tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874036133008203524.post8794342117330821419..comments2023-06-28T05:28:58.424-04:00Comments on WildeBoomerz - Adventures in Pop/Culture: How many people live in The Palace?78rpmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17693587397024878143noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874036133008203524.post-83932828951731499002009-04-10T15:34:00.000-04:002009-04-10T15:34:00.000-04:00Generosity was never in question. :)A good point ...Generosity was never in question. :)<BR/><BR/>A good point about Flint as a possible second target for Leno, except he never mentioned them. But the main point is that the whole idea of a "greater _____ area" just allows cores of major cities to collapse while suburbs sprawl. And by getting conditioned to the point where we talk about the "Bay area," "Denver region, greater Detroit," etc. and repeating those terms, we forget the cities in thought and deed.78rpmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17693587397024878143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6874036133008203524.post-14615924977937860132009-04-10T13:46:00.000-04:002009-04-10T13:46:00.000-04:00Yes, this map makes clear the distance between Det...Yes, this map makes clear the distance between Detroit proper and the "greater Detroit" area—but the whole region is suffering an economic tsunami. Maybe the Joe and Cobo had previous engagements. Maybe the Palace is roughly a half-way point between Detroit and that other Michigan Motor City, also hammered by the downturn: Flint.<BR/><BR/>Leno's gesture was a remarkable act of generosity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com