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Being from Detroit and having visited Pittsburgh quite a few times, I see a lot of similarities between the two. Both used their pretty river fronts for industry instead of for entertainment/shopping districts/parks and are trying to turn that around now. The first time I was ever in Pittsburgh, I thought to myself "A lot of their bricks are colored black from the years of industry here, just like in Detroit". We have some awesome architecture in Detroit but the bricks are dirty. I don't know if it's even possible to clean them. Just like Pittsburgh, Detroit is trying to rebuild their image and build newer, cleaner looking buildings. It takes time. I liked Pittsburgh and I like Detroit now. Hopefully the newer face of Detroit will be shown for all during the Super Bowl, while the Steelers play at Ford Field!
BTW, we still have numerous steel mills in the suburbs of Detroit.
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