The Motor City: Downtown Detroit, Michigan 5K.

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The Motor City: Downtown Detroit, Michigan 5K.

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Downtown Detroit is a lot nicer than most people would think. Sure, the neighborhoods of the city are still experiencing extreme poverty and violent crime, but Downtown has made huge economic strides since the turn of the century. Downtown offers many entertainment options for families and for adults. Things have turned around in Downtown Detroit so much, that we're now even starting to see new skyscrapers get built. You also don't see the same amount of homeless people roaming the streets as you do in other large major cities.
Intro: 0:00 - 1:55
History of Detroit: 1:55 - 10:23
Sight seeing: 10:23 - 25:55
Professional sports teams: 25:55 - 32:33
Woodward Avenue: 32:33 - 39:14
Motown: 39:14 - 41:07
More sight seeing: 41:07 - 1:02:45
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History of Detroit: 1:55 - 10:23
Founding of Detroit: 3:20
Augustus Woodward 3:28
Henry Ford: 6:00
New residential developments: 7:12
Detroit's auto unions: 7:25
White flight: 8:15
Riots: 8:44
Motor City Casino: 9:00
Detroit's crime problem: 9:30
MGM Grand Casino: 10:25
Downtown Detroit's Economy: 11:50
Fort Street Presbyterian Church: 12:37
Penobscot Building: 13:00
Detroit's Convention Center: 14:20
Renaissance Center: 15:17
Hart Plaza: 16:45
Detroit Windsor Tunnel: 17:15
Detroit People Mover: 18:20
Dan Gilbert: 18:45
Detroit Riverwalk: 20:28
Kwame Kilpatrick/Detroit Bankruptcy: 21:10
Greektown Casino: 22:20
Wayne County Jail/Fail Jail Site: 23:48
Ford Field: 25:53
Comerica Park: 26:35
Little Caesars Arena: 27:06
Fox Theatre: 27:42
The District Detroit: 28:30
Woodward Avenue: 32:36
Hudson's Site/J.L. Hudson Company: 32:50
Campus Martius: 36:51
Guardian Building: 38:18
Spirit of Detroit Plaza: 38:48
Millender Center: 39:15
Motown: 39:45
Saint Andrews Hall: 40:54
Old Wayne County Building: 41:10
Financial District: 42:32
Washington Boulevard: 45:00
Book Tower: 45:20
Grand Circus Park: 46:50
Detroit Opera House: 48:00
Greektown: 49:15
Capitol Park: 52:30
Rosa Parks Transit Center: 53:30
Coney Island Restaurants: 55:35
Monroe Blocks: 56:20
National Theatre: 58:20
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@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

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@educatedresponse4298 Жыл бұрын

Hey, what year did you say that race was returning to the streets of Detroit? I think I heard 2003!

@justiceforall658 Жыл бұрын

"White people didn't like..." No. They didn't like black people being weaponized by 3 letter agencies against them and themselves. Tuskegee, gangster culture, Crack, welfare, single family homes, COVID, etc. No. They didn't like their daughters being raped, their businesses and homes being burned, and their industries being globalized. But it's racism right? China is laughing at you. Patiently waiting to exterminate all of us come in to take what it theirs.

@megancloses Ай бұрын

Niceeeee go giver over here

@panam4974 Жыл бұрын

My husband and I visited Detroit in 2019, and love the city and it’s super citizens! Everyone we met were hospitable and welcoming; we Texans love this vibrant and exciting city!😊

@Batman3231852051 Жыл бұрын

Did you get robbed?

@tonyceeone 2 жыл бұрын

I live in Detroit from NYC - I feel safer In Detroit than NYC hands down !!!!!! 🩸🩸🩸

@billbuschgen520 Жыл бұрын

Feel...watch your back.

@kurthardie4835 Жыл бұрын

That's whats up I've lived in the D my entire life and have always heard how dangerous is is. I love to hear that you feel safer here versus NYC. Ty. God bless all.

@foreva4eva385 Жыл бұрын

Born and raised in Queens, currently live in Detroit and I’m gonna have to disagree.

@tonyceeone Жыл бұрын

@@foreva4eva385 depends where ! Where are you at

@esteban1487 Жыл бұрын

That's sad all the way around.

@GoWestYoungMan 2 жыл бұрын

Some of downtown Detroit looks nicer than alot of streets in downtown Toronto (where I live). That says alot considering how much growth and investment is occurring in the latter. Better, wider sidewalks, more landscaping, grander buildings, etc. Nice to see as you hear so many negative things about Detroit. Hopefully downtown Detroit can continue on its upward trajectory.

