Breaking Down HBO's takedown of District Detroit plus the legacy of Judge Keith
The HBO show "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" last week turned its lens on the District Detroit, the Ilitch family's mostly unrealized plan to redevelop 50 blocks as a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood between downtown and Midtown.
Predictably, it did not go well for the Ilitches, who received $324 million in taxpayer assistance in exchange for what so far is the Little Caesars Arena, a Kid Rock restaurant and a couple dozen parking lots.
Being opinionated on the subject, we talk about the episode, plus:
6:05 – An update on the progress of the old State Fairgrounds
6:45 – We break down the…
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