Detroit Stadiums Fail To Invigorate Local Economy
20 August 2002 - 1:00pm
Despite intensive local and national marketing of Detroit's sports and entertainment district, economic pessimism overshadows the opening of the new Ford Field.
"While the big anchors are in place -- the Fox Theatre, Detroit Opera House, Comerica Park and the new Ford Field, which opens Saturday -- the smaller venues that create a lively streetscape -- cafes, pubs, shops and residences -- have been slow to follow."
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The Detroit Free Press, August 20, 2002
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