Time For a Positive Post About Detroit and It's Current Revlitalization (pic heavy)

[jpbollma]

Too often only the bad is focused on in Detroit (and there is a lot) but this is a city in the midst of revitalization so I just wanted to share some pictures of our Motor City with other DUers. I know Michiganders will like this!



The Beautiful FOX Theatre.





The gorgeous Broderick Tower, under renovation and ready to move in Sept 1st (I am so excited to move in!)



The Renovated Book Cadillac Hotel.


Greektown!

Mexicantown!

http://isak.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c627153ef01053719b7c1970b-800wi
Corktown


Ren Center


Eastern Market ( the countries largest open air market)

Palmer Woods Historic District


East English Village Historic District


Campus Martius




The gorgeous Guardian Building.


Penobscot building.


Institute of Arts.

[NYC_SKP]

1. DURec.

You can't kill Detroit.

Beautiful post. K/R

[MADem]

2. I agree with NYC Skip...big DU rec!

I have never been to Detroit. I am so glad it is being revitalized! What beautiful images!

And this is the town that RMoney wanted to leave to die?

[jpbollma]

3. Yup

Rmoney wanted Detroit to go under! It has so many financial problems and the threat of "emergency management" which is really dictatorship, but this is a city where entrepreneurs are really stepping up. Midtown where the Institute of Arts and Wayne State University is located has been nearly completely revitalized. They are even getting a whole foods, which never would have been possible in the past. Downtown is exploding with new development and the historical neighborhoods are seeing a resurgence. They just had a report that 5,000 apartments would have to come available tomorrow in Downtown just to hit demand. There is a waiting list. Blue Cross and Quicken Loans have brought about 14k jobs into Downtown just between the two of them.

All this said, so many neighborhoods are in a hopeless spiral, here is hoping the revitalization can effect all of Detroit.

Also, Belle Isle (designed by the same person who designed Central Park, is now a state run park and they are promising to renew it to it's former glory.)

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. What beautiful pictures!

What a beautiful town!

I'm really glad to see this happening.

BIG DU REC!

[jpbollma]

5. The Ren Center

Is the GM Headquarters and when I went to pride this year they lit up the whole building in LED rainbow colors from time to time. I thought that was really great!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. I'll bet it was gorgeous! Lucky you...

[jpbollma]

7. more..

Lafayette Park, a neighborhood of co-op housing.


Boston-Edison




Beautiful Belle Isle


People Mover

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The Whitney.


Comerica Park


Thanksgiving Parade (second biggest in the US)

..but hey like Robme says..let it die!

[jpbollma]

8. One Detroit Center

One Detroit Center

[jpbollma]

9. I just needed to post all of these positives

to reiterate that Rmoney wanted this city to die! What a waste that would be!

[FrodosPet]

10. With all the "Detroit Ruin Porn" on the Internet

It is nice to see some positive images of "The City".

BTW: Please vote Yes to save the D.I.A. on August 7th, 2012

http://www.artisforeveryone.org/

[PassingFair]

11. One quibble....that's NOT East English Village.

I grew up in "East English Village".

I think you have a picture of "Indian Village".....

[JNelson6563]

12. I love Detroit!

And I am so thrilled about her comeback!

Julie

[WorseBeforeBetter]

13. I just finished watching "Designing Healthy Communities"...

on my local PBS station, and Detroit was prominently featured. Between that and your pics, I'm tempted to pack my bags and move.

http://designinghealthycommunities.org/

MAJOR potential and cheap!:

[HiPointDem]

14. If you're from detroit, can you tell me what kind of neighborhoods the red areas on this map are,

& what might be the attractor to buy up blocks of property there?

thanks in advance.

http://whydontweownthis.com/winner/BENJAMIN%20BROTHERS#11/42.3925/-83.0937

[Lefty48197]

16. The prices are very cheap

The homes sold from as cheap as $500 up to a maximum of $5 or $6000 with most selling for much less.
Detroit DOES have a few neighborhoods that are total losses. So many homes have been abandoned, burned down, and torn down, that the only way to revitalize the neighborhood would be too build many brand new homes.
Most of the neighborhoods in Detroit have just a small handful of homes that are wrecks, but even those homes usually have a brick exterior and are within neighborhoods that still have a vast majority of the homes still in excellent condition.
I'm guessing the best deals are the cheap homes that are still within vibrant neighborhoods.

[HiPointDem]

17. I know the prices are cheap, I can see that at the link. Just wondered what kind of neighborhood

*that* was, so as to see why one single business is buying so many properties.

[Lefty48197]

15. I love Detroit!

Thanks for posting these beautiful pictures! It's been very fun watching Detroit rebuild over the years.

[Kaleva]

18. I haven't been in Detroit in many years

The pics you posted though make me want to spend a few days down there touring it.

[Quayblue]

19. I know this is old but I'm kicking

I know I'm homesick when I start dreaming about Indian Village homes (as I did a few nights ago).

I grew up in the Aviation Subdivision. still a very homey middle class area, and I sleep like I'm 10 years old again when I'm visiting my parents' home.

[Quayblue]

20. one more video

[winterwar]

21. Detroit is coming back

I was frequently in the city during my childhood, as my parents were both born there, and a lot of my family still lives there. I never gave up on Detroit, I have spent a lot of time through the years there. But lately it is looking like it's on track for a major resurgence. Detroit is beautiful. I encourage everybody to come see for themselves.