@Bobmcjoepants 2 жыл бұрын

I was literally just thinking this Consider Woodward vs Spadina, and while yes one is in the financial district of the city its in and the other isn't, it's clear that Woodward is significantly nicer. Younge north of Dundas until roughly College, same idea

@OldSlabSides 2 жыл бұрын

Man I live in Detroit but go over to Windsor for some bottomless strip clubs. Only place my cars been broken into is Windsor while visiting… makes no damn sense lmao

@Mark-oy1wv 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve lived either in or around Detroit for almost 50 years and it’s great to see the progress. I’ve always loved our visits to Toronto. Such a great city so that’s very nice of you to say those kind words about Detroit👍🏽

@danman7903 2 жыл бұрын

@@OldSlabSides The further you get in Ontario from Toronto, the worse it gets

@fjcrod Жыл бұрын

Yes, downtown Detroit has made quite the revival in recent years. Love going there and spend quite a bit of time downtown. However, outside of the downtown core, Detroit is such a shit show. So many empty lots, burned out buildings, long ago vacated factories. So sad to see, since Detroit was once a beautiful, bustling city. I hope that the city one day returns to its former glory. Though, the odds of that happening is a long shot.

@TacoTraveller 2 жыл бұрын

People look at me crazy when I tell them Detroit is more appealing than Atlanta.

@user-jv9js3ls5t 3 ай бұрын

Gotten expensive, the rif-raf can not afford the place .😮😢

@TheUnnamedAssailant 19 күн бұрын

It really is, the riverfront by itself is better than anything I can find in the ATL, it has its nice parts to match Atlanta’s, and its architecture I put up with NYC and CHI. A very underrated place to live whose hoods give it a bad name, but it definitely has some gems you don’t find many other places.

@lorrainebennett7528 Жыл бұрын

Now THIS is the Detroit that I want to see, it looks fabulous!

@marcbuxton3907 2 жыл бұрын

While Detroit contributed greatly to music pre-1970, the global techno music movement is definitely something worth mentioning. People all over the world are aware. There's a huge festival downtown on Memorial Day weekend and people come from all over to attend. London, Berlin and other European cities have huge techno scenes and all look to Detroit as the birthplace of the music.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

It is worth mentioning, and I did mention it.

@marcbuxton3907 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHarden What is approximate timestamp? I must of missed it.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

@@marcbuxton3907 Right after I talked about Motown

@klu753 2 жыл бұрын

And now Detroit is contributing greatly to the carjackings and murders.

@patrickmartin6977 2 жыл бұрын

@@klu753 damn so original

@ntatenarin 2 жыл бұрын

These videos you have been making are so amazing and informative. I'm not from Detroit, but I'm really curious about different cities across America, and yours is one of the best so far. Keep up the good work and I hope to visit Detroit again in the future!

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Muiscpromotion 2 жыл бұрын

Detroit looks beautiful.....deffo coming back up on the map! Love from the U.K

@ronnie5129 Жыл бұрын

Chris, thanks for this video, I was Born and Raised in Detroit, I was laid off from Chrysler in 1979, Never to be called back, So I had to move to find Work, I moved to Arizona and found a good job, But I miss so much about Detroit Going to the Car shows at Cobo Hall when i was young, Going to Greek Town, Seeing all the Bands that played at the Grande Ballroom, The Eastown Theater, Henry Ford Museum, Greenfield Village, Ect. I Love Detroit, it is in my Blood, Such Great Memories,

@Mark-ou3gr 3 ай бұрын

Mark, Ronnie is right on..in Florida now and it's so old.hàd à ball growing up on the eàstside.i just want my strohs beer now 🍼🍼😮

@leewilson2010 Жыл бұрын

Downtown Detroit aint no damn joke.....Its very impressive!!

@jonr6558 2 жыл бұрын

This is definitely the most thorough and accurate video you can find on the downtown section of Detroit. There’s plenty more beauty to talk about and see but Excellent job and thanks for documenting the comeback. Someone’s gotta do it!

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words!

@DetailxpertsNet1 2 жыл бұрын

100% Agree!

