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NikolaiFyodorov · 4019 days ago · link · · parent · post: Detroit's abandoned buildings draw tourists instead of developers
And yet the tourism is presumably encouraging local business operators, and business growth will (eventually) drive development and urban renewal. The urban gardens have received international media coverage and I could see small-scale visits to those becoming an inspiring counterpoint to the "ruin porn" bus tours. I also wonder why the Detroit authorities aren't making more of an attempt to cash in on the trend by charging tourists for access to areas they are otherwise prohibited from entering.