A Natural Success In Downtown Detroit
17 November 2002 - 1:00pm
An escape with a river view is a precious commodity in downtown Detroit.
RenCen's Wintergarden in downtown Detroit has become a sanctuary of nature for downtown workers, winning praise for the design, and increased business for local merchants. "An escape with a river view is a precious commodity in downtown Detroit. One woman, eating her sack lunch on a bench, declines to give her name because she doesn't want her law firm coworkers to know where she disappears to during lunch several times a week. ... The tranquillity of nature can provide us peace in our caverns of concrete and steel."
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The Detroit Free Press, November 15, 2002
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