Since its 1950s heyday when Detroit was home to more than 2 million residents, the city has suffered some hard times.
April 1, 2006 (Press Release) --
Intro
Since its 1950s heyday when Detroit was home to more than 2 million residents, the city has suffered some hard times. The city has been considered a national symbol of urban decay, the center of the so-called Rust Belt; its population has slipped to around a million. In 1998, the Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau closed its information center due to a lack of business.
But thanks to the car industry boom of the mid-1990s, Detroit is now staging a steady comeback. It's not a Chicago or even a Cleveland, but the Motor City is culturally rich. Detroit's population is 80% black, making it a national center for African American culture. One of the most famous attractions is the city's Motown Museum where Stevie Wonder first played, and it's worth your while to spend an evening at one of the many music clubs scattered throughout the city.
Destination Facts
Population: 1 million
Elevation: 581 ft (177m)
State: Michigan
Time Zone: Eastern Time (GMT/UTC minus 5 hours)
Telephone area code: 313 (inner suburbs), 517 (south central), 734 (southwestern), 248 (northwestern)
Orientation
Detroit is situated in the flat plains of southeast Michigan, located strategically on the Detroit River immediately north of Windsor, Canada - one of very few places where a Canadian city is south of its US neighbor. Not surprisingly, Detroit serves as a major gateway to the Great White North. It also holds the distinction of being the largest metro area on any international border in the world. Detroit is just northwest of Lake Erie and not far from Lake St Clair (the two of which are connected by the Detroit River). Chicago is 275 miles (440km) west, or five hours by car.
Detroit's downtown is dominated by the Renaissance Center (RenCen), seven huge circular glass towers along the Detroit River. The RenCen is surrounded by revitalized historic neighborhoods such as Greektown, all connected via an elevated train called the People Mover. Woodward Ave, the city's lifeline, runs north and south and was the first paved concrete highway in the country (it's now just a road). All other roads radiate from the center of downtown, where many of them connect to full-blown highways named after one auto industry executive or another. The prolificacy of roads is intentional - if you hope to leave your hotel, plan on doing some driving.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
Since its 1950s heyday when Detroit was home to more than 2 million residents, the city has suffered some hard times. The city has been considered a national symbol of urban decay, the center of the so-called Rust Belt; its population has slipped to around a million. In 1998, the Detroit Convention & Visitors Bureau closed its information center due to a lack of business.
But thanks to the car industry boom of the mid-1990s, Detroit is now staging a steady comeback. It's not a Chicago or even a Cleveland, but the Motor City is culturally rich. Detroit's population is 80% black, making it a national center for African American culture. One of the most famous attractions is the city's Motown Museum where Stevie Wonder first played, and it's worth your while to spend an evening at one of the many music clubs scattered throughout the city.
Destination Facts
Population: 1 million
Elevation: 581 ft (177m)
State: Michigan
Time Zone: Eastern Time (GMT/UTC minus 5 hours)
Telephone area code: 313 (inner suburbs), 517 (south central), 734 (southwestern), 248 (northwestern)
Orientation
Detroit is situated in the flat plains of southeast Michigan, located strategically on the Detroit River immediately north of Windsor, Canada - one of very few places where a Canadian city is south of its US neighbor. Not surprisingly, Detroit serves as a major gateway to the Great White North. It also holds the distinction of being the largest metro area on any international border in the world. Detroit is just northwest of Lake Erie and not far from Lake St Clair (the two of which are connected by the Detroit River). Chicago is 275 miles (440km) west, or five hours by car.
Detroit's downtown is dominated by the Renaissance Center (RenCen), seven huge circular glass towers along the Detroit River. The RenCen is surrounded by revitalized historic neighborhoods such as Greektown, all connected via an elevated train called the People Mover. Woodward Ave, the city's lifeline, runs north and south and was the first paved concrete highway in the country (it's now just a road). All other roads radiate from the center of downtown, where many of them connect to full-blown highways named after one auto industry executive or another. The prolificacy of roads is intentional - if you hope to leave your hotel, plan on doing some driving.
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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