First, I want to say that reading How to Kill a City was quite interesting as we saw the perspectives of the gentrifiers. Something that particularly stood out to me was when the author had mentioned Mike Ilitch and the construction of the so-called Red Wings Arena in the 7.2 area. This is actually something that I have seen become complete. The high school that I attended (a predominantly black high school at the center of downtown) was directly inside the 7.2 area, and the Red Wings Arena (officially called the Little Caesars Arena) was being constructed just two blocks away.
In reading the book, it made the things I had seen make sense. Freshman year, my high school used to have its own lot for the students to park, but upon the completion of the Arena, they bought up the space and forced the school to use an empty field for parking until a new parking structure could be built (which wasn\u2019t complete until senior year). It was also really astonishing to read when the author stated, \u201cThe money the city spends on the deal would have otherwise gone to fund Michigan schools,\u201d in contrast to how excited the school was in how the Ilitch Foundation offered select internships solely for the students of the school. It also made sense of how the corner store in between the Arena and the school (a hot spot for the students) became a more lavish store that I highly doubt teenagers would be able to afford every day. All in all, reading the book cleared up what I had seen in the construction of the Little Caesars Arena, as well as the slow changes that I have seen happen across Detroit as I grew up. I’m sure that when I walk around Detroit now, I am more aware of what’s truly going on now more than ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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