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Former Hamilton, Ontario councilman Frank D’Amico writes favorably about the public and private investment made to downtown Detroit in recent years.
Former Hamilton, Ontario councilman Frank D’Amico writes favorably
about the public and private investment made to downtown Detroit in
recent years.
Excerpt from the article:
The City of Detroit, a three-hour drive from Hamilton, was a city
you drove by to get to Interstate 75 and trek on to your favourite
Florida destination. I was once told by the American border personnel
to follow his instructions to get to the ’75’ or else risk entering
into a crime ridden neighbourhood of Detroit. Now after many
improvements to the city, Detroit has become a shining example of how
investment in public infrastructure can yield private investment and
breathe new life to a city that was known more for being the automobile
capital of the world.
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