Top 10 Reasons DETROIT is Heading in the Right Direction- Revitalization
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- Опубликовано: 22 дек 2022
- No doubt you have already heard about the crime and decay, but that isn't what this video is about. We actually love Detroit. Detroit Michigan is unlike any city we have ever been to. Yes, there were burnt-out homes and boarded-up buildings but there were also many architectural wonders and iconic buildings.
Detroit is a city that is undergoing a lot of change and renewal. In recent years, the city has attracted a lot of creative people who are working to revitalize neighborhoods and build a new, vibrant future for the city.
In this video, we show you 10 examples of how DETROIT is heading in the right direction.
Thanks to the following RUclipsrs for inspiring us to visit and get to know more about Detroit Michigan.
@shellztalk
@ChrisHarden
@PaulWolfert
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I think as NYC, LA, Seattle, Houston, Miami, and other larger cities continue to become more and more unaffordable, I think more smaller cities like Detroit will prosper.
As a native Pittsburgher and raised in the Rust Belt I love seeing these cities making a come back.
Thank you for this video. I visited Detroit for the first time a few months ago expecting it to be a complete shit hole, only to be blown away by how nice and welcoming it was. Definitely one of the best cities I've ever been to :)
Thanks for your great feedback!
quit hating on the city
@@renolds4300 where in the comment did I said I hate the city? I literally called it "one of the best cities I've ever been to" (and I've been to a lot of them). Going in with low expectations because of a bad reputation =/= hating on it, especially if you end up talking positively about it after your visit
Detroit is so much cooler, hipper and REALER than pretty much any other city in the USA. Just visited their two weeks ago - the city looked amazing
Thanks! We agree- we were so excited about all the things happening in Detroit.
Detroit Michigan is better than New York City.
Moved to Detroit in 2019 from San Diego and it was the best decision of my life. An amazing city with truly phenomenal people and filled with opportunity. Detroit is the city of opportunity and having value and say in your community. I've never felt that way living in any other major city in the US. Every year the city looks completely different with blight being removed and other buildings being renovated/constructed. Everytime I venture to another part of the city some new improvements are going on and people are proud to call this place home. Who are we to live in a community and not try to make it better? I encourage everyone to come visit the city, or move here yourself and be part of a movement bigger than yourself!
Thanks for your comments. You’ve got the right attitude to help Detroit on its road to recovery!
I'm from San Diego too and considering moving to Detroit, how's the Mexican food scene? lol
Would like to visit "The D". I m argentinian, living in spain for 20 years.
Sold. Coming from Dallas
I love this. I’m a native Michigander and live in a beautiful place in rural Oregon now but I am SO anxious to come to Detroit specifically. As a child in the 70s and 80a my family wouldn’t touch the city or let us visit. I’m thrilled for this comeback.
100% agreed! Went there a year ago and was blown away! Absolutely LOVE Detroit!❤❤❤
Thanks for watching. More people should visit Detroit! 👍🏼
I worked in the city until last year and I'm blown away that So much of Detroit is wasted away. Crumbling buildings just unbelievable.
As someone born and raised in Seattle, I've heard a lot of negative things about Detroit in my life. Watching this video gave me hope for this world and also makes me interested in moving to Detroit.
Thanks for your reply. We also agree that Detroit has some great things going for it!⭐️
Greetings from Detroit!
Visit the Lou before you make your decision though ;)
Thank you for showing Detroit in a positive manner! It is a wonderful city.
Thanks for watching! Any other cities that you recommend we review?😊⭐️👍🏻
As long as your car doesnt break down on the way out.
Honestly since San Francisco crimes is so bad! It’s literally the new Detroit now! Companies are leaving the city because they can’t deal with homelessness and crime anymore! This honestly makes Detroit look better! While I would still avoid 7 mile road it shows it can get better
Detroit may not the best city in the world. But I love my city born and raised in the D. You may say nice say about Detroit or you may say negative things about Detroit. But I am behind my city 100% and I'm going to continue to support my city no matter what they say. Detroit is on the comeback and I know we got a long way to go. For visitors who visit our city welcome. And for those who never visit our city before. We also welcome you. Detroit is a good place to visit. There are places to go and a lot to see. But my favorite is in the summer on a beautiful nice day and the rest of the season that include fall and winter. No matter what they say. Detroit is a nice place to visit. And that's why I love my city through and through because I am a detroiter. The people are friendly and the food is good.
What kinda food is good there that you can’t get anywhere else?
I agree, 313 to the end, love my city! Grew up west 8 mile rd Bonnieville Apts, now located off 7 mile. Trying to buy as much land as possible before they do us like New York.