@ericw3229 Жыл бұрын

Whenever aI hear about the comeback I laugh

@ryanscott4866 Жыл бұрын

@@ericw3229not sure why it may not be coming back like you want but it has made tremendous improvements in the past ten years

@302Mustang13 2 жыл бұрын

I had no idea GM didn't build the Reninsance Center. Very beautiful in downtown Detroit. Hopefully those projects take off.

@twhite3850 2 жыл бұрын

I love it! A positive article about Detroit!

@markr8796 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I was last in Detroit in 2014. The difference since then is remarkable. The downtown has been reborn.

@eyestoenvy 2 жыл бұрын

I must say, the "Motor City" is looking GREAT these days! Keep it up, D!

@smokingstoking7357 2 жыл бұрын

It's absolutely stunning

@Padilla4042 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in flint during the pandemic and would drive over to Detroit when things started opening up. Loved it

@Lakeshore14 2 жыл бұрын

As a Canadian who has lived and worked in Detroit, I am so happy to see the current turnaround. It’s a great city and has stunning architecture. It definitely went through some rough times due to corruption and racism. But the city has a great Mayor and he and his administration have made great strides in the revitalization of the city. It has beautiful scenery sitting on the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair and fabulous restaurants. This video doesn’t show it, but there is always activity going on with sports events, theatres, restaurants and museums. Love Detroit!

@9chilidog 2 жыл бұрын

The Detroit turn around is absolutely not because of the mayor-the city could not get any lower after the bankruptcy. The mayor just got out of the way for the first time; Dan Gilbert is 💯 responsible for the turnaround.

@Lakeshore14 2 жыл бұрын

@@9chilidog No question Gilbert played a huge role. And that’s what they needed…someone with financial backing. I didn’t imply the mayor was solely responsible. But he gets credit for getting the money people on board. After the corruption of Kilpatrick that was no easy task.

@manbtm1 Жыл бұрын

@@Lakeshore14 , I agree totally, I live downtown since 1990, and I’ve been through numerous mayor administrations. Just about everyone of them could never get their act together, could never get the city and suburbs together, tended to have woefully inadequate support staff. Mayor Duggan, I feel has been superb for the city and his overwhelming majority votes each term has proven this. He gets between 70 and 80% of all Detroits votes, that’s amazing, why? Because he’s doing a superb job considering the devastation before. Detroit is really turning into a nice city

@sarahneaton4441 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I'm amazed how spotless Detroit streets are.

@chriswil5919 Жыл бұрын

Smh .. it’s sad how some ppl believe any negative story they hear abt a place that they NEVER been 2..

@danlilly1790 2 жыл бұрын

As a visitor transiting from Amtrak to Canada's Via Rail through downtown Detroit, I was very impressed and surprised by it. It's just an overnight each time, but I've chosen the route several times now specifically for the built-in night there. It was much cleaner than most downtowns and not nearly as unsafe as media/history might imply. Coney Dogs are an A+ choice, 24/7! Great City! Great to watch its actual Renaissance unfold.

@capybaraenthusiast2311 2 жыл бұрын

Brother them 2am coneys are life changing haha nothing better than coming out of a concert at the filmore or masonic temple and downing 3 of those bad boys

@jeffjeannette9364 Жыл бұрын

I'm from Detroit, River Rouge actually, and I don't ever remember downtown being run-down. Even during the hard times, I was never concerned with my safety downtown. Every year the Techno Festival in Heart Plaza, the Ho-Down country music festival (yep the Detroit has a huge country fan base. No city like it. I live in the Bronx now, but I'm heading back for the first time since 2015, next week. Can't wait to see the changes.

@nhmikey1 2 жыл бұрын

This actually looks like a nice city and amazingly clean unlike NY and LA. Do you guys from there want to keep this a secret or something. Definitely not what I expected video touring Detroit!

@sterlingskins2204 2 жыл бұрын

The Motor City ! 😉

@aaronflowers8881 2 жыл бұрын

It's beautiful here but gets a very bad reputation.

@Mark-oy1wv 2 жыл бұрын

There’s good and bad in Detroit but it’s sad that the national media just focuses on the bad. Good things don’t get good ratings I guess.

@jillspangler5139 Жыл бұрын

Actually yes we are keeping it a secret so ......

@dougclendening5896 Жыл бұрын

10 years ago it wasn't like this. Right before the pandemic is when it started coming together and feeling decent. It took decades of work before that though.

