I think it should be appreciated that throngs of people from the suburbs visit Detroit year-round whenever they take in a Tigers or Lions game...hang out at the casinos, etc...but do they have to live there too? What does it take?
And you can bet any black with the means to do so, got the hell out of Detroit along with the whites.
There are some decent neighborhoods beginning to spring up mostly due to companies like Quicken and JP Morgan transferring people from elsewhere and giving big bonuses for living in the city.
Detroit really can’t be beat as far as availability of sporting events is concerned. You’ve got 3 big league teams within a mile of each other as well as powerboat racing, air racing, sailboat racing, and the Detroit Grand prix and all take place within a few square miles. I personally think the Red Wings should be downtown as well but the taxpayers shouldn’t pay for it. Personally I would put the Pistons and Red Wings in a single dual use facility.