The VIEW needs planning and zoning to create a large park and additional places for architects to build on property purchased for modern purposes.
Business offices with apartments above and local shops below. That can be a fantastic view.
I betcha Detroit has not done an inventory of the antiques within it's grasp.
The New Jersey Meadowlands went through a period of clean up as Brownfield sites. There were all kinds of problems including chromium dumping and some very dangerous chemicals. Detroit needs a US EPA visit to determine the level of cleaning the land needs. This is not marketable in the state it is in. I have a feeling Detroit will qualify for many Brownfield sites. I don't know about Superfund, but, maybe in areas especially along the river. PETROLEUM and oil spills. The river will be clearer, too.
There will be a lot of jobs generated by the clean up alone. The viable antiques throughout the city can be collected, appraised and sold at OPEN auction to pay the city's bills.