@87alock 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking Downtown

@Jamestube8439 Жыл бұрын

Downtown Detroit is absolutely amazing. One of the nicest downtowns ever! People talk about shootings and stuff when they hear it, well downtown doesn’t get that too much. More of the crime happens in the northwest part of the city. (Especially around 7 and 8 mile roads). The downtown area has definitely been improved over the years and is so much nicer than it was 10 years ago.

@zzmike 2 жыл бұрын

A great video of one of my favorite cities (and my home, 1983-4). Excellent!

@esthermortensen4260 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Detroit but moved to Chicago area in 1976. It was good to see downtown. My husband & I worked there in the late 60s. He at Greyhound & me at Crowley's. Anyway, just as an aside, everyone we knew referred to Cobo Center as Cobo Hall. Keep up the good work. You do an amazing amount of work into these videos.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Cobo Center/Cobo Hall yeah I’ve heard both, and thanks! After Detroit I plan on working on a Chicago series.

@uprebel5150 Жыл бұрын

As a Detroiter I have run into a lot of people while traveling that bad mouth the city yet have never been there. Detroit vs. Everybody.

@cjs121675 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice- I have always liked Detroit and have been there a few times- first being in 1989 with my aunt, sisters going into Canada via the tunnel to Canada and coming back via the Ambassador Bridge. In 2006 I went back to Detroit for a WWE show at the Cobo Arena, a year later- WrestleMania- and again in 2010. In 2010 I spent time at the Greektown neighborhood and did the People Mover- great video and it bought back a lot of fun memories- and it is nice to see more of downtown Detroit!

@debbejones4694 Жыл бұрын

Having grown up in the Metro area, I love your videos. Its amazing to see my hometown rise from the ashes

@stevewilliams6354 Жыл бұрын

Chris you are the best doing these videos. Very well informed on the history Great job

@samtrak1204 2 жыл бұрын

Detroit lacks the density and is too spread out to support a rapid rail system, but commuter trains from Jackson and Ann Arbor and Pontiac would bring people into the city to work, shop and party downtown. What y'all waiting for?

@Paramount531 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for a great video! I haven't spent any time in downtown Detroit since 2010, it's great to see the progress since then. I'm definitely looking forward to my next visit, one of the things I will definitely do is the River Walk.

@dredonaldson9524 2 жыл бұрын

I Love My City 🙏

@calvinbarr6919 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, but it really can not be understated how bad the city, the region, and especially the downtown area need MASS transit that is reliable and frequent. All those downtown condos and apartments being built are great until you realize its hard to get anywhere without a car and when living in the middle of a dense downtown of a large city you really don't have anywhere to park a car. I also would like to see MDOT move forward with their plans to remove I-375 which leads nowhere and reconnect downtown to the waterfront. Nonetheless it is great to see so many people in downtown and so much development going, just hope the city leaders can be not corrupt for five minutes and the tax revenue from the downtown boom can be invested in the public schools and other public services and the neighborhoods can make a comeback and Detroit can once again become a world class city.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@patrickmartin6977 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I can't wait to see 375 get filled in would also be amazing if they capped some of the major interstates like 75 or 94

@alexfamie5255 Жыл бұрын

One things for sure: definitely world class walleye fishing. (Insert cheaters joke here)

@TakenTook Жыл бұрын

Legitimate mass transit is very unlikely to happen, given how many NIMBY suburbs decided to opt out of even the insufficient SMART bus service years ago. People have been relying more and more on their own personal vehicles for several generations now, so even people who still commute to Detroit for work often prefer to burn a lot of gas driving solo or in a carpool

@someguy23475 11 ай бұрын

Filling in 375 is going to make traffic worse for people coming from Oakland County. They either have to take city streets from 75, or out of the way via The Davison and Lodge. Build some more pedestrian bridges if connecting neighborhoods is an issue. Mass transit is not the answer, in fact it will cost taxpayers far more than any potential benefits. People won’t use it. Plus, look at how slow the QLine is. It’s sometimes faster to walk down Woodward.

@thebestchannel5456 2 жыл бұрын

That's a beautiful downtown from what 8 see

@jays.4254 4 ай бұрын

YEA!!!!! Downtown Detroit!!! Keep at it!!! You can do it! You are gonna come back bigger and better! Chris this one was a absolute fantastic video! Made me happy seeing downtown!

@stankaftan5816 2 жыл бұрын

Great job, Chris on your always honest and well-balanced portrayal of Downtown Detroit. It has been years since I was down there, and it is so nice to see the facelift it has received. After years of neglect and corruption, it is nice to see an administration get the city back on track! Hopefully, the next step will be the continued removal of the abandoned homes in the neighborhoods throughout Detroit.

