tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990781065550766734.post7350358045082946309..comments2023-10-29T04:13:04.708-04:00Comments on think Detroit = RethinkDetroit.org: Looking for the "real" DetroitCooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04109032704358054733noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990781065550766734.post-15897561773627033602009-12-21T00:20:05.369-05:002009-12-21T00:20:05.369-05:00I agree that there are endless possibilities for d...I agree that there are endless possibilities for downtown Detroit. Hopefully all the young people that live there now stay if and when they decide to start families.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06781544564304457077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990781065550766734.post-79026955076595845762009-11-19T22:26:11.887-05:002009-11-19T22:26:11.887-05:00Dalmia is biased and wrong on a lot of points. To ...Dalmia is biased and wrong on a lot of points. To begin with, she's ignorant of history. She says Mayor Archer was the first person to try to revitalize the city. What does she think everyone else was doing since the 1960s? Hoping the city would die?<br /><br />Then she imitates a mistake Toby Barlow makes by conflating the actions of a small group of people with the broader movement to turn the city around. Barlow writes about a limited crowd of artists and entrepreneurs -- the people behind Le Petit Zinc, the Powerhouse, etc -- people who are doing good work but are only the latest iteration of a decades-long movement. She gloats in the small scale of their efforts, completely unaware that anyone else has achieved anything in Detroit.<br /><br />Someone should send her to Earthworks or Southwest Solutions or Focus: HOPE or Transportation Riders United or MOCAD or Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice or Gleaners or Greening for Detroit or on and on and on. A handful of artists and entrepreneurs might not save the city, but a few thousand dedicated people might!Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109032704358054733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6990781065550766734.post-63662455685025116002009-11-19T18:35:53.216-05:002009-11-19T18:35:53.216-05:00I think your summary is pretty accurate. That arti...I think your summary is pretty accurate. That article by Dalmia annoys me because I can bet you she didn't live in Detroit proper. So her experiences with Detroit were probably "I'm going to a concert at the State Theatre" or "I'm going to the Fox", neither of which sum up the city. There are lots of horrible areas, but there are also tons of gems within the city. I just hope those who wait it out can transform Detroit into something that has a beautiful, unique image.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14227539307825708600noreply@blogger.com