BTW, not sure if you know this but Detroit is a very large city in terms of size. Just like any large city, there are parts that are good and parts that are bad. Downtown is the CBD and the part where revitalization is occurring. Not sure how long and how far this revitalization will go, but being from Michigan I am very optimistic about their progress. If you really are from Michigan you should be ashamed.[/quote]
Huh??? I grew up in the suburbs. My Dad was from Redford. My mom was from Highland Park. She went to McKenzie High (though she wasn’t Catherine Deneuve – ah more proof of my Motor City origins). Why would you have any better idea of the size of Detroit than anyone else? Again – it’s the somewhat ingenuous millennial thing.
In terms of downtown Detroit being like Chicago – after law school I lived in Chicago (Lincoln Park, if you are still doubting – Belden Stratford) for about 7 yrs and there is absolutely NO comparison in terms of well, anything. I’m sorry that’s true but it is true. You’re free to go live in Detroit and do what you want to improve it – but both you and I are here (at least I think you are) and all we can do is be realistic and hope for the best. There’s no shame in that. But there is no point in magical thinking.
