the scale of what's in Detroit. Just looking at satellite images, the amount of "urban prairies" is incredible. Like post-Katrina lower 9 on steroids, but without the natural disaster.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:00 pm to chinhoyang
More culcha than you can shake a stick at.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:01 pm to JoePepitone
Although signs were already in evidence, the real decline began with the race riots of 1967.
Detroit, City on the Move (1965) -- a short film hosted by mayor Jerome Cavanagh, produced to promote Detroit's bid for the 1968 Olympics (!).
Detroit, City on the Move (1965) -- a short film hosted by mayor Jerome Cavanagh, produced to promote Detroit's bid for the 1968 Olympics (!).
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:02 pm to Jefferson Davis
My uncle flew a group of people to Detroit for a business meeting recently. He had to wait for them to conclude their meeting and then fly them back. He rented a car and drove around just checking things out. He said large areas looked like post-Katrina NOLA.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:15 pm to chinhoyang
Everyone wanted "change".... That's what their property is worth now...change
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:21 pm to chinhoyang
Well sounds like the rehab addict lady, nicole curtis, has a lot of work to do in her native city of Detroit.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:22 pm to BowDownToLSU
I went to Detroit in September and it was much, much nicer than what I expected. Had to drive through some sketchy neighborhoods to get to my hotel though. The hotel was in a nice, safe suburban area.
Went to a Tigers game during the day and then went to the Lions MNF game against the Giants. Great fans at the Tigers game but lots of trash at the Lions game.
Went to a Tigers game during the day and then went to the Lions MNF game against the Giants. Great fans at the Tigers game but lots of trash at the Lions game.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:26 pm to Cleanmatt
aerial views - notice the lack of cars - these were areas that were solid houses at one point
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:26 pm to Paul Allen
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how does Detroit sustain 4 professional sport franchises?
Well, you had the government bail out the Detroit auto industry, and those corporations used that money to keep buying shite like season tickets for the executives.
Fact.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:33 pm to Paul Allen
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If there's so much doom and gloom and bankruptcy, how does Detroit sustain 4 professional sport franchises?
The BURBS..... They are actually pretty nice... GM has moved a lot of corperate stuff outside the City... But going to a game there is OFF my list....
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:34 pm to dukke v
Grosse Point is nice.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:37 pm to chinhoyang
Who had the balls to drive through those neighborhoods, and did they get hazard pay...?
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:38 pm to Hangover Haven
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Who had the balls to drive through those neighborhoods, and did they get hazard pay...?
There's no one there.
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:47 pm to chinhoyang
I think Baton Rouge would be a Detroit but for LSU
Posted on 12/28/14 at 5:54 pm to Hangover Haven
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Who had the balls to drive through those neighborhoods, and did they get hazard pay...?
I've done it. Not scary at all. No one is there. The homeless and drug users would be completely bored there.
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