Even the dead are fleeing Detroit

[Cashcow]

In its current political and economic state, Detroit is broken beyond repair. The suburbs are wonderful. I grew up in one. Eventually, it will be something of a normal city again, but not in our lifetimes.

[Cashcow]

Actually, the suburbs of Detroit are horrible as well.

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Thanks for the input

[Cashcow]

The fact is that Detroit is a horrible place to live or even visit.

There are plenty of interesting places to visit in Detroit, including (but not limited to) the Henry Ford Museum, which houses hundreds of important items in American history - like the chair Lincoln was shot in - and Greenfield Village, which takes visitors on a tour through Detroit's history of car manufacturing. Downtown is relatively safe. You can find some of the best restaurants in the country, especially if you're fond of Chinese and Thai. The Cranbrook Institute of Science is one of the most fascinating places in the entire world.

You are ill-informed.

[Cashcow]

Isn't that museum actually in Dearborn?

Yeah, but it's pretty much right on the border, so you'll be spending time in Detroit if you visit.

@Virginian: Yes, there is a significant presence of Greek Food and culture. SE Michigan may be segregated, but that doesn't keep diversity out of Detroit when it comes to business and food. I am a Red Wings fan and used to go to their games all the time.

Edit: Speaking of business, Detroit is a good place to work. The Renaissance Center has been called "a city within a city" and one of the highest-quality office buildings in the nation. My father worked in downtown Detroit for almost twenty years without any problems. He was Rosa Parks' cardiologist.

[Cashcow]

The fact is that Detroit is a horrible place to live or even visit.

There are plenty of interesting places to visit in Detroit, including (but not limited to) the Henry Ford Museum, which houses hundreds of important items in American history - like the chair Lincoln was shot in - and Greenfield Village, which takes visitors on a tour through Detroit's history of car manufacturing. Downtown is relatively safe. You can find some of the best restaurants in the country, especially if you're fond of Chinese and Thai. The Cranbrook Institute of Science is one of the most fascinating places in the entire world.

You are ill-informed.

Well, maybe I went a bit too far.  I believe you if you say there are interesting things to visit there.  I stand corrected.

But I still think, based upon what I've heard, that it is a hell on earth in which to live.

It is a terrible place to live. I'd rather live in the Bronx. However, contrary to whatever bullshit danwxman is currently spitting out, the suburbs are wonderful; best quality of life in the midwest, maybe.

Four of America's safest cities are in Southeast Michigan

[Cashcow]

I hope you're right that the cities will come back at some point, but I'm not sure why you believe that. Living conditions in almost every American city have been worsening for decades. Detroit peaked at nearly 2 million... in 1950?

[Cashcow]

A nice neighborhood in Detroit:



Maybe all hope's not lost.

[Cashcow]

I hope you're right that the cities will come back at some point, but I'm not sure why you believe that. Living conditions in almost every American city have been worsening for decades. Detroit peaked at nearly 2 million... in 1950?

Not true. I would say the majority of American cities are becoming more liveable. Look at Philadelphia and Baltimore as prime examples. Both cities have a long way to go, but the residential market is booming.

Then explain "white flight."

[Cashcow]

I didn't even know that place existed, though. It's pretty big.

[Cashcow]

I hope you're right that the cities will come back at some point, but I'm not sure why you believe that. Living conditions in almost every American city have been worsening for decades. Detroit peaked at nearly 2 million... in 1950?

Not true. I would say the majority of American cities are becoming more liveable. Look at Philadelphia and Baltimore as prime examples. Both cities have a long way to go, but the residential market is booming.

Then explain "white flight."

I already did. White flight doesn't exist in the cities anymore, it's black flight.

Umm...?

It's mostly an east coast thing.

Not really. Blacks are populating suburbs throughout much of the midwest and some of the Pacific states.