[toyg]

I'd like to say the good people of Manchester (UK) got through something very similar in the XX century, and have been on the up ever since 1992, when the IRA demolished half the rotting city centre and unwittingly kickstarted a ground-zero regeneration campaign that's been wildly successful.

Maybe Detroit needs a similar "let's get our shit together" turning point; maybe it's already happened and we just don't know yet. It's clear that local geeks have produced positive media coverage for quite some time now (I'm sure I've seen quite a few features on this "Detroit rebirth" in the last 24 months).

[homosaur]

Manchester has improved dramatically since the Thatcher years but they still have a ton of cash issues.