  Detroit isn't called toilet town for nothing, it's a great place for you to spend the spring before you hurry there,just please don't rush cause;all that's left to do is wipe and flush:D    bring a weapon or two if you got a clue that's no jive  if you hope to survive be like me stay ready&lt;  Oh,I just noticed your from Cali Detroit is like Compton with allies  I'm from south east Michigan. I live about 40minutes from Detroit, used to live in the suburbs when I was a kid. Am very familiar with the city. And DETROIT IS WORSE THAN COMPTON. I have been to Compton, and Watts before and it isn't nearly as bad as the ghetto that is Detroit in my opinion.    Downtown Detroit has been fixed up a bit, people like Mike Ilitch have been responsible for renovating some of the old buildings and bringing in the casinos and new tigers stadium(comerica park), and new lions stadium (ford field). The downtown area isn't actually that bad as you might think. But outside of that one little area it gets horrible. Third world. Stay far away, that's all I can say.  Yes, it's REALLY THAT BAD. All of the horror stories you hear about Detroit are not exaggerated. It might be even worse than you think, whole blocks of burned down and abandoned buildings, and vacant lots. Stray dogs wandering around. Gang bangers, dope freaks, hookers, pimps, and every other scum of society you can imagine just all over the place everywhere you look. Nothing but full out ethnic cleansing could ever save that city. :eek: