Detroit City is indeed the place to be. I picked up a copy of this book at the bookstore where I work (it was on the bargain table, naturally). I predict that Detroit will be making a tremendous comeback very soon. Not only has it been featured in recent books such as Mark Benelli's Detroit City is the Place to Be and Charlie LeDuff's Detroit: An Autopsy, it has also been the locale for some major motion pictures, including Jim Jarmusch's latest film, Only Lovers Left Alive. The city looked great in that movie, by the way. Not only does Detroit have plenty of land ready to be redeveloped (think of Chicago after the Great Fire), it is also just across the river from Canada, giving it a feeling of international intrigue, a la Tangiers. Not only that, but it also has non-stop air service to Paris. Evidently the place is very popular with French tourists. I definitely want to visit there soon. As for the rest of you, I advise buying property there immediately.
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