Comments on: Detroit Superbowl XL

By: Dark Ages at the Renaissance Center, Detroit « An Unquiet Mind

Dark Ages at the Renaissance Center, Detroit « An Unquiet Mind — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:57:27 +0000

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By: mahendrap

mahendrap — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:23:12 +0000

Howard – thanks for the comments. Yes, I empathize with the mixed feelings, but as you say, I think Detroit did pull it off quite well. The crowd’s response was enthusiastic in spite of the weather. It was indeed a memorable event!

By: Howard

Howard — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:30:51 +0000

Being from Detroit, I definitely remember this event. I have mixed feelings. On one hand, it was a nice stimulus to fix up some of the city, which was much needed. There are some parts of Detroit that are definitely getting nicer and where people can actually walk around and hang out, which they couldn’t in the past. On the other hand, it’s sad that it takes an event like the Super Bowl to encourage the city to be fixed up. It’s also sad that some of the city wasn’t actually fixed up, but simply that areas that weren’t nice were hidden from view. Overall though, I think Detroit did very well hosting the Super Bowl and I think most observers agreed. Thanks Mahendra!

By: mahendrap

mahendrap — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:31:38 +0000

Thanks! I added a significant India-specific content probably after you commented…would love to hear your views!

By: Nita

Nita — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:28:31 +0000

Cool pics. Glad to see you have started posting pics! Nice write up too, although I admit I am not much of a sports person.