New Public Square Brings Life Back to Downtown Detroit
19 December 2005 - 2:00pm
Detroit's new public square, Campus Martius, has brought life back to an infamously moribund downtown.
"Only a year old, Campus Martius has hit a home run with public space advocates, designers and, most important of all, the people of Detroit and surrounding communities. People are coming back downtown to hear concerts, watch outdoor movies, admire the ever-changing flower gardens, delight in the fountains, meet a date at the Park Cafe, or simply sit and relax. A big attraction for everyone is to rub shoulders with all the other people there."
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Magic in the Motor City
Source:
Making Places Newsletter, December 19, 2005
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