Things have changed here in Detroit since the last time a Pittsburgh team played in the city for a championship. It was 2006 and the Pittsburgh Steelers were here for the Super Bowl. Now it's the Penguins, and it's the Stanley Cup. So, the Post-Gazette, one of the Steel City's dailies, takes a look at Detroit's two-year turn around.
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But Detroit, like Pittsburgh, has been working hard to revamp its reputation as a rusted shell of its former industrial self, with much of the attention turned to its downtown riverfront.
"Detroit really has the potential to be a great urban destination," said Jim Townsend, executive director of the Tourism Economic Development Council for metro Detroit.
The city's combination of cars, culture, gaming, music and sports can't be matched in the Midwest, he said. And a rash of new developments -- revitalization of the waterfront, development of new lofts, gleaming new casino hotels with marble lobbies, rooms with all the latest amenities, upscale eateries and pulsating nightclubs, as well as new pro baseball and football stadiums -- have helped put a sheen on a city still struggling mightily with its economy and reputation.
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