@miayoung7474 Жыл бұрын

They have been removing blight and tearing burned down and abandant structures in Detroit for pass 5 years or 6 years now.

@catholiccrusader5328 Ай бұрын

Chris, I love all your videos. Keep up the great work, man!

@dugyhoiser Жыл бұрын

I am always impressed by your videos because you're such a font of knowledge on everything Detroit and incredibly articulate.

@ChrisHarden Жыл бұрын

Thank you, appreciate the kind words!

@marcuscole4394 2 жыл бұрын

I love Detroit, even lived there for awhile in the late 70's. It just makes me sad to have seen if fail so much, when the music and the history lives in my heart. As much as I'm rooting for Detroit, too much economic wealth in the hands of just a few. Investments needs much more diversity for competition, one reason and I say one reason why projects are always so delayed. If there was competition, things would get done much sooner. Another sad thing, no traffic no people. It looks empty all the time. Sure, downtown is the best that's it has been in a long while, but it's not alive like other cities. I'm still rooting for Detroit and all of Detroit and thank you for uploading this really wonderful video.

@FreeSpeechisMyRight10 2 жыл бұрын

Detroit is not without its problems (what big city is?), but there's a lot more to the city than many people realize.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Yup. I would say there’s a lot of good in Michigan that gets overshadowed in the national media by the problems of Detroit and Flint. Lots of things here that can make people happy that other Midwest states don’t have.

@FreeSpeechisMyRight10 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisHarden Absolutely. I've lived in several large metropolitan areas over the years, and none have come close to what metro Detroit offers.

@sterlingskins2204 2 жыл бұрын

Detroit was called the" Paris of the Midwest"

@1asstorisklppd Жыл бұрын

Born and raised , and as much as I hate it here I couldn't imagine myself anywhere else. Chris you did an amazing job at describing our city , the landmarks , and you were very informative. Great job

@BobNWFA 2 жыл бұрын

Your historical commentary is great, and the video itself is an excellent refresher for navigating downtown Detroit for those of us who live in the suburbs. Regarding the music scene, don't forget the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, which under its new music director Jader Benjamini is superb. Orchestra Hall on Woodward is fully restored and gorgeous. Oops, I think Orchestral Hall is in midtown (strictly speaking) and therefore outside the boundary of this video!

@davidk2842 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos. Thanks for making these. Well put together, informative, factual, entertaining.

@shelbyz1974 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the informative Detroit video on it's buildings and history! I will have to try one of those Coney dogs when I visit and also check out that Woodward Street auto show as well.👍🏻

@johnnguyen6159 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos with lots of research. Also Stephen Ross recently moved the University of Michigan Innovation Center from Gratiot to Grand River in the "District Detroit." Take it with a grain of salt because it won't break ground till at least 2023. If it does happen then hopefully that will further fill up surface parking lots in that area.

@patrickmartin6977 2 жыл бұрын

I'm still hoping an MLS stadium gets built there instead

@CarlosPena-pf5zi 2 жыл бұрын

I lived in Metropolitan Detroit from 1990- 2020. Had some good times there.

@guliegirl 9 ай бұрын

The 90s were definitely a free for all fun time ,raves in all the abandoned buildings

@holycrapitsjake_ Жыл бұрын

west coast transplant here. moved to Michigan when i got a job in automotive, and have spent the last two years in Corktown. i think that if you're a native or a long-timer with an emotional investment in the city, then there's a lot to be excited about. no doubt that the city's come a long way from its worst days, and it feels like there's more cool news about community development/projects every month. but if you're coming from LA/Chicago/Boston/NYC/Atlanta/Seattle/Portland/Austin/Miami/DC/etc. with certain preconceived ideas of city life, then Detroit tends to disappoint in my opinion. yes, Detroit isn't nearly as bad as the stereotypes make it out to be. but it also just kinda mostly feels...quiet, empty, and lacking much diversity. and when you add that to the fact that auto insurance is sky high here, and the 2.4% city tax, and the crazy millage rate, and the lack of mass transit you mentioned, and the crime, and the bad roads, etc etc etc...then it starts to become a hard sell.

