Motor City hospitality will bowl over Pittsburghers

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | 1/30/2006 | Marisol Bello

[serendepitylives]

Motor City hospitality will bowl over Pittsburghers By Marisol Bello FOR THE TRIBUNE-REVIE Monday, January 30, 2006

DETROIT - Steelers fans taking a road trip to Detroit for Super Bowl XL can expect a pedestrian's paradise: a downtown buzzing with excitement, busy stores and restaurants, a street scene full of festivals, parties, ice sculptures and -- weather permitting -- even dog sledding.

OK, it ain't the real Detroit. Any other time, a pedestrian in the Motor City is about as rare as a Cowboys fan in Pittsburgh. But it is representative of the changes in place this week for guests coming downtown. They're closing off streets, for crying out loud. They're encouraging people to walk.

Next thing you know they'll be telling people to root for Ohio State.

[netmilsmom]

You are doing really well here if you walk through downtown without being shot.

[1rudeboy]

Still safer than taking the "People Mover."

[FreePaul]

Marisol has either been bought by the Detroit chamber of commerce or is blinded by super bowl hype.

[not2worry]

IMHO, the NFL made a horrible decision to have the Super Bowl in Detroit. Regardless of who wins, there will be rioting and looting in the streets. That's just the way it is in Detroit.

Sometimes I wonder if the empty seats at the stadium during a Lions game isn't because of lack of fan base, but fans feel safer watching on the big screen TV at home.

I'd be curious what the cost of security is in Detroit vs the super bowl in Atlanta right after 9/11?

[Petronski]

Reminds me of the Soviet Union's "Potemkin Village."

[netmilsmom]

>>Still safer than taking the "People Mover."<<

LOL!
Ain't that the truth!

[netmilsmom]

I have lived in the greater Detroit area for almost 10 years.
I have been downtown once.

When I lived in Cleveland, we partied downtown every weekend. NOT HERE!

[dfwgator]

Years ago, I worked in the Fisher Building, and I was told in no uncertain terms my first day there to not even think about staying at the office past 5:00 because of safety concerns.

[RexBeach]

Ice sculptures? Oh boy. Can't wait.

Detroit for the Super Bowl? What a joke. The city is a mess and will remain so for years.

[HEY4QDEMS]

IMHO, the NFL made a horrible decision to have the Super Bowl in Detroit

The SB should be held in Vegas every year IMO.

[HEY4QDEMS]

How far from metro Detriot is Pontiac?

[stayathomemom]

Downtown Pontiac is 31 miles from downtown Detroit and is in the metro Detroit area. It's totally built up between the two cities.

[sergeantdave]

Bring a dead relative and vote.

[BigCinBigD]

I like cheese on my Pittsburger. :)

[beyond the sea]

Hey dogleg (that's my golfer term of endearment to those who I appreciate...... don't flip out)........ did you hear the reported story this morning on ESPN radio that when the Seattle plane arrived in Motown, the players refused to SIGN AUTOGRAPHS for their fans?

If that's true.................yoi, double yoi!

[dfwgator]

Seattle boasts about their "12th Man." Well there are going to be about that many Seattle fans in Ford Field this Sunday.

[LukeL]

The SB should be played in an outdoor stadium with natural grass and in a cold climate, the way football was meant to be played. Playing in a indoor stadium on turf isn't real football IMHO.

[TXBSAFH]

Oh, come on, don't forget to mention the nightly fireworks shows. Oh, wait that is tracer fire, sorry my bad.

[agrace]

ping