Posted on 07/05/2012 6:24:02 PM PDT by PanzerKardinal
FOX 2's Charlie LeDuff takes on an epic challenge of golfing his way from 8 Mile Road to Belle Isle... literally. It's a par 3,168, 18-mile, single hole course.
The 46-year-old Pulitzer Prize winning writer carries only four clubs in his bag while facing extraordinary hazards that took years to form. He strokes his way through grassy fields, abandoned houses and crumbling landmarks. The half-way houses on this course are real.
(Excerpt) Read more at myfoxdetroit.com ...
wonder how many balls lost
I can still remember going to visit my grandma in the city... riding the busses to the stores, walking to the corner for ice cream ( that was so long ago that baskin robbins only had 1 flavor :)).....
So sad to see the deterioration....
I guess we can give a big thank you to soulman young...
He is a plagiarist. I don’t really care for him but this segment is great!
“hate to inform you all but the biggest role in Detroits downhill slide was forced busing and no one except me ever mentions it...”
Forced busing happened in other cities and the down hill slide was no where near as precipitous. So, it may have contributed, but I don’t think it was the biggest factor. Just a factor.
The state and city should declare a tax free industrial zone in some of the run down area. Give a specific time line so that manufacturers know when the tax free status ends. See if it encourages some return of manufacturing.
I also put the blame on Mayor Colman Young. It became apparent to me, shortly after he was elected, that he was a racist who hated white people. When you are not wanted in a city, there is little reason to stick around.
I think Coleman Young was mayor for about 20 years...He told the criminals to take their business North of 8 mile road...He sure hated whites. For those that don’t know Detroit, 8 mile is its northern border...
“I also put the blame on Mayor Colman Young. It became apparent to me, shortly after he was elected, that he was a racist who hated white people. When you are not wanted in a city, there is little reason to stick around.”
I’ve read that opinion before.
He was way ahead of his time. A pioneer. It seems all Democrats hate white people now.
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