[soleri]

Detroit's architectural gems almost make up for the inertness of its modernist duds. This is not just Detroit's failing, either. Almost every American city has decided to cleanse away the liveliness of the city in favor set pieces and empty sidewalks. It's a tragedy that we couldn't have encased really wonderful places like Detroit (and Philly, St Louis, Cleveland, Baltimore,et al) in aspic for a couple of generations until Americans got over their fixation with squat boxes. I hope Detroit really comes back and not simply as an euthanized city with postcard views.