The Star Pheonix from Saskatoon finds more in Detroit than negative headlines.
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No question, this city of nearly a million took an economic hit during
the recession, but Detroit is busy reinventing itself and the
hospitality industry is providing help. Bringing in $4 billion US last
year, tourism has become a big money-earner.
Surprised? First of all, you need to get rid of previously conceived
ideas, suggests Jeanette Pierce, co-founder of Inside Detroit
(www.insidedetroit.org), a not-for-profit company that specializes in
touring people through downtown and the neighbourhoods. Forget
Detroit's reputation as gritty and ultimately forgettable.
"This is a city that has been going through an incredible renaissance.
We have wonderful history, great architecture and fabulous ethnic
restaurants. We also have 37 per cent less crime than the national
average," says Pierce, standing in the shadow of the Westin Book
Cadillac Hotel, a towering 1920s building that recently underwent a
$200-million renovation.
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