I agree, 313 to the end, love my city! Grew up west 8 mile rd Bonnieville Apts, now located off 7 mile. Trying to buy as much land as possible before they do us like New York.
@@InfatuationFaze ❤❤❤
@@ThecrazyJH96 coney dogs seriously.
As a Clevelander, I’ve always considered Detroit to be our sister city. Both have an incredible history of industry, immense wealth, beauty, architecture, and unfortunately decay. However, in recent years, I’ve seen the immense revitalization of downtown cleveland. Seeing first hand the improvement in cleveland, i celebrate the revitalization happening in Cleveland’s sister city! I hope to visit Detroit someday! Clevelanders will always be supporting and hoping for the best! Our two cities have such a similar history, it feels like they’re truly connected!
Thank you for the great information about Cleveland. Sounds like we’ll definitely have to plan a trip there to see the revitalization!😎👍🏻⭐️
Cleveland rocks! Home of A Christmas Story, my favorite Christmas movie!
@@michaelhurley3171 that is a great movie!⭐️
@@bretballast4606 they just released a second Christmas story movie! I definitely recommend it!
Yes, Cleveland got the jump on Detroit with revitalization. Hence the old saying, "Detroit is Cleveland without the glamour".
Native Detroiter here and love how our community was portrayed. So many other treasures in the city I would’ve loved to include!!
Thanks for sharing! What places did we miss? We definitely want to return in spring or summer to see it in a different season.
How about Kwame's mug shot in the entrance of the DIA?????
The old Motor City....Glad to see a video that just doesn't decry American cities but highlights the positive aspects. Thank you.
Thank you! Have a Merry Christmas…🎄🙏🏼
Most American cities are dead 😅Detroit seems to be a spark of opportunity
@@qjtvaddict Nah. A lot of cities are on the rise.
@@davidhutchinson5233 Yes, American cities were definitely on the rise before covid, which slowed things down a bit, but I think they will start to rise again.
@@qjtvaddict very perceptive!
I live in macomb county originally from Saginaw. I love Detroit so much and always have. The food, the people and the club scene keeps me around.
Thanks for your feedback! Have a great Christmas….⭐️
@@ShouldWeLiveHere Until Detroit has a legit subway train system or MASSSIVELY expand its light rail system, it will ALWAYS be in the WRONG direction. The city needs to be more walkable too.
@@punchkicker3837 A subway system would be amazing…thanks for your great comment! 😎👍🏻⭐️
My city!! Detroit born and raised! 👍🏾👌🏾
Thank you for posting this!
Thanks for watching! We really appreciate your comment😊👍🏻⭐️
As someone from Albuquerque, another wrongly maligned and oft forgotten city that is also undergoing growth and revitalization, I'm so happy for Detroit. There's lots of potential there and I'm glad to see such a beautiful city grow.
Thanks for your comment. We will have to check out Albuquerque for sure!😊⭐️👍🏻
I was in ABQ once, thought it was pretty cool
I'm enjoying my new city of Detroit
Congrats! Let us know what you enjoy about the city…⭐️
@@ShouldWeLiveHere Well it's just better than I expected, I can save a lot of money, the pizza is the best, its pretty hip, I feel very proud of the come back
I was literally telling people in Tulum how much I was obsessed with Detroit and they thought I was crazy. It’s a magical magical place literally go go to the siren hotel or whatever it’s like so chill.
Love Detroit and all the recent love it’s been getting! Lots happening in the D!
Thanks for watching us. Yes, it’s great all that’s happening in Detroit!😊⭐️👍🏻
I love visiting Detroit all the locals are so friendly
Yes, I agree. Friendly folks…👍🏻⭐️
Sure they are, just hope your car doesnt break down when youre there
I think the pricing is a hindrance to more rapid growth. $2000/mo is Chicago money, and in that case you get a genuine world-class city and not just Corktown plus a couple nice blocks downtown.
We need to check out Chicago!
Everything Chicago has Detroit has except Detroit is a lot safer.
@@freedomthefreeman487 You must be kidding.
Generally agree, but I could imagine well-to-do people who happen to be baseball buffs being attracted to it.
Just imagine looking out your living room window and thinking that Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and countless other legends trod right there...
@@MotownGuitarJoe Yes, it would be amazing for sure! Thanks for the comment….😊👍🏻
You have to be born in Detroit to love it.
Thanks for your reply!
I was born in Chicago and moved to suburban Detroit for work in 1987. The city itself was a scary place to me but I moved into the city near downtown in 2010 when I bought a foreclosed unit in a loft building constructed in 1907. The area was a little bit dicey looking but I love living here. Watching all the changes to the city over the past 12 years has been amazing. It has a long way to go but it’s definitely heading in the right direction.
