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Now I'm curious: what about Detroit makes it attractive as a party town?

wcunning 9y ago
Look up the history of Theater Bizarre and go down the rabbit hole at your own leisure. Edit: Sorry that feels very google it for yourself. I don't mean it that way. That's a good starting topic to find the other crazy things that happen here. The Dirty Show is another one.
- beamatronic 9y ago
  I didn't take it that way. You offered up a ( in Amazon's parlance ) a Statistically Improbable Phrase, which presumably is a noun, and presumably has something to do with the parent topic. Not only that, you offered a helpful disclaimer which showed great respect for your reader's time. I award you 8 out of 10 points.
MacsHeadroom 9y ago
Cheap venues and next to no enforcement of last call or other alcohol laws, no ID checking, bar tenders and bouncers are often drug dealers... the list goes on.
mikeyouse 9y ago
To be over-dramatic, there's a big push with the young end of the millennial generation for 'authentic' and unique experiences. Shallowly, that's why restaurants like Chipotle are beating restaurants like TGI Fridays with this generation -- all that fake schlock all over the walls turns them off. Since Detroit is so cheap and has such a rich history, there's a ton of room for people to create cool little niche businesses that connect with the city's past. There are distilleries in 1930s-era factories and pop-up restaurants started by Michelin-star chefs tucked in little corners. There's a much different atmosphere when you're at a gin bar in an old neighborhood to a nightclub in the suburbs somewhere. And if you like the more traditional bar scene, all four major sports teams will be downtown next year, with a huge new entertainment district coming to the Red Wings / Pistons' new arena. Beyond that, people like to be the underdog. Detroit went through worse than almost any other American city in history and is starting to come out the other side now. Many of the people moving (or partying) downtown are from the suburbs or the surrounding area and take it personally that it's still regularly trash-talked nationwide. There's a very positive "us-against-the-world" energy to the city and I think a lot of people feel a responsibility to encourage the "comeback" by supporting the businesses that are helping the area.
verg 9y ago
Detroit is the birthplace of Techno and Techno artists have continued to emerge from Detroit even as it's status as a city has declined. Because of this the city is idealized among Techno fans across Europe. My guess is some of this development is trying to target this European base.
- bluedino 9y ago
  Detroit has sizable Russian and Polish populations

Look up the history of Theater Bizarre and go down the rabbit hole at your own leisure. Edit: Sorry that feels very google it for yourself. I don't mean it that way. That's a good starting topic to find the other crazy things that happen here. The Dirty Show is another one.

beamatronic 9y ago
I didn't take it that way. You offered up a ( in Amazon's parlance ) a Statistically Improbable Phrase, which presumably is a noun, and presumably has something to do with the parent topic. Not only that, you offered a helpful disclaimer which showed great respect for your reader's time. I award you 8 out of 10 points.

MacsHeadroom 9y ago

Cheap venues and next to no enforcement of last call or other alcohol laws, no ID checking, bar tenders and bouncers are often drug dealers... the list goes on.

mikeyouse 9y ago

To be over-dramatic, there's a big push with the young end of the millennial generation for 'authentic' and unique experiences. Shallowly, that's why restaurants like Chipotle are beating restaurants like TGI Fridays with this generation -- all that fake schlock all over the walls turns them off. Since Detroit is so cheap and has such a rich history, there's a ton of room for people to create cool little niche businesses that connect with the city's past. There are distilleries in 1930s-era factories and pop-up restaurants started by Michelin-star chefs tucked in little corners. There's a much different atmosphere when you're at a gin bar in an old neighborhood to a nightclub in the suburbs somewhere. And if you like the more traditional bar scene, all four major sports teams will be downtown next year, with a huge new entertainment district coming to the Red Wings / Pistons' new arena. Beyond that, people like to be the underdog. Detroit went through worse than almost any other American city in history and is starting to come out the other side now. Many of the people moving (or partying) downtown are from the suburbs or the surrounding area and take it personally that it's still regularly trash-talked nationwide. There's a very positive "us-against-the-world" energy to the city and I think a lot of people feel a responsibility to encourage the "comeback" by supporting the businesses that are helping the area.

verg 9y ago

Detroit is the birthplace of Techno and Techno artists have continued to emerge from Detroit even as it's status as a city has declined. Because of this the city is idealized among Techno fans across Europe. My guess is some of this development is trying to target this European base.

bluedino 9y ago
Detroit has sizable Russian and Polish populations