@ryanscott4866 Жыл бұрын

Detroit is the motor city it’s never had mass transit,.if your coming from la,Chicago or New York things are not walkable you need a car

@ryanscott4866 Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely not a hard sell people are moving to Detroit all the time

@holycrapitsjake_ Жыл бұрын

@@ryanscott4866 yeah totally, sooooo many people moving here that the Detroit population is still somehow 5% lower than it was 5 yrs ago, and 11% lower than a decade ago.

@megancloses Ай бұрын

Chris Harden this was incredible. I loved this vid so much!! Waddup Detroit ❤❤❤

@purplefreak3 2 жыл бұрын

"you have all four sports teams, even though they all suck" lol

@KrommFarenborn 2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate and enjoy your videos..

@goldtopazasylum 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a nice downtown, i'd like to visit sometime...

@cheapbongs Жыл бұрын

honestly downtown detroit looks so much better than i expected lol

@RudolphManor 4 күн бұрын

Salute To Detroit From Cincinnati. 513 To 313. 💯

@jvillalaz44 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Everett Washington USA. A well done and narrative video with history and recent history.

@davepov 2 жыл бұрын

I grew up in the Detroit area. So I had a good point of reference when I watched this. Certainly you did your research and it's highly accurate and informative but... if I'm going to use over an hour of my life watching a KZfaq video, it better have more B-roll than just someone driving around! Ground level shots of most of what you talked about would help tell the story a heck of a lot better. This is major documentary length my friend so the video should reflect that along with some high end graphics. At least you aren't another Detroit basher.

@mdit21 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of renaming venues and buildings. The city should have left it known as Cobo Hall; not some bank name that usually doesn't have any inspiration behind it other than for commercial or marketing purposes.

@johnsonapioras8697 2 жыл бұрын

@lisas946 Жыл бұрын

Another great video Chris. I really appreciate your work showing how much Detroit has been improved. I go down there a lot for concerts and other events. Aside from hotels, there are a great selection of AitBnBs for much more reasonable nightly rates. I usually stay overnight down there, due to the horrid traffic situations after any major event like that. It's much easier to access the expressways in the morning. One thing I was surprised didn't get mentioned was the Detroit Institute of Arts, It's a lovely, huge museum. It may be outside of this video's scope, but it is worth a mention as an area attraction.

@ChrisHarden Жыл бұрын

Downtown is great isn’t it? I talked about the DIA in my video on Midtwon

@jesscarey7666 2 жыл бұрын

Well done! Very informative.

@manbtm1 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, great video Chris.., you have shown much of what’s going on downtown and midtown areas now, I live here, it’s a fabulous place to live with the amount of things to do, the recreational opportunities, ,Bike and walkways, an absolutely incredible riverfront now , sports and entertainment complexes, restaurants, retail, pro sports and theater and museums, everything at our fingertips is actually wonderful. Our streets are very clean, far cleaner than most other larger cities I have been to recently.Our downtown / midtown neighborhoods are growing exponentially, I really enjoy the diversity and the wonderful neighbors we have . When I read some of the comments though, as many of us live here say, we can’t believe the lack of knowledge by some of the posters, they act like it’s the year 1990 or 2000 still, they obviously haven’t been down here, or if they have gone to one or two places and then left. Most seem to live many miles away, and quite frankly don’t seem to realize exactly what’s even going on presently. Many go on and on about past corrupt mayors, and they were, however that was 8 to 10 years ago folks, we have had a new administration for two going on three terms now, and it’s much , much better. It doesn’t do much good to live in the past of 10 to 20 years ago. Better to look at today and look forward.Take some time to get to know the city and Midtown… Detroit still has an enormous amount of work to do, especially in some of the outlying neighborhoods, with renovation needed badly and crime of course an issue, but the city , especially the Downtown, Midtown, Riverfront , and near east and near west areas, has made enormous strides in the last five to ten years in many directions. Enjoy it.

@danlilly1790 2 жыл бұрын

100% agree, as an observant visitor from Little Rock, AR.

@LMiraculous 2 жыл бұрын

I’ll be visiting Detroit in May I’ll be staying in downtown Detroit

@safrenrecords 2 жыл бұрын

Me too 🙌 for the 1st time may 9th through the 13th

@lil_lyrix 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting, watched the whole video!

@kurisu7885 Жыл бұрын

Been to the Renn Center a number of times over the years, mainly for Youmacon, which is a blast. Never felt unsafe in the area.

@mrto0tsboi 2 жыл бұрын

The Hudson site has made massive progress! I work in the quicken building next door (I don't work for quicken tho, gross) and it's fun to see the progress!

