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Originally Posted by Zeej
Downtown Cleveland has great bones, I think it's well positioned for a modest rebound which I think has begun with the relocation of Sherwin Williams head office to a new tower. Same thing is going on in Detroit, I just haven't spent as much time there.
But I agree with your point - aside from the typical 'restaurant and nightlife street' you find in many American cities, Downtown Cleveland is dead, particularly outside of working hours. Its open areas (public spaces or surface lots) are borderline windswept, they're so empty. If there isn't a sporting event or a concert going on, it feels a little seedy. Vastly smaller Canadian cities have more vibrant Downtowns.
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DT Detroit is night and day compared to just a decade ago. So much investment and rehabs have happened, new builds and the city’s new second tallest skyscraper is being completed, and there is also a fair amount of retail returning. There are more people in the streets now and it’s the safest part of the city.
Seems like lots of things are getting better in Detroit and Cleveland, while Canadian cities are struggling more with homelessness and vagrancy, while still prospering and growing at a very strong rate. It’s very obvious when looking at the downtowns of Detroit and Windsor.
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