Columbus Dispatch encourages readers to experience Detroit's renaissance

A Columbus Dispatch writer finds plenty to admire in Detroit. A recent visit included visits to the DIA, Historical Museum and Science Center.

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One final stop, not within the Cultural Center but certainly within the heart of pop-music lovers, is the Motown Historical Museum. The museum is in the W. Grand Boulevard house where Barry Gordy Jr. founded the Motown record label. This was also where Gordy set up his studio and where dozens of hit singles were recorded in the 1960s.

Visitors can see the original control-room equipment and stand in "Studio A," where stars such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Gladys Knight recorded their early hits.

Leaving the museum, whistling You Can't Hurry Love, I found it hard not to feel optimistic and upbeat, even in Detroit.

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