For sure. I was pleasantly surprised when I visited for the first time recently. Everyone from there kept telling me it was revitilizing
Yes, we will definitely be visiting Detroit again. Great city!👍🏻
Go Detroit!!!👍👏😊♥️🇺🇸
Thanks for watching! 👍🏼
The rest of the way down the tubes.
Thanks for the video!!!! I really appreciate it. It won't happen overnight, but nothing good does. We can see a lot of good changes if we look. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
So much passion & creativity from ppl in the D 💚
We agree wholeheartedly!😊✌🏻
Born and raised in Southwest Detroit. I left for the suburbs years ago, but so happy to see Detroit make a comeback, and you can see it every day with new construction and investment. My work office is downtown, and I love to go downtown for meetings as needed just to see the business and energy in Detroit.
That’s great to hear! Thank you so much for your comment…😊👍🏻
Love this!!! We moved to Detroit in November & we are absolutely even more in love with this incredible city! Proud to call it home & share that we live here now. Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! Glad you are enjoying Detroit!😊⭐️👍🏻
Any help on what neighborhood to look at? Thinking of moving there looking for affordable but older home in a nice or upcoming neighborhood
@@calvinpegus6563 I like the RUclips channel @PaulWolfert
He has lots of videos on good places to live in and around Detroit
Detroit is a great city
Yes, we agree as well! 😊👍🏻⭐️
Great video! Thanks for showing & telling the truth about today's Detroit!
Thanks for watching! We’re happy to see Detroit on the rebound as well!⭐️
Being from St. Louis, I empathize with the hate Detroit receives, in spite of its past importance.
Ah, now I’m curious about St. Louis. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks again! 😊👍🏻⭐️
Love Detroit
Thanks for your comment! Cheers😊👍🏻⭐️
You are doing such a great job at showing all sides of this city in all of your. Ideas for an outsider with great research. I wish the mayor Dugan and some kind of marketing team would do the same. You help in dispelling a lot of left over bias on the City of Detroit.
Thank you for all your comments! Well appreciated….😊⭐️👍🏻
Thanks again for your support!
Reason #11, Their style of pizza is gaining popularity.
We will have to try their pizza- is there a place you recommend?
@@ShouldWeLiveHere the original Detroit style pizza is from Buddies Pizza. It’s the best in the city
@@ShouldWeLiveHere Other than Little Caesars?😆 There is a person gutsy enough to open a restaurant in New York City call Lions, and Tigers, and Squares. And I saw a Korean RUclips video where they were making Detroit Style Pizza. That is what impressed me that this was catching on. I've never been to Detroit though.
Thank you for showcasing some positives about Detroit, because most people outside of the metro area have many misconceptions. However, don't get your hopes up about the QLine's "grand plans" for expansion. They told us the same thing about the People Mover back in the 1980s, but it still just traverses a relatively small loop of streets downtown.
Thanks for your comment. Yes, it would be great if they could expand the People Mover now so people could travel further than just the loop downtown like you said. 😎⭐️👍🏻
There is a long history there. The People Mover was conceived as one part of a larger rail system, and was funded under the Gerald Ford administration. It was handled largely through SEMTA, the Southeast Michigan Transist Authority, which has since morphed into SMART, which basically now runs a suburban bus system. It was NOT a city project. The original project was conceived as a final downtown loop at the end of heavy rail transit from the northern suburbs. At that time, there was active rail service from Pontiac (a suburban city 30 miles north of downtorn Detroit) that terminated along the river on the current site of the Renaissance Center (RenCen). Phase 1 was building the downtown PM loop using cutting edge technology like automated driverless trains and pre-tensioned concrete guideways. Very modern tech for those times. The early projects that used the pre-tensioned concrete design had some problems that had to be worked out, but they eventually were fixed on several projects across the US, including this one. Because of the delays, problems, and costs, it took a long time to finish. Meanwhile, the funding for the rest of the rail system just disappeared. Gone. Mystery. The PM had not opened yet, and SEMTA was ready to walk away from the whole project. Coleman Young, the mayor at that time, raised a fight. His position was that no one was going to shut down the project, leaving an unused, half-finished concrete rail system looping through downtown Detroit. After lots of fighting and negotiation, the PM was turned over to the city. It is now operated by a public authority, separate from SMART or DDoT (Detroit Dept of Transportation). So, we now have a downtown circulator that is a stand-alone system that doesn't connect to any feeder system, unlike the original plan. I can tell you, he system works well. I have been on the train when I've been the only person in the car, and I've been on the train when the cars are so packed you can hardly move. When it opened, it was a marvel, and people from all across the metro area tried it out. I can't tell you how many people talked during their rides about how great it was, and asked, "Why doesn't this extend to Tiger Stadium" (the old Detroit Tigers home in Corktown), or "Why doesn't this go to Birmingham," or "Why doesn't this go to the airport?" For many years the PM was one of the top 10 rail systems in the US in terms of ridership. Just think of what the ridership would be today if the rail system that was originally planned had actually been built.
Detroit is a great city, ranks among the best in the USA for walkability and functional, lively downtown!
Yes, we agree! Thanks for watching…👍🏻⭐️
Most people would be shocked about downtown and mid town Detroit over the past few years.. Plenty of young people live and work in Detroit. Corktown is another area which is going crazy and will continue with ford opening the newly renovated train station.
Thanks for your feedback. We were definitely shocked when we visited Detroit. It was much better than we expected.
Is it Michigan central?
@@TheAmericanCatholic Yes, the train station is called Michigan Central.
You are talking about 2 square miles at the hub of the city limits. The rest is a jungle filled with animals.
@@adolf-8834 Animals like the ones that stole America?? From the Europe Mountains those Animals!!
Thanks for all of your honest videos and obvious research. Locals Dont even do this good of job at describing areas or even the issues. It does take an outsiders viewpoint.
Thanks! We appreciate all of your insight and comments.
As someone who grew up across from Detroit, I have always found it exciting, however I don't have to live there. I know people of Detroit have to deal with higher issues of crime but for the most part people just want to carry on improving their life and when the city hit bottom/bankruptcy some saw a way up even if it took a few years to get their new life. I know I can look at all the exciting parts of Detroit knowing Windsor has helped a little here and there just after the bankruptcy but it is the drive of Detroiters that will improve the city the most.
I often feel like any Detroit resident who thinks they are stuck should visit Windsor for a better view of how amazing their city looks and is to those who cross daily to work, shop or take in the food and entertainment that is offered.
It will never be perfect but no community ever is. There is a lot to do to make it safer and I feel they have a long way to go but some areas may be improving.
Thank you for comments. We do plan to check out Windsor as well. 😊👍🏻⭐️
I also think cities close to borders should make great use of the potential the have as a gateway city. In my experience a lot of birder towns are rather neglected by the government even tho they should be the seen as the entrance and exit point of a country. Moreover especially in Europe where not border controls happen within the schengen area border cities should work more together on a transnational level than they do atm. Overall imo there is great potential for most border towns in this world. It's basically the physical manifestation of the intercultural, intereconomic and international connection of a county.
I am happy to see Detroit grow. I follow the developments in Detroit and you see it grow. I love to see Detroit Blossoming. God Bless you all
I love Detroit. We’ve been living downtown for 16 years and it’s just getting better and better, there’s just so much to do, the place is so diverse and accepting of everyone, extremely edgy which we absolutely love and great minds and imagination are coming out everywhere, being right next-door to Canada is fun too. You’re opening video shots of the Dequindre cut is like two blocks away from where we live. it’s really an enjoyable place overall, of course there’s some places to stay away from that’s for sure, but we do. It’s an enormous area geographically. The people are wonderful by the way, and overall very friendly, the restaurant and cultural scene is really extremely good and broad minded. The suburbs are extremely nice to in certain areas and there’s just so much water and fresh lakes all over the place within easy driving distances. The cost-of-living reasonable.
Thank you for your comment. I do love the downtown area, and I’ve met some great people there!
Nice and informative video. Great to see the good things going on in Detroit. Well done!
Thanks for your great feedback! Have a Merry Christmas….🎄⭐️
binge watching your channel love it ! very diverse
Thank you!😊🙏🏼
nice video. it gives a totally different perspective on Detroit
Thank you! 😊👍🏻⭐️
One of the first places to go through Urban Renewal, and now working to make the area more walkable and mixed use. Perhaps Detroit can help all the other cities see how prosperous walkable, mixed use communities are
Great comment! Really appreciate it!⭐️
Really well done video, I’ve always dismissed Detroit as a place to visit but thanks to their resilient people I’m happy to see such great improvement. I hope that it continues on this upward trajectory because it has the potential to be one of the coolest cities in the country and one I hope to visit soon.
Thanks for your very kind comments. Yes, the people we met there are great!😊👍🏻⭐️
I humbly thank you as do the unspoken many others.
Glad you liked the video! We are very happy to see some positive changes in the Motor City.
This is really well done! You deserve more than 216 subs!
You deserve 650 subs bra!
Hey, thanks! If there is any place you recommend we review let us know…cheers⭐️
@@ShouldWeLiveHere You deserve more than 448 subs!
You deserve 650 subs bro!
Its like any city. The downtown is nice outskirts are bad. The city is safe.
Thanks for your comment. 😎👍🏻⭐️
outstanding video! you should make videos talking about the large projects in other cities around the US!
Good idea- it wasn’t our original plan but this video is very popular! Detroit had so much going on we are breaking it into three videos!
It also should be mentioned, as was mentioned about people moving to the suburbs, that metro Detroit has over 4 1/2 million people, it’s a large area in total, the fact that the city has shrunk was a result of a very large portion basically just moving over the 8 mile line to various burbs. While many of the blown out neighborhoods remain that way, and those inhabitants in large moves far away, the downtown and midtown areas have actually experienced a material increase in population in the last five years.The area metropolitan wise is extremely viable still.
I would guess the population will be increasing in the next few years.
i was just there. there is definitely a nice area downtown and they had a great xmas area set up. it was a fun time. they have a fantastic baseball stadium as well
That’s what we thought as well. Loved the skating rink!🎄👍🏻⭐️
Great and professional video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it….⭐️😎
Un gros bonjour du Québec! Detroit is an interesting city with great architecture and history. I do hope the crime will go down. Most people are nice. Sad that some would want to do harm. Thanks.
Thank you for your comment. Anyplace in Quebec you would recommend we review?😎👍🏻
@@ShouldWeLiveHere Sherbrooke, a city about 174 000 people, 227 000 in the metro, would be interesting.
Thanks for this, it was great. Lifelong resident of the area, and a Detroiter for 25 years now. I'd like to offer one clarification; as the chart you used show,s the riots did not lead the flight from the City, they were partially the result of it. White people began leaving Detroit, which was very crowded at the time, in the Mid-50s when the FREEWAYS were being built, making it easier to live in the suburbs and work in the city. White people were more likely to be able to move and they did, so the black population started becoming a majority. However, the power structure remained almost exclusively white which led to tensions, and contributed to the riots in the late 60s. I encourage people to visit Detroit and see it; from Hitsville USA where the Motown sound was born, to the The Charles H Wright Museum of African American history and the Detroit Institute of Arts which boasts the 5th largest public art collection in America, the city offers a lot and is relatively inexpensive compared to other large cities. So plan a trip NORTH of Canada (a favorite geographical quirk of the area and check Detroit out!
Wow, thanks for your historical perspective. Really appreciate it! And thanks for watching 👍🏻😊⭐️
What a great video!
Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you liked our video. Detroit surprised us as well for all the new projects happening as we speak…😊👍🏻
Detroit is beautiful!!!
Thanks, we agree😎👍🏻⭐️
Vamos Detroit. Love the fisher building and the street art. It reminds of Chicago, the huge buildings and proximity to the water. I could see it as one of the modern cities in the US.
Thanks for watching and commenting Tina! You should definitely visit one day.
Hoping for Detroit’s success so there’s a blueprint for my baltimore to use 😅 🤞
We need to visit Baltimore and see what’s it’s like there for sure!👍🏻⭐️😊
Great video, I really enjoyed it! You should do a video on Windsor next!
Thanks! We plan to do Windsor in the spring. Next we have pros and cons of moving to Detroit and then Ottawa.
Nice shot of the Scott home, castle like structure. Mr Scott was a notorious gambler, and never got caught for his nefarious business ventures. At his passing he donated millions to build a beautiful fountain on belle isle. Still functions today.
Thanks for the history of Mr. Scott, and thanks especially for watching!😊👍🏻
We took our engagement photos at the Fisher building!
Such a great location! That is one of the most beautiful buildings I’ve ever seen.
Detroilet has a very long way to go.
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I lived in Detroit my whole life until early 2022. I moved down south for family and I really miss a lot about Detroit. I love the warmer climate down south, but there's so many pluses to Detroit that people don't know about. I miss the music culture most of all.
Thanks for your comment! Yes, Detroit is definitely the place to be for music. What State did you end up moving to?
@@ShouldWeLiveHere I'm down in northern Florida now, on the east side of the state. Not a lot of complaints, but the complete lack of music scene is VERY noticeable.
Looks like Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Moldova 🇲🇩… Serbia, my homeland is Switzerland for Detroit .
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A McDonalds manager in Detroit makes more than the average Swiss accountant.
Let’s go Detroit 🎉🎉🎉
Yes, it’s a wonderful city in many ways…⭐️
Detroit reminds me of NYC. For years NYC was in a rough situation but it over came and now it better than ever. Granted there are still a few lingering problems with NYC. Hopefully Detroit follows the same path. Hopefully Detroit could become the benchmark for people oriented cities of the future. Walkable and transit oriented cities.
I agree with your comment. If NYC can do it, why not Detroit?
I don’t think that’s the same comparison at all…but I get what you’re tying to say.
NYC better than ever??? My friend it is on another sad rapid downward trajectory…..so sad as it had come so very far…. Will always be great for the rich…. The middle class and poor…. Not so much
@@brianog5267 NYC is in a much better place than it was in the 1970s. Yes there is a affordability problem, and there needs to more affordable housing for its citizens. That's pretty much thats problem for any place that people want to go to. As I said, the city isn't perfect but people still want to be in NYC.
The "say nice things about Detroit" mural was part of a movement started by a woman named Emily Gale in the 1970s.
As a former Milwaukee resident I’d move to Detroit over Chicago any day
Thank you for creating this inspiring, glorious film on the renaissance of your city. I visited Detroit in 1985, and I recall the profound urban decay and ubiquitous wide, off-putting roads. I say to all of you, "Keep up the excellent work!" One day, I may return to see the progress. By the way, I am a grand fan of the New Urbanism movement, and I live in the Netherlands.
Thank you for your kind words. We do hope to travel to the Netherlands some day!😊⭐️👍🏻
Detroit has been the setting of many futuristic sci-fi movies.
I know of Robocop- any others?
Only major city in the country where all the sports stadiums are within walking distance of each other. And is the only city without a rival city within the state with sports teams.
Yes! That’s pretty cool. Thanks for watching!😊⭐️👍🏻
This is not true. Philadelphia has the same set up and so does Kansas City.
@@chicity78 does Kansas City have every sport? No. Philly fair enough. But philly is not the lone sports city in PA while there's Pittsburgh. Michigan has one professional sports town and that's Detroit. Detroit also has a stadium dedicated to the lions and a stadium dedicated to the tigers.
@@rareview362 correct. However your original comment didn’t indicate that the city had to have all major sports to qualify. That’s why I stated KC because the 2 sports they do have are in the same complex. Philly however does have all major sports and they’re in one complex basically, even closer in proximity than Detroit’s stadiums.
@@chicity78 That's one of the criteria I didn't mention. I mean the distance being closer is not significant because there's a newly developed neighborhood on Detroit that is in the midst of all 3 stadiums. The stadiums are all fairly new also especially little Caesars arena which just opened about 5 years ago.
Detroit badly needs some good news and it deserves it
We agree! Thanks for your comment👍🏻😊
Detroit needs to get rid of the city income tax. For anyone making decent money, it’s a deterrent to living in Detroit. I don’t want to pay an extra $2000 a year just to live in the city of Detroit. Couple that with the high rents to live in the nicer areas like corktown, midtown, downtown and even some of the adjacent neighborhoods, and it’s a poor financial decision to live in Detroit
Thanks for your comments! 😁 we are including high property taxes, high income taxes and high car insurance in our reasons not to move Detroit video that we are working on.
Our latest video on Detroit included your concerns- thanks ruclips.net/video/dzhlaowPyS8/видео.html
Totally agree. I can't imagine paying a premium to live in a Detroit neighborhood, many of which look like a war zone. I know, I've driven through them.
I love downtown, midtown, New Center, Greektown, Belle Isle, Mexicantown, Solanus Casey Center, etc., but man the neighborhoods can be horrific.
I herd this 20 years ago. We who live in our 3 level homes in the suburbs never go to Detroit.
You and thousands of others 😁
We really do think it will be better in a few years….
@@ShouldWeLiveHere well for the crime sake I hope. I never plan to visit there, I use to go to the fischer the fox and masonic temple to see shows and enjoyed it, I don't go to football games baseball so it doesn't matter. Yes it dies look nice by the riverfront but the housing area are a mess boarded up grass uncut growing in the cracks of the sidewalks.
I've lived in Metro Detroit most of my life. It was headed in the right direction up until Covid. Not now.
In July 2023 the City Of Detroit will have to start paying roughly $200 million annually to retirees. Apart of the city's 2013 bankruptcy the judge gave the city a decade off from making those payments. Decades up.
City has a fund with four years worth of payments. Then it can't make them.
Add in the millions of annual city income tax revenue Detroit could not collect from people who did work in the city but then worked from home in 2020 to today. Companies are desperately trying to get workers back downtown as they made promises to the city.
On top of that. Ford, GM, and Stellantis waited too long to get into the electric car game and are playing the biggest game of catchup to Tesla. 90k people work for Ford, GM, and Stellantis in Metro Detroit. Another 200k work for parts suppliers. Most of which make parts for gas powered cars.
Michigan is the #6 most moved out state in the USA according to the moving companies.
The evidence I'm seeing along with my 40 years of living here suggest things are going to get much worse before they get better.
Interesting…thanks for your comments!⭐️
Even the abandoned buildings are architecturally beautiful if revitalized. Lot of big houses that are very expensive to build in recent times.
Thanks for commenting. We loved seeing the Fisher building among others…⭐️😊
I loved this video! I hope to visit Detroit soon as it reminds me of the Lou in some ways, especially the people section. We would love to host you sometime! :]
Idk about making a why not to move there video though, seems kinda low...
Thanks for your feedback! We were thinking the same thing because we truly love Detroit. However we are trying to show pros and cons of each place that we visit so that people can decide whether or not it is somewhere they may want to live.
@@ShouldWeLiveHere If you feel it is necessary to talk about the negative things, then you should at least combine them into one video and do a con and pro, con and pro etc. Just an idea.
I'm surprised you didn't mention Belle Isle
Ah, we did just mention it in our most recent video about Detroit. I never knew it was there in the river! Thanks for your comment!😊⭐️✌🏻
Eastern market too.
Oh yes, that too! Thanks😊👍🏻
I've been to a few suburbs and outlying areas of Detroit: Troy, Livonia, etc. But Detroit proper gives me the heebie jeebies. Lots of black Americans moved to Detroit in the 50s and 60s because they could make a great living at the automobile factories. It seems that the car companies didn't mind scaling back production at those factories in the 70s and 80s since mainly you-know-who would be negatively impacted. If there was a "different' more "mainstream" demographic working in those factories, the Big 3 would have made much more effort toward keeping those factories thriving so the workers could maintain their livelihoods and standard of living.
Thanks for watching- I’ve read that John Lee Hooker worked in an auto plant in Detroit.
Not really sure white towns are collapsing too
absolute false statement about the big 3,
Detroit Lions 🦁 time ⏲️for the Super Bowl will be here likely sooner than others think.
As a Detroiter, I go back and forth about being positive for it's future. There is a growing resistance of the old, resentful populace against the new, positive one. All the development has brought about more wealth inequality and I could see the resistance reaching a head if the progressive crowd try to solve it by pushing handout programs and soft on crime initiatives instead of personal responsibility and economic engagement.
Thanks for your thoughtful comments.
As a former Detroiter also...I appreciate your comment. I hate these "propaganda" videos. Detroit is in a youthful "trendy" mode. The ONLY thing that will impress me about Detroit is when all these "happy shiney" people buy a home in the neighborhoods outside of Downtown....raise a family there....and support the Detroit Public Schools.
Detroit IS NOT coming back unless the same vitalization that is occurring in Downtown occurs in the neighborhoods.
Downtown Detroit is all "bells and whistles"....and a money hustle for people with money.
It became a bankrupt crater because of the "progressives" being in charge for so long.
It’s cold in The D
That’s true- we look forward to visiting in the warmer months!
I grew up near 9 Mile & Woodward (Ferndale) and loved seeing "the city" as a kid every time I went down there. Taking a bus down John R from 8 Mile to 6 Mile (1990's) opened my eyes to what the bad parts of the city really looked like. A war zone. Fortunate enough to have parents who told me the truth of it, which was racism. The subprime foreclosure crisis, starting in 2006, and the aftermath of the 2008 crisis, along with the damage Kwame did, put the city on the path to bankruptcy. I could have bought a 5 bed, 3 bath brick house right off Woodward Ave, for $20k, in 2006, but it needed $100k in work. Banks don't do that! Sometime after 2016 I saw that same house listed for $250k. I moved to Grand Rapids with my now wife in 2009. Now in Lansing area. Sold 2 homes in GR, both FHA approved. 1900 Linden Ave and 1842 Linden. Eastern & Burton. Some of the "transitional" neighborhoods you didn't feature in your (admittedly good) GR video. I wish I could have bought into Detroit at some point before 2020, but I could have wrecked myself in many ways if I had bought back in 2006, even 2010. I'd love to grab a brew one day. Cheers! ~Nathan DuPhene
Wow. Thanks for your detailed comment about your life and what happened with your housing choices. Sure. We can definitely someday grab a brew and talk about where is the best place to live and such! Cheers…Bret
there's without a doubt much to be excited for in detroit if you're a longtime michigander there. lots of new projects in progress, and lots to look forward to 10+ years out.
but if you're a transplant looking for a fresh start in a new city, i probably wouldn't even put detroit in the top 30. to start a life there, you're looking at emptying your wallet for ridiculous auto insurance rates, insane property taxes or rents approaching more than 2k/month, plus a nifty city tax...in exchange for one of the country's highest crime rates, subpar walkability, relatively low diversity, and not nearly as much to do compared to your other major cities. and i think i recall a study from redfin showing detroit having like the 7th largest population outflow numbers in the country.
Thanks for your comment. We’ll be doing a con video about Detroit very soon….
The average rate for Minimum coverage car insurance is $5,081 per year, and full coverage costs a staggering $8,494 annually.
Thanks @billbuschgen520 for the info! We included your comment in our new video on the Reasons not to move to Detroit. ruclips.net/video/dzhlaowPyS8/видео.html
With how walkable it looks like Detroit is trying to become, perhaps a bad idea to own a car in the first place
@@DarrienGlasser Only walkable if you live downtown or close. Dangerous neighborhoods all over.
That I’m sure! But I’m hopeful it isn’t like that in the future
@@DarrienGlasser When I lived in Detroit over 50 years ago the then Mayor Coleman Young said he would clean it up and change Detroit. That should give you some idea. They may make the city look beautiful but if you can get shot mowing your lawn it matters little.
primarily there should be new jobs for local people and if companies can't find suitable specialists? Train them! I'm sure that a lot of Detroit inhabitants without work would welcome that. In all honesty, the kids playing at the playground is the only truly convincing factor of progress and change.
Thing is it’s not a 24 hr city like Chicago and NY- yet- and has along way to go for supportive businesses around living areas AND the rent prices are like NY and Chicago already since developers are coming in and swooping up land and getting deals from government. All good, but need to keep it low if you want to fill up the city with a lot of people who will pay taxes. That’s the biggest problem. High taxes because no people living in there yet. In due time.
We are excited to see what it will be like 5 years from now. We also hope to visit Chicago.
Actually, Chicago is far closer in many ways to Detroit than it is to NYC. Chicago continues to lose population, having lost nearly one million since its all time high in 1950 census. By contrast, Brooklyn alone has about 200,000 more residents than the entire city of Chicago. Detroit is on a moving river, not on a lake. Detroit is situated on an international border, spanned by real bridges and two tunnels (the freight tunnel constructed between 1906 -1910). Detroit's biggest problems are probably behind it, while
Chicago's worst times are more likely just around the corner.
No one could have visited Detroit 20 years ago, and then visited again today and not come away massively impressed on where the city has come. 20 years ago, the city was mostly empty buildings, dirt (yes literal dirt) parking lots for sports games and there wasn't a single shop to visit.
Good to know! Thanks for your insight…😊👍🏻
Dare Detroit for the 21st century.
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Quality content🔥💯
It’s soooo cold tho 😊
That’s true! We aren’t fans of the cold ourselves…brrrr!⭐️✌🏻
They probably want to keep this a secret so they don't get overwhelmed by tourists.
Ha ha. Thanks for watching😊✌🏻
Can't forget the Motor City
Elon Musk's made much worse mistakes since, but when he moved Tesla HQ to Austin I really thought he should've taken it to Detroit instead. It's the traditional center of the auto industry, where the talent pool, suppliers and consultants are all based out of.
That does make sense. Thanks for sharing!😎👍🏻⭐️
There's definitely a huge base of automotive talent here.
@@MotownGuitarJoe I agree. Detroit has a lot of top automotive talent, especially now with electric vehicles being made…👍🏻
Everything you listed has been happening in Richmond for years. Do Richmond next
Do you mean Richmond Virginia? From a quick look it sounds like it too has a mix of new and old that we love! We will add it to our list to check out. First we are heading south for a few weeks to somewhere warmer!
@@ShouldWeLiveHere yes I do!
You should also make note of really ambitious Richmond urban projects like the Diamond District and Green City
I Love going to McShanes in Corktown . Bobby is always having great events . Love hanging with the Brunch crew on Saturdays & Sunday . Plus the Bartender James is always creating a good atmosphere. In the Summer they even have a outdoor area .
We look forward to coming back in the summer! 🍻
The revitalization and comeback story began around 2012 but still a long way to go regarding Safety and the Schools.
What I don't understand is why the residents keep voting for folks who won't fix the schools and also refuse to lock up the savages who commit the crime. It's a shame. The City could be so much better. !
Thanks for watching, and your thoughts. Much appreciated!⭐️
Shh .. we want to keep our wonderful city a secret.
Understandable! Thanks for your comment😊👍🏻⭐️
Southwest 313 here and I love it
Thanks for your comment! Glad you love it there….😊👍🏻⭐️
I’m from Flint. Not too optimistic.
Hopefully things turn around for Detroit, and Flint too!