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[evelomaddict]

i don't see detroit ever coming back.

[Marianne1]

On 3/5/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/5/2014 tansy said:

On 3/5/2014 hyacinth003 said:

On 3/5/2014 tansy said: Any idea how to get a once great city back on its feet?

I have lots of ideas!!

But saying them would get my post removed, so I won't.

Hyacinth

Then why post, hyacinth?

So only posts that contain solutions are allowed. I will remember that for future posts.

I think tansy was leaning toward why post if you are not going to discuss, not that she needed a solution right off the bat.

[hyacinth003]

On 3/5/2014 evelomaddict said:

i don't see detroit ever coming back.

Sadly, you may be right.

I think Chicago has more going for it, but it can get worse too.

Hyacinth

[JaneMarple]

On 3/5/2014 mgm2 said:

From what I've learned from history, Chicago for one reason or another, has ALWAYS been in the toilet.

Corruption and crime didn't just start this century.

[evelomaddict]

On 3/5/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/5/2014 tansy said:

On 3/5/2014 hyacinth003 said:

On 3/5/2014 tansy said: Any idea how to get a once great city back on its feet?

I have lots of ideas!!

But saying them would get my post removed, so I won't.

Hyacinth

Then why post, hyacinth?

So only posts that contain solutions are allowed. I will remember that for future posts.

pretty much. the political divide on this forum mirrors our government, which is why nothing ever gets done. .

[tansy]

On 3/5/2014 Marianne is complicated said:

On 3/5/2014 Irshgrl31201 said:

On 3/5/2014 tansy said:

On 3/5/2014 hyacinth003 said:

On 3/5/2014 tansy said: Any idea how to get a once great city back on its feet?

I have lots of ideas!!

But saying them would get my post removed, so I won't.

Hyacinth

Then why post, hyacinth?

So only posts that contain solutions are allowed. I will remember that for future posts.

I think tansy was leaning toward why post if you are not going to discuss, not that she needed a solution right off the bat.

Marianne understood my question, hyacinth.

[QueenDanceALot]

On 3/5/2014 tansy said: Okay. I'll put on my helmet.

I just pulled on my vest!

[chumlee_]

On 3/5/2014 evelomaddict said:

i don't see detroit ever coming back.

I do! We see improvements all the time. It isn't going to happen overnight, but with combined resources in the area it will happen. The residents of Detroit are fed up and have taken steps to improve the city. The State has taken over management of Belle Isle (an island park) and we can see how it has improved in a matter of weeks. Will it ever be the boom city of days gone past? Probably not, but it will be a welcoming, clean and vital, albeit smaller, city! cheers! chum

[deepwaterdotter]

On 3/5/2014 mgm2 said:

Hyacinth, can you tell us 10 good things about Chicago?

My "10 good things" would be:

Willis (formerly Sears) Tower

Buckingham Fountain and the Bean

Portillo hot dogs and Al's Italian beef

Museum of Science and Industry

Shedd Aquarium

Lou Malnatti deep-dish pizza

Second City Comedy Club

Wrigley Field and Soldier Field

The Art Institute

The 'El'

[hyacinth003]

On 3/5/2014 chumlee_ said:

On 3/5/2014 evelomaddict said:

i don't see detroit ever coming back.

I do! We see improvements all the time. It isn't going to happen overnight, but with combined resources in the area it will happen. The residents of Detroit are fed up and have taken steps to improve the city. The State has taken over management of Belle Isle (an island park) and we can see how it has improved in a matter of weeks. Will it ever be the boom city of days gone past? Probably not, but it will be a welcoming, clean and vital, albeit smaller, city! cheers! chum

That's fabulous!! I hope it just gets better and better.

With the loss of so much auto business, it was just sad.

What's good for Detroit is good for all of us.

Hyacinth