@xtrabiggg13 2 жыл бұрын

Not ALL Detroit Pro sports is bad. Detroit City FC has won several championships in the past few years. They regularly fill up Keyworth Stadium in the Detroit enclave of Hamtramck, which supporters raised a half-million dollars to renovate. They have hosted Friendlies with clubs such as the legendary St. Pauli as well as clubs from Seeie A, Liga MX and several other top world leagues. They also have a pro Women's side, and operate youth leagues throughout the area. The team is also partially supported owned, and lead the way in raising money for Charities. Their Clubhouse on the near east side features two indoor soccer fields, and you can drink 'City Gold' Whiskey, and chase it with some 'Smoke Delay IPA' as you gaze at all the trophies behind the bar. It's also as close as you can get to a 'European football' experience in North America, as the Northern Guard and one of the most famous (and reviled by opponents) supporter groups in the country.

@DetailxpertsNet1 2 жыл бұрын

Great feature! To be honest, we got hungry by the mere mention of coney island hotdogs. LOL.

@davidruffjr6045 2 жыл бұрын

Great video sir 👍🏻👍🏻

@lmc958 Жыл бұрын

I haven't been downtown Detroit in years! But I really enjoyed the tour! I think he missed a few areas but overall he gave a great tour!❤️💯 I'm surprised how quite and peaceful most areas seem!

@kathykwiatkowski5252 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!!!! Really enjoy watching

@jradcliffe4968 2 жыл бұрын

Better have deep pockets going downtown Detroit !

@jessgo9533 3 күн бұрын

Downtown Detroit is beautiful, I would move to Detroit if I could get a job there

@Yesquire0 4 күн бұрын

It is clearly the plan to turn downtown Detroit into an amusement park which will attract visitors from the suburbs, so, yes, the downtown area is nice, and certainly nicer than it was 30 or 40 years ago. It's been a long slow crawl out of that hole. It's odd to see the downtown area devoid of supermarkets and schools. Families don't live there for those reasons. Great cities achieve greatness via making themselves tourist attractions and taxing those tourists and the stuff they use, like hotel rooms. Great cities also have efficient mass transportation systems and high population densities to support them. Detroit has a cable car that runs up and down Woodward Ave. and the People Mover, both of which are more like an amusement ride than an effective transportation system. With all the federal and state money being poured into the downtown area, most of the rest of the city has continued to rot. Lots of the residential neighborhoods outside of downtown looked bombed out. This video greatly exaggerates the historical and present day extent of racism as a destructive factor. The biggest factor in the exodus of businesses and population from the city was the imposition of a 3% city income tax. It was that extra tax on their income that caused everybody to relocate outside the boundaries of the city, and population crashed from over 2,000,000 to lower than 640,000, most of whom were too poor to move. Black people, if they could afford it, also moved to more prosperous suburbs. There is, indeed, segregation, but it is based upon class rather than skin color. There has always been a tendency for people to defame the entire metro Detroit region based upon the sorry financial conditions within the city limits of Detroit. The truth is that suburban Detroit, especially Oakland County which shares a border with the City of Detroit (and some of the border cities had blight from Detroit creep across the border) has in its mid section and northern environs some of the most idyllic places to live in the entire USA, with lots of lakes, mature trees, big lots, good roads, great schools, lots of retail, efficient local government services, and wonderful parkland. Other suburbs located west of the city or northeast of it in Macomb County are full of good blue-collar working class neighborhoods, albeit things are not as rosy as back when the Big 3 automakers were thriving. The metro area is a great place to live.

@CharlesDonkey-go2ue 5 ай бұрын

It's really a great summer getaway

@davidjohnston351 Жыл бұрын

I keep coming to your videos thinking I'm going to find something to complain about truth be told you are spot on and I enjoy your videos

@santoshed 2 ай бұрын

I was in Dearborn, detroit in 2011 on a short business trip. While driving back from Troy after visiting my friends, I missed taking the exit and went straight to Detroit downtown. I had no cell phone or map with me. It was so scary getting lost in an unknown country and downtown like Detroit. But luckily the people whom I asked for the route were so friendly and helpful. I managed to get into the freeway and correct exit to Dearborn. And Someone warmed me about an exit that takes you to Canada. That exit was so confusing..

@kraigtaylor8777 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the video so I went ahead and dropped a like as you suggested

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what’s up. Appreciate that!

@brianmitchell117 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing this side of our city!

