Windsor Star Reporter Claire Brownell Takes on Detroit

I had been reading about Detroit for several years and was following the city's tightening downward spiral into bankruptcy.  Our brief tour of Detroit on August 4, 2013 left me sad.  This city that produced cars for decades and gave us Motown is after a brief tour, a city in horrible decline.

About a week later I read The Windsor Star and Claire Brownell, newspaper reporter, is doing a seven part series on Detroit.  Brownell's articles are focused on what's going on in Detroit and why a visit to this ciry is worth the trip.  The first installment was a bike ride around Detroit.

Heildeberg Project

27 years ago artist Tyree Guyton 

decorated an East Detroit street

Eastern Market

This Saturday market brings

in up to 40,000 people to shop

Detroit is experiencing a renaissance 

in housing.... people want to live 

closer to where they work.

The abandoned Roosevelt Motel 

in Corktown will be renovated.

Life in Detroit is different from

other cities.....

The population has dropped

62% in 50 years.

With such a precipitous loss of

population, there are abandoned

buildings are everywhere.

The history of race relations in

 Detroit can be seen south of

  8 Mile Road. where there were

 houses built with a concrete wall.

The crown jewel of Detroit:

Detroit Institute of Art Museum

What will become of this 

incredible collection as the city

completes bankruptcy procedures.

Sports fans in the region are

fiercely loyal:

The Detroit Tigers Baseball Team

at Comercia Park

I know there's a lot more to Detroit's story than decline, decay and doom.  Claire Brownell is telling the other side of the story and I appreciate her efforts.