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First Speaker

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1. Good luck, Detroit...

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Sat May 20, 2017, 11:09 PM

May 2017

...I lived there in the late 50s and early 60s, as a small child...dad worked for Ford. I remember it as a vibrant city, exciting, the cutting edge of America. God knows, maybe it can be again. It has such potential...

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Detroit's DIY Cure for Urban Blight [View all] RandySF May 2017 OP

Good luck, Detroit... First Speaker May 2017 #1

Look no further than Cleveland jaysunb May 2017 #2

Cool! I visited Cleveland for the first time in 2013... First Speaker May 2017 #3

I love Cleveland. We have tickets for Playhouse Square Broadway series... Demsrule86 May 2017 #8

Every word of this article is worth reading. NBachers May 2017 #4

This Old House is there. SMC22307 May 2017 #5

Why not just give those homes to homeless veterans and other Liberty Belle May 2017 #6

If you've been to Detroit, you'll understand. RandySF May 2017 #7

Sounds like there isn't much oversight MichMan May 2017 #9