This past Saturday we made the small journey up the coast
to Wilmington. We talked about going
there every time we had ever been to Myrtle Beach, and this time we finally did
it. What a vibrant water front
area. There were restaurants, shops,
tours, boats and ships on the Cape Fear River, a river walk, and tons of
people. The river was obviously the hub
of entertainment activity for this city.
But it made us think of how Detroit has never really been
able to capitalize on its riverfront.
Mayor Archer tried to anchor an entertainment district by trying to buy
riverfront land for the permanent sites for the three casinos, but that failed
when the courts ruled that the city would have to pay for the land at prices
that it would be worth with the casinos already there. So, it didn’t happen and now the land is
worth less than ever.
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