“Because most people are armed in Detroit, some heavily. You try that crap in “The D” you will get a cap in yo azz.”
LOL!
There was a program a few year ago that allowed people to purchase a rundown house in Detroit for $1. In return, they had to commit to living there for a year and to fixing the place up. I really wanted to do it at the time; I actually had family in Detroit.
Can’t remember why I didn’t invest. I guess my husband didn’t want me to move away for a year.
Anyway, funny story: My great-great grandfather on my Dad’s side had immigrated from Czechoslovakia with his brothers. They got into some huge fight, and my grandfather’s brothers stopped in Detroit. My grandfather continued on to Chicago.
It really is interesting, to learn about your family tree. A couple of years ago, I went to ancestry.com. I’m telling you, that place is as addictive as crack cocaine must be. You just can’t stop. There’s always a new green leaf to follow. LOL!
“There was a program a few year ago that allowed people to purchase a rundown house in Detroit for $1.”
There was an HGTV series a few years back, forget the name, but the rehab lady who was the lead on the program bought a house in Detroit under that program. I was thinking at the time...she’s crazy. She did a great job on the house. She also took a vacant lot on the block and converted it to a community garden. There were a lot of neighbors tending their little sub-plots...kind of neat. I don’t know what eventually became of the house...would love to know.
I watched another program about Detroit folks starting little restaurants out of their homes and even on vacant lots around the town. Some as basic as throwing up a cabana/tent outside and cooking at a grill. Another might be meals IN THE PERSON’S HOUSE with the menu changing every night, reservations-only seating. Another was a genuine restaurant but only seated 12-15 people. The show may’ve been Diners, Dives & Drive-Ins, not sure. But it was fascinating...the people working hard to bring Detroit back.