@Fordie47 Жыл бұрын

Detroit is an amazing city! It gave birth to the motor vehicle, Motown Records, and Madonna! Now how fierce is that?! 🚒🚜🚙🚔

@michaelkirkland1929 2 жыл бұрын

I was born there in 1958. No matter where I go on the face of GOD'S Earth, I'll never LOVE anyplace like I LOVE DETROIT.

@daddydoes7571 2 жыл бұрын

Grea video Chris! I live in Detroit. Downtown is much safer (cops are everywhere) and the area is well taken care of. because most of the money that flows in to Detroit, goes thru Downtown (Business District). So thats where the city focuses most of their attention. Most of the crimes that make the headlines are committed within the residential districts. The neighborhoods are the complete opposite from what you see downtown. Not much Police presence like Downtown has, city Codes and laws are barely enforced or maintained by the city within the neighborhoods. its obvious that the money is what they care about, not the people.

@doooovid 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome videos here, I am a metro-Detroit civil engineer and 'activist' for various causes like transportation. Great work. You do interviews?

@anamk143 Жыл бұрын

Look so clean and beautifull.

@MotownGuitarJoe Жыл бұрын

I work inside the new Little Caesars HQ and can say flat out it's probably the coolest office building in the city. Very very nice inside. Oh, BTW, the Lions are the new hotness in the NFL, so that part of the video did not age well.

@ChrisHarden Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome. And sports takes never age well. They’re always changing.

@zimzum7937 2 жыл бұрын

I think you meant 1796. Not 1976. Anyhow, another great video. I appreciate it.

@manbtm1 3 ай бұрын

I live in Detroit Downtown, I love it here

@samtrak1204 2 жыл бұрын

Correction: Your commentary has a bite I like. I appreciate your telling it like it is.

@maupinmaupin1472 2 жыл бұрын

Detroit looks a lot better than LA right now.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

Downtown Detroit maybe. Get far enough away from Downtown and it looks like Mars.

@wydiamakeba 2 жыл бұрын

I've been in Detroit for 47 years i live downtown. The whole city is good, we don't have any bad parts of the city! Don't forget 10 years ago nobody wanted to go downtown either.

@ChrisHarden 2 жыл бұрын

I mentioned how downtown has transformed several times… And I wouldn’t say that the whole city is good. Not even close. It can be one day if things are done the right way for a very long time.

@nicholasfield6127 2 жыл бұрын

I don't believe Detroit doesn't have any bad parts. There is a crime issue still.

@keanuwick1082 2 жыл бұрын

No bad parts....lol...suuuuuuure....

@Mark-oy1wv 2 жыл бұрын

Every major city in America has some bad parts. I live 25 minutes north of Detroit and while there’s a lot of great areas, I also know what areas to avoid. Cmon man

@twinklegallery Жыл бұрын

How did you not talk about our Techno origin?

@leonarddurecki5988 2 жыл бұрын

The Hudsons building was imploded in October of 1998, I was living off Woodward off the time and you could see it.

@daviddahl8186 Жыл бұрын

The Hudson's move to Minneapolis was the result of Hudson's being bought out by Dayton's, which was based in Minneapolis. Dayton's parent Target later sold their stores, Daytons, Hudson's and Marshall Fields to Federated. Fwderated consulates their brands to Macy's and Bloomingdale's. The remaining legacy Hudson stores are now Macy's in the Detroit area

@BarB2-90Nine 10 ай бұрын

Hudson was many of the building torn down the five/dime so many There was a fabulous second hands vintage shop, behind Hudson ..Detroit was something in its heyday

@mayavenuemisfit814 8 ай бұрын

I love downtown Detroit.

@pinoydreamerusa7100 2 жыл бұрын

Wow!! Soooo amazing 😻 😇😍

@stewlittle13 2 жыл бұрын

The Pistons’ look to have a promising future with one of the youngest rosters in the NBA & Rookie of the Year candidate, Cade Cunningham. GM, Troy Weaver has been putting in work since getting hired in 2020.

@americaisfallingapart 7 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to see Detroit bouncing back Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee😁

@educatedresponse4298 Жыл бұрын

This is a very Fair Characteristics analysis of Detroit! Great video! Better Work!

@racerluke5412 2 жыл бұрын

Detroit's downtown area looks larger, not congested, green, multiple laned streets and clean. Unlike SF, LA and NYC's manhattan these cities are congested and full of homelesness..