Detroit's got some great fixer-uppers.
I live on the edge of Detroit, and ride my bike through it all the time. It sounds trite to say it, but I'm going to: despite the dreary stories about crime and violence, plenty of good people live there, too.
Here's an amusing story about the weird real-estate market in Detroit, and the artists taking advantage of it: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/08/opinion/08barlow.html
Posted 11 months ago #