Detroit: A Dying City
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TheSportsPredictor
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But Michigan State's appearance in the Final Four saved it??
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Mr7134 said:
Why does it have to get better?
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Mr7134 said:
Yes it is a terrible idea.
The copper thieves alone will steal your piping, your water heater and even your front door. You think I'm kidding. I'm not kidding. Put up a fence to keep the thieves out and they'll steal the fence too. Plus it is not safe and no one wants to live there because there is nowhere to buy groceries.
A few weeks ago, a camera crew was filming a movie. They were robbed at gun point ON THE MAYOR'S LAWN. A week later, another camera crew is filming a commercial for the Detroit Public Schools. Bill Cosby was on hand for the commercial when he was almost hit by a car. Someone had stolen a car and lost control and drove it into a tree. Just another day in Detroit.
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But... They sell Faygo!
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Mr7134 said:
Actually, there's probably some property in Flint you could afford, too. Doesn't mean you should buy it.
Seriously, as one of many on this board with family and friends who live in SE Michigan, nothing would please me more than to have Detroit -- and the region in general -- see a wave of re-investment.
It will take a tremendous leap of faith and decades of patience to see an investment in any Detroit property get some return on it. The auto industry may recover somewhat as we slowly pull out of this recession, but "The Big 3" will never be like they were before. And they're what built that region.
I hope Bing and the rest of the area's leaders can take some baby steps to get things moving forward.
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I just read the TIME magazine article about Detroit. Very interesting. They're going to be doing a year-long project focusing on the city.
http://detroit.blogs.time.com/
http://detroit.blogs.time.com/
kleeda
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Invest in Detroit and it's "You-owe-me, can't-do attitude." Bwah-hahahahahahahaha.
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A buddy of mine began living in his late Uncle's Detroit home about a month ago. The place was paid off so all he had to pay for was utilities and taxes (basically nothing). He was robbed twice in a week.
Another family friend who lives on the east side, and refuses to move, was talking to some new neighbors who were doing some handy work around the home. The friend went to dinner, came back and the handy work was done. The people who said they were neighbors were just looters. They stole the front and back doors in broad daylight.
That's why people don't want to live in Detroit.
Another family friend who lives on the east side, and refuses to move, was talking to some new neighbors who were doing some handy work around the home. The friend went to dinner, came back and the handy work was done. The people who said they were neighbors were just looters. They stole the front and back doors in broad daylight.
That's why people don't want to live in Detroit.
Corky Ramirez up on 94th St.
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I read that Time project. It looks very good.
But it made me think. What if Detroit is the first American city to return to its roots? And by that, I mean Detroit shrinks and all the outlying areas return to farmland.
Every city, for the most part, has increased outward over the past century or more. But seeing all these pictures of areas such as Brush Park and other neighborhoods essentially be large grassy fields makes me wonder if perhaps this could be a new agricultural center. The city has always been known as innovative in terms of the car ... I wonder if that's how it could re-invent itself by downsizing.
But it made me think. What if Detroit is the first American city to return to its roots? And by that, I mean Detroit shrinks and all the outlying areas return to farmland.
Every city, for the most part, has increased outward over the past century or more. But seeing all these pictures of areas such as Brush Park and other neighborhoods essentially be large grassy fields makes me wonder if perhaps this could be a new agricultural center. The city has always been known as innovative in terms of the car ... I wonder if that's how it could re-invent itself by downsizing.
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And watching that CBC report, I cannot believe that houses can go for $500. Where I live, in Connecticut, that might - emphasis on might - get you a tool shed.
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My grandmother lived in Detroit. We'd visit her usually every weekend when I was a kid. This was about 30 years ago.
Anyway, I recently drove past that old neighborhood just to see what it looked like now. More than half the street were vacant lots.
Anyway, I recently drove past that old neighborhood just to see what it looked like now. More than half the street were vacant lots.
Hank_Scorpio
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Speaking of urban prairies, here's a site that compares two areas of the city. I think it's been posted before as well, but still interesting.
One in the 1960s and then 2003.
Another in 1949 and 2003.
http://paradisevalleyllc.com/content/246
One in the 1960s and then 2003.
Another in 1949 and 2003.
http://paradisevalleyllc.com/content/246
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mustangj17 said:
You think that's bad. Someone stole my salad out of the fridge here and with it (worst of all), my Tupperware!
