"I'm sure there are parts of the city which are nice"
No there isn't. You obviously have never been there!
(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
Yes there are. Unfortunately, each of these areas comprises only about two city blocks each.
Actually I have been there, many times. We used to live in Ottawa Lake. We stayed mainly on the freeways, which were like washboards.
Downtown has some nice restaurants but the traffic and parking is horrendous. Plus you have to drive thru any given war zone to get there. Except for hockey, there is nothing downtown that you can't find in the more upscale cities like Troy or Birmingham anyway.....
This winter's Super Bowl is going to be fun to watch. Who the hell wants to walk around downtown Detroit in the middle of the winter? I suspect most of the people coming to town will be staying in the suburbs anyway. A super bowl in Miami is a hell of a lot more attractive than a super bowl in downtown Detroit...........
No there isn't.(sic) You obviously have never been there!
Actually, there are still quite a few rather nice places. Obviously, you've never been to Indian Village, or to any of the homes around 7 Mile and Woodward (go west of Woodward, and north of 7) And, don't forget the Boston-Edison district.
Of course, you are right, all of these lovely enclaves are surrounded by utter decay.
One of the reasons that Canadians have a bad attitude about the U.S. is becasue of Detroit. That city is the first impression many Canadians have of the U.S. and is used as an example of why the U.S. is such a 'bad' place. The reasoning is that if the U.S. is so prosperous, they how can the U.S. allow such horrible conditions in their own country? They actually believe that Detroit is representative of America in general. Then again, Detroit is the most liberal city. Any coincidence that it is on the Canadian border?
I still love to visit the Detroit Fox Theater. What a beautiful place. I admit, I don't stick around after the show.
I think he is talking about the Suburbs which technically aren't Detroit.
I think he is talking about the Suburbs which technically aren't Detroit.
The nice areas in the metro are all outside Detroit proper. Even some of the suburbs are overrun with Muslims.