Pool in Detroit, a city on the rebuild...

[chefjeff]

I've never been to the motor city, but lately have had an interest in the new things popping up there because the govt has run out of money and thus power to enforce the old ways of doing business there.

A woman who lives there has a good website detailing some of the goings on there that have rejuvinated some of the city's declines. New eateries under the radar, new businesses, abandoned properties being re-claimed and renewed, etc. It's all a very interesting phenom going on, an experimental laboratory of sorts.

So, I wondered how pool is doing in Detroit. Anyone want to jump in with some data on new rooms or old rooms growing (or failing), etc.

I searched and came up with 30 places to play there. Is this greater of fewer than before Detroit took a dive?

One of my points of this thread is to examine how pool halls might be operating since the local govt has lost so much of its power and cannot enforce some of its dictates. I'm wondering if some halls have just said, "fug 'em, let's do it our way until they stop us." Is pool making more money now or less, are more folks playing now or fewer, etc.??

Comments?


Jeff Livingston

 

[stevelomako]

Half of your list is no good anymore and some are miles and miles from Detroit.


Its no good here anymore...the 3 casinos have been slowly sucking everything dry for the last 14 years.

The land the factories used to be on are all contaminated and too costly for most any business to clean up and doing anything with.

Detroit is huge area wise, with too much much neglect and too many decaying buildings.



The area revolved around the Auto Industry and when they went...so did everything else.

GOD BLESS THE AUTO UNIONS, the short term was good but everyone got screwed in the long run.




Will the last person to leave Detroit please turn out the lights?

Oh wait...they're already all out.

 

[ironman]

Half of your list is no good anymore and some are miles and miles from Detroit.


Its no good here anymore...the 3 casinos have been slowly sucking everything dry for the last 14 years.

The land the factories used to be on are all contaminated and too costly for most any business to clean up and doing anything with.

Detroit is huge area wise, with too much much neglect and too many decaying buildings.



The area revolved around the Auto Industry and when they went...so did everything else.

GOD BLESS THE AUTO UNIONS, the short term was good but everyone got screwed in the long run.




Will the last person to leave Detroit please turn out the lights?

Oh wait...they're already all out.

Too too bad. What a palce and what a history iy hds.
Wehn I was there about 5 years ago it was on the decline butnot nearly as you describe now. YOU live there so Iave no reason to doubt what you imply.,
The days and stories of the Rack will iveon forever and be reminder of the good old days for sure. I feel your pain.
SO many cities are just one turn of a key from the same shape I fear,.
Best of luck to ya.

 

[oldroller]

Amen

Half of your list is no good anymore and some are miles and miles from Detroit.


Its no good here anymore...the 3 casinos have been slowly sucking everything dry for the last 14 years.

The land the factories used to be on are all contaminated and too costly for most any business to clean up and doing anything with.

Detroit is huge area wise, with too much much neglect and too many decaying buildings.



The area revolved around the Auto Industry and when they went...so did everything else.

GOD BLESS THE AUTO UNIONS, the short term was good but everyone got screwed in the long run.




Will the last person to leave Detroit please turn out the lights?

Oh wait...they're already all out.

About the Unions when they went so did a good way of life!!Everything went south or west or east for cheap.Non believers will someday admit it

 

[Johnnyt]

Tax the shit out of imports coming in to the U.S. Tax the shit out of American based companies that have factories over seas. That will get rid of the Walmart's and other large companies that import everything. Then the Mom & Pops and other small businesses will line the streets on U.S towns and villages again, putting people back to work. I don't know what they teach economists in college now, but a street smart 16 year old could do a lot better. Johnnyt

 

[sawtex]

The unions both public and private along with the corrupt to the core Democrat party ruined a once great city. The same ignorant economic policies are about to destroy a once great nation with the same corrupt Democrat party stealing from future generations to buy votes now. The ends justify the means is neither moral or compassionate it is pure EVIL.

 

[gerard soriano]

The unions both public and private along with the corrupt to the core Democrat party ruined a once great city. The same ignorant economic policies are about to destroy a once great nation with the same corrupt Democrat party stealing from future generations to buy votes now. The ends justify the means is neither moral or compassionate it is pure EVIL.

