Detroit is Back!
January 10th, 2011
Detroit has been the target of a lot of misinformation in recent years with the general public perception that it’s a ghost town (or worse, a crime-laden ghost town). And if you’ve been watching ABC’s hot new show DETROIT 1-8-7 you may have even witnessed some of the blight that seems to be common perception. But in a recent episode (Ice Man; Malibu) one of the characters makes reference to the fact that the public perception of Detroit is wrong that the city is really experiencing a major revitalization. And guess what? It’s true. Recently completed projects include the Renaissance Center , the Riverfront, the Campus Martius Park and Compuware Office Center, Grand Circus Park, and the Foxtown/Stadium district. Interesting enough in the same episode of DETROIT 1-8-7 a reference was made to the fact that Detroit is becoming an increasingly popular choice for Hollywood movies to be filmed, and this too seems true. A quick check verified that there are several films in production (Harold and Kumar 3 and Street Kings 2 to name two) as well as upcoming productions such as Scream 4 and All You Can Dream. I guess the bottom line is that one can’t (more…)