March 8, 2009
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The Detroit Unreal Estate Agency
Detroit’s glimmer of hope… or its last gasp?
In a way, a strange, new American dream can be found here, amid the crumbling, semi-majestic ruins of a half-century’s industrial decline. The good news is that, almost magically, dreamers are already showing up. Mitch and Gina have already been approached by some Germans who want to build a giant two-story-tall beehive. Mitch thinks he knows just the spot for it.
Actually, the real glimmer of hope is the “large, stable Bangladeshi community” mentioned in the op-ed. People! Detroit needs people!
Comments
So long as you don't have children who need educating, trash that needs picking up, or buses to catch... it's a noble experiment. We will take what we can get.