[obmelvin]

I visited Detroit in May 2016 and was very taken aback by the revitalization. Granted, it was Memorial Day weekend + Movement Festival [0] so the city was certainly not in it's normal day-to-day look, but Dan Gilbert's money [1] appeared well spent to the eyes of a visitor. I learned about it from talking to my Lyft drivers, who all seemed to think positively about the effort.

[0] great techno music in the genre's birthplace

[1] Founder of Quicken Loans - recent article with some extra context https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2020/07/09/dan-gi...

[paxys]

If you put aside economic problems Detroit just has so much more going for it in terms of history, culture, location, small business, family ties etc. than Las Vegas. That is why dumping money into it has shown immediate returns. When you say Vegas 100% of people are going to (justifiably) think casinos and not much more.

[v77]

Unfortunately Gilbert seems to be at the end of his life. We'll see if Detroit can continue its revitalization without his money.

[segmondy]

It looks even much better than 2016 at least earlier this year before the pandemic. Haven't been there since the shutdown.