Comments on: Buy a $100 home… http://rowdykittens.com/2009/06/cnn-got-100-welcome-to-your-new-detroit-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cnn-got-100-welcome-to-your-new-detroit-home RowdyKittens Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:16:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jenny http://rowdykittens.com/2009/06/cnn-got-100-welcome-to-your-new-detroit-home/#comment-12838 Jenny Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:41:07 +0000 http://rowdykittens.com/?p=7567#comment-12838 I want to move to those houses, i wanna paint them so bad O.o. I want to move to those houses, i wanna paint them so bad O.o.

]]> By: Tiny House Living , Archive » The Hundred Dollar Homes of Detroit http://rowdykittens.com/2009/06/cnn-got-100-welcome-to-your-new-detroit-home/#comment-8655 Tiny House Living , Archive » The Hundred Dollar Homes of Detroit Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:11:10 +0000 http://rowdykittens.com/?p=7567#comment-8655 [...] The State of Michigan is helping people buy and renovate abandoned homes. As you might already know Detroit is one of the hardest hit cities in this economic tsunami. To help breathe life back into the local economy the government is providing many incentives to buyers who want to move in, fix up, and live in these hard hit communities. Read more about these $100 Homes. [...] [...] The State of Michigan is helping people buy and renovate abandoned homes. As you might already know Detroit is one of the hardest hit cities in this economic tsunami. To help breathe life back into the local economy the government is providing many incentives to buyers who want to move in, fix up, and live in these hard hit communities. Read more about these $100 Homes. [...]

]]> By: Heather@TheGreenestDollar http://rowdykittens.com/2009/06/cnn-got-100-welcome-to-your-new-detroit-home/#comment-8511 Heather@TheGreenestDollar Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:47:57 +0000 http://rowdykittens.com/?p=7567#comment-8511 I heard this same story on NPR. I live about an hour from Detroit, and my husband and I go into the city once every few months for special events like ballgames or concerts. I think it's awesome that these artists are willing to stake a claim and try to turn around these battered neighborhoods. I can say from personal experience that some neighborhoods in Detroit look like a war zone; they're incredibly sad and scary places to be, and I can't imagine living there. But I'm hoping that the courage and creativity of these artists will help turn the tide in some places, and bring more people back into the city. I heard this same story on NPR. I live about an hour from Detroit, and my husband and I go into the city once every few months for special events like ballgames or concerts.

I think it’s awesome that these artists are willing to stake a claim and try to turn around these battered neighborhoods. I can say from personal experience that some neighborhoods in Detroit look like a war zone; they’re incredibly sad and scary places to be, and I can’t imagine living there. But I’m hoping that the courage and creativity of these artists will help turn the tide in some places, and bring more people back into the city.

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