My brother had to go to D-Town recently. He gave me a first hand account of deserted streets, boarded up Victorian mansions, no one around expect for a few degenerates in the casino. He suggested we give it to Canada. We’d have to pay them to take it.
Canada wouldn't want it at all.
It's living proof, actual (barely) living evidence of liberalism gone amuck.
Detroit had been block after block of boarded-up mess for years before the city started to demolish abandoned (seized for back taxes) and donated property during Coleman Young’s reign of error. Private homes had bars over the windows and doors, it’s amazing to me anyone would live like that. The area down by the museum has been prettied up; the Lions have moved back after a nearly 30 year exile in Pontiac; the Tigers have remained there throughout, and have also got a new park; the nickname is Hockeytown, it’s been that way since Scotty Bowman brought the Stanley Cup back to Detroit after a nearly 40 year dry spell; and the Pistons have seen much worse days than now. But then again, fandom is one of those things which also can be done long distance...