Why We Should Save The Bandshell On The State Fairgrounds Amazon Site
The $400 million worth or so of development happening at the State Fairgrounds site in Detroit with the new amazon distribution center has turned a lot of heads.
The project promises to create as many as 2,000 jobs at the amazon facility; not to mention the developments nearby on the same parcel.
But it's not without some questions and pushback.
The part we'll talk about today, since the fairgrounds is a site with generations of history. Should the long-standing buildings like the coliseum and the bandshell be preserved somehow, instead of demolished?
And what about transit connections? A…
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