NY Post reporter bikes through Detroit... and loves it
As you know, I always love it when good 'ol D-town gets some loving in national publications. The most recent example comes courtesy of the New York Post after one reporter made a visit and decided to bike through the city to see what it had to offer.
The result: it seems we can add another reporter to the growing list who walk away after a visit both pleasantly surprised and and just as equally charmed. The whole piece offers a really nice perspective of the city and the gems within it.
The reporter admits he never had any inclination to visit the city and, for the most part, was only familiar with a jaded and stereotypical picture of Detroit being a city of ruins in post-apocalyptic nightmare. Lucky for us, he realized how inaccurate that picture is.
It's not an in-depth analysis by any stretch of the imagination, and for the most part reporter Max Gross only hits on the biggest and more obvious attractions in Detroit like the DIA and Eastern Market. But then again, to someone who's never been here before, those are some pretty noteworthy and extraordinary parts of the city.
Here's an excerpt:
The streets may have appeared a little lonely at first, but when I did encounter people, they seemed extraordinarily cheerful and friendly. As I biked past total strangers walking their dogs, or chatting with their neighbors, they unfailingly looked up and waved, like we were in a small town. Maybe that’s the best way to sum up what I saw in Detroit. One part urban blight. One part something like buried treasure. And really, really friendly.
You can head on over to the New York Post here and read the full story.