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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 12, 2000
Pros: A fine museum with lots to love.
Cons: Not everyone is an art lover.
Summary: I, for one, love museums. Especially art museums. I could stand for hours gazing at the talent of the artists. But there's something about the Detroit Institute of Arts that just captures the whole experience of great art and rolls it into a fascinating ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 8, 2000
Pros: Easy to get to. Very Elegant
Cons: Everything Else
Summary: During Christmas I went home to Detroit to be with my family. My mother suggested going to a new Casino in Detroit called the "Motor City Casino". I was all for it considering gambling is one thing my Mother and I love to do together. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2000
Pros: A destination unto itself -- entertainment and food
Cons: Gambling isn't cheap -- unless you stick to the nickel slot machines.
Summary: Forget Vegas, Atlantic City and the Indian reservations.
Detroit's newest hot spots -- the casinos -- top them all.
So far two "temporary" casinos have opened in Detroit, with plans for the construction of permanent buildings on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 5, 2000
Pros: Inexpensive entertainment
Cons: none
Summary: When people think of Detroit, things like Red Wings, Tigers, Car Manufacturers and TRAFFIC might come to mind. But there is a quieter side of Detroit, an almost rural side. The Metro Parks of greater Detroit offer a scenic and tree-filled get away ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 8, 1999
Pros: ethnic communities, city cultural activities
Cons: cold
Summary: Some of my most formative years were spent living in suburban Detroit and I still marvel at many of the misconceptions about this underrated city.
Yes, the city is dirty (it is an industrial city) and cold but there are so many things to do ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 4, 1999
Pros: On The River. Good Sports Fans. Easy to Navigate.
Cons: Cass Corridor...anyplace after dark.
Summary: I grew up in Old Redford, Detroit, and feel that the Motorcity often gets a "bum rap." Although the old attractions like Edgewater Park and Bablo Island aren't around to enjoy like they were in the 1970's, Detroit is in the middle of their ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 20, 1999
Pros: great art, on the upswing, a survivor
Cons: cass corridor, bad PR
Summary: I have to adamantly disagree with Will3 on this Detroit thing. Honestly, I'm not even sure you were there. While Detroit does have some places that are merely shells of their former selves, there's much to recommend it. As for the failed greed comment, ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 20, 1999
Pros: a place to get a good metaphorical understanding of America
Cons: sometimes you think you're in "Blade Runner"/"Robocop" or worse...
Summary: Detroit only interested me in that it metaphorically summed up America for me...squeezed the whole thing into a city plain for me to see. Some people think that Las Vegas is that metaphor...but to me Las Vegas is just about greed and false dreams and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 26, 1999
Pros: Parks, lot of water
Cons: Ugly, sprawling city
Summary: If you're reading this I hope that your motivation is strictly to be entertained. Claiming that Detroit is a travel destination is like claiming that people go to prison to get away from it all.
Detroit's history is pretty amazing. About 100 ... read more
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