Detroit Free Press Article...

Read a copy of the Thursday, July 7th, 2005 edition of the Detroit Free Press: Business Section E page 1: "We can Preserve Detroit; four suggestions for a rational approach to keeping history" by John Gallagher.

Kudos to seeing an article about the destruction of historic buildings in Detroit. He writes, "that's why the recent fiasco over the loss of the Madison-Lenox Hotel was so distressing." Unbelievable. What he DOESN'T even mention was the pure dedication of members from the Friends of the Book Cadillac organization that stood in front of the bulldozers to stop the demolition until a judge could rule on the violation.

These are the true heroes of Detroit. People who care about history and are willing to be arrested for it. What the article doesn't mention is the Illich family's long desire to tear it down for a parking lot, the city's secret evaluation and early morning demolition. They even started on the center of the building so that even if it was stopped, it would eventually fall down on its own. The city and the owner knew how to use the law to their own personal financial benefit. Not the benefit of the city, its citizens, or the future. www.freep.com/realestate/renews/arch7e_20050707.htm