Stories about Indian Hill
Why are there places like Pontiac? Surrounded by wealthy, prosperous suburbs, this historic downtown appeared abandoned in 2011. The streets and sidewalks had 3 foot weeds growing, trash piled in corners, empty storefronts dominated. There were faded street sides which read 'no loitering'. It occurred to me, this city needed more people loitering, walking shopping and drinking coffee. Another sign read "wrong way" - it was true, the city had gone the wrong way, and took the incorrect path, the wrong choice at every turn.
There is never one mistake which causes collapse and failure, there is typically at least a trifecta - a triple error throws you out of the game. .
With these 3 critical challenges solved, or are in the process of being solved, can 'this time be different' for Pontiac? |
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