I agree but dont be fooled Both Parties Could give a F k less . If we stop doing everything that made us ,How Long can we remain The Best ? Nation is doomed if we don't go back to what made us GREAT IMHO

 

[jhunterr]

The unions both public and private along with the corrupt to the core Democrat party ruined a once great city. The same ignorant economic policies are about to destroy a once great nation with the same corrupt Democrat party stealing from future generations to buy votes now. The ends justify the means is neither moral or compassionate it is pure EVIL.

I guess they destroyed our country? They made it a standard practice of 40 hour work week, vacation, holiday pay and child labor laws. They fought for a wage to raise a family. When this country had strong unions, we had good jobs and a better standard of living.

 

[stouter2386]

Pool is far from dead in Detroit, yeah there's a lot more going on in the surrounding areas but I meet people from the city all the time. I also can play in tournaments almost every day of the week all of which aren't in Detroit but close, closest being 9 mile which is only a mile from Detroit I'd actually go as far as saying pool is pretty good around here

 

[SJDinPHX]

Half of your list is no good anymore and some are miles and miles from Detroit.
Its no good here anymore...the 3 casinos have been slowly sucking everything dry for the last 14 years.The land the factories used to be on are all contaminated and too costly for most any business to clean up and doing anything with.

Detroit is huge area wise, with too much much neglect and too many decaying buildings.The area revolved around the Auto Industry and when they went...so did everything else. GOD BLESS THE AUTO UNIONS, the short term was good but everyone got screwed in the long run.

Will the last person to leave Detroit please turn out the lights?..Oh wait...they're already all out.

Sad situation, isn't it Steve..All my sisters (4) lived their whole lives in Detroit. Three of them, were 12 to 16 yrs older than me, so I have spent the last several trips to Detroit, attending their funerals !..(that's the only way I would EVER go back there)

My favorite niece just took early retirement . She was the head financial comptroller, for the Detroit City Workers Union..She made a great living, but she knew things that would curl your hair..That union was even more money grubbing, and corrupt than the UAW... The DCWU, may have even had some involvement in the Hoffa thing...What a tangled web, huh ?

My driver's license says, 'birthplace, Detroit Mi, but I was actually born in Kitchener, Ont. Canada (long story) ...Except for my kids, almost all my remaining family still live in the suburbs, and NONE will venture into the city anymore !.. It is a crying shame, that Detroit has become the worst example, of all our once great big cities..And the rest appear headed in the same direction !..Not hard to see what happened though, is it ??? :sorry: (no, I won't go on an anti-lib rant)

 

[RADAR]

Better solution govt needs to reduce taxes in half all abroad. There is simply no money left in a paycheck this day and age, give it all to your country and support govt, jobs and congressman. We all are going broke! Mean while watch out for inflation as dollar weakens.

 

[chefjeff]

Pool is far from dead in Detroit, yeah there's a lot more going on in the surrounding areas but I meet people from the city all the time. I also can play in tournaments almost every day of the week all of which aren't in Detroit but close, closest being 9 mile which is only a mile from Detroit I'd actually go as far as saying pool is pretty good around here

Thanks for a POOL update, Stouter.

If you read some Karen's blog, she is always saying that outsiders (most never having visited D recently) say Detroit is dying, but she is identifying how Detroit is fixing itself in unique ways. This thread jumped right into that type of talk, didn't it, except your post.

Tell us, if you will, are there any new pool halls or places where pool is played now, vs. before the demise? I've seen pool in China, for example, played outdoors, under canopies, etc. and wondered if some temporary places might be around, etc.

If the rest of you want to go into socialism/fascism discussions of how Detroit died, I'll be happy to engage in the NPR section where I usually reside. My little home town is a mirror of Detroit, UAW and all, but here in this thread, I was wondering mainly about--- OMG!!!----pool in Detroit.

It's your shot,

Jeff Livingston

 

[jfowle23]

I have lived near Detroit for 7 years. I think the state of pool here is deplorable. Especially since there is a great history of phenomenal players and legendary pool halls. You can count the number of top notch players on one hand. As far as the state of Detroit. It's in pretty bad shape. Although I would have to agree that there is a huge amount of potential.

 

[chefjeff]

I have lived near Detroit for 7 years. I think the state of pool here is deplorable. Especially since there is a great history of phenomenal players and legendary pool halls. You can count the number of top notch players on one hand. As far as the state of Detroit. It's in pretty bad shape. Although I would have to agree that there is a huge amount of potential.

Could a new hall open successfully now, do you think? Or is the environment still too bad for such a new business? Has the price of entry into the market dropped enough yet, etc.?

Jeff Livingston