Comments on: Midwest Miscellany http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/04/midwest-miscellany-19/ Passionate About Cities Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:01:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: the urban politician http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/04/midwest-miscellany-19/comment-page-1/#comment-5268 the urban politician Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:57:11 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/04/midwest-miscellany-19/#comment-5268 Absolutely horrific news regarding the loss of another historic tower in Detroit.<br /><br />Detroit seems to be moving in the exact opposite direction that it should be.<br /><br />Just another sign that Detroit is one of the big losers among the field of American cities. Absolutely horrific news regarding the loss of another historic tower in Detroit.

Detroit seems to be moving in the exact opposite direction that it should be.

Just another sign that Detroit is one of the big losers among the field of American cities.

]]> By: Alon Levy http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/04/midwest-miscellany-19/comment-page-1/#comment-5258 Alon Levy Mon, 05 Oct 2009 04:03:20 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/04/midwest-miscellany-19/#comment-5258 My girlfriend, who grew up in a New York City suburb, could tell you almost exactly the same stories as your correspondent. The students at her school were not motivated to do much, and she was basically a persona non grata because she was too weird. The attitude toward her was no different from the attitude your correspondent describes toward valedictorians. In general, even the smarter people there ended up going to college and then coming back to live on their parents' dime, or else got a low-paying job nearby. People who grow up near New York have this conception of the world where moving away is like moving to another planet. My girlfriend, who grew up in a New York City suburb, could tell you almost exactly the same stories as your correspondent. The students at her school were not motivated to do much, and she was basically a persona non grata because she was too weird. The attitude toward her was no different from the attitude your correspondent describes toward valedictorians. In general, even the smarter people there ended up going to college and then coming back to live on their parents' dime, or else got a low-paying job nearby. People who grow up near New York have this conception of the world where moving away is like moving to another planet.

]]> By: Sid Burgess http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/10/04/midwest-miscellany-19/comment-page-1/#comment-5257 Sid Burgess Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:27:43 +0000 http://www.arenn.com/blog/2009/10/04/midwest-miscellany-19/#comment-5257 Thanks for the link up! Great list of stories today. It is amazing how many communities are starting to wake up and yet there are so many cities that still have no clue. The great divide in America is over the shape of our built environment. Thanks for the link up! Great list of stories today. It is amazing how many communities are starting to wake up and yet there are so many cities that still have no clue. The great divide in America is over the shape of our built environment.

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