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As I said, having Detroit as a place to go pro was a big plus. I just had to give proper credit to my alma mater for those two! For that matter I went to two hi
by samatman 5y ago
As I said, having Detroit as a place to go pro was a big plus. I just had to give proper credit to my alma mater for those two! For that matter I went to two high schools, and shared classes at the other one with Andrew WK, so Ann Arbor is still turning out rock gods.
The Ilitch family restored the Fox Theatre in the 80s, so it's not impossible to imagine the right philanthropist doing the same for the Grande Ballroom. Fox is right downtown, however, and as you indicated, Grande Ballroom is... not.
- redis_mlc 5y agoThe Ilitch family (Little Caesars pizza, etc.) apparently have their HQ in the Fox Theatre. They've successfully helped Detroit by opportunistically (ie. vultures) in buying distressed properties and sports teams/stadiums. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilitch_Holdings https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilitch_Holdings