say bye to the corner

Tiger Stadium is going, going, gone. i couldnt help myself.

the demo fence is going up. demo will begin in the next week or two. the comments ive heard have ranged from 'its a tragedy and a travesty' to ''bout time, no use in watching another abandoned building rot.' i have to say im going with the pragmatists on this one. the only halfway viable thing to do with it is to get a MLS team and play soccer in it. other than that its completely obsolete and entirely useless. that being said, its kind of sad. im hoping maybe to snatch a scrap of steel or a brick or something where im back in the D in a couple weeks.

now, what happens next? i know there have been all sorts of talks and perhaps a decision has been made, but if i address that how am i to give my opinion, which is more important. to me anyway.

way back when, before there was a Detroit Tigers, Bennet Field, MCS, or most of the buildings still standing in Detroit, it was Western Market. i bet Eastern Market makes more sense now, huh? anyway, the property has for all essential purposes been publicly used. why not turn it back into Western Market. one of the few things that Detroit has going for it is Eastern Market, so why not try a spin on that same thing. i dont know that theres the clientelle to use the same template, but a variation on a theme i think would be successful. use Eastern for foods and whatnot and Western for other sundries. althought the site is certainly big enough for both, i just dont want to ruin Eastern Market, as its one of the few good things Detroit has going.

anyway, its time to move on. lets say good bye, remember the good times, and look toward the future. i know its a hard thing to do in Detroit, but lets look ahead, rather than back, and maybe make something good out of this. or maybe some more condos no one wants. i guess we could do that too....