The Detroit of the early 20th century, which was one of the most beautiful cities in N. America
Posted on 09/01/2013 4:18:05 AM PDT by Kaslin
I'm either a dinosaur or dead and don't know it.
My comment is the same for the ironically, auto industry ...
As I age (and I assume as ALL age ... ) I tend to drift back to what used to be and ... really, really, and not for the sake of nostalgia ... believe it really WAS better back then (MY memories are 1950's-60's for the most part).
Detroit has some of the most beautiful architecture on the planet ... great and magnificent hotels, ballrooms, theaters .. and etcetera's.
SO too ... the automobiles of the 40's and 50's were beautiful examples of functional art.
Detroit needs an effort to repair and save the architecture of those 1920's and 30's.
Detroit should mass produce the 57 Chevy Bellaire.
Y'see ... can ANYone look into what the future appears to be heading and honestly .... intellectually honestly ... see an improvement in buildings (living and business) ??
Would you want a 57 with everything brand new and modern technology ?
Don't look to the future ... look to the past.
We'd BETTER if we want the future to be anything near what the past was ....
which I do.
There is no hope for the Detroit (Lions) as long as they are held in a death grip by the Ford family. The analogy to the city is clear. Once the evil (Fords or city council) clutches relinquish their control over the team (city) both will flourish. One is ownership and the other is administrative control.
The people of Detroit are welcome to do anything they wish to revitalize their city. So long as it does not cost this resident of Oklahoma one nickel.
The same could be said about the land under the Three Mile Island facility, or Chernobyl.
It would be interesting to see Detroit divided into several "towns". The towns could try different solutions to their various problems to see what works and what doesn't. It could be a learning opportunity for other communities that are about to follow Detroit over the cliff.
Attendance at the Tigers game in Detroit last night was over 40,000. I’d like to know how many were Detroit residents.
Detroit is run by democrats. Like they did before the civil war, before republicans freed the slaves, they will sell people into slavery for profit.
They could lift themselves up, bootstrap-wise, just as Cairo, Illinois has!
AMEN!
Hoarders.
Bring in the Pickers.
Something like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwfYkm5ZQd0
My lib family stayed behind in Detroit. I got into it with them concerning the NEA. My argument is, if an piece of art is worthy an individual or a group should be willing to sponsor it.
In their twisted little socialist minds that meant “He hates art and wants to close all of the museums.”
Smarty pants!
Detroit needs to retract the ideas which put it in its mess.
Coleman Young, Detroit's first black mayor, during his two decade run, did not allow any white people to open businesses within the Detroit city limits.
So, the whites moved their businesses to the suburbs. And took their jobs with them.
It was just a matter of time when the beautiful tree-lined streets would be dotted with burnt out houses.
So, what would be a solution for Detroit?
There need to be tax incentives and to people who will tear down the empty, abandoned houses and huge buildings which are beyond repair.
There need to be tax incentives and discounts to rebuild and bring in businesses.
There is a good start in downtown and you can drive around Detroit and see burnt out neighborhoods lined up right next to really nice areas.
A bridge between those areas would be to entice white businesses back.
The early 1900s saw the movement of the population of our nation from the countryside to the cities. This brought the belief in big government. Farmers and ranchers can weld. City dwellers can’t. This makes the city dwellers frightened, and they turn to government to take care of them. Government can hire welders. The city-model is crumbling as the helpless city dwellers are taken advantage of by ruthless con men. Detroit is as it should be.
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