THE DETROIT DIARIES

By Henry Argasinski

In the 1980s, I befriended the Director of Security for the Hudson's Department Store located on Woodward Avenue, who was on a visit to Toronto with his family. I was given an invitation to come and see him should I be in Detroit.In the 1990s, I would move to the Detroit area, only to find the Hudson's Department Store gone.These pages are excerpts taken from my book, Another Life in the City (A Tale of Two Cities), documenting some of the episodes during the recent history of a city on the verge of rebirth which many of its residents may not have been aware of, took no notice or simply looked the other way.My first-hand experience, interaction and confrontation with the political realm in place during and immediately following one of the most corrupt periods in the history of Detroit show that change would not take place overnight, and the civic establishment was so intrenched within the roots and core of the culture of the operation of this city would continue to fester over the decade following the removal of the mayor responsible, one who arrived on the scene proclaiming to be a saviour but would instead bestowal a fraudulent fascia in plain sight. The consequences of these actions would leave dire scars on the face of a city in recovery and a tragic loss to its citizens.Below are examples of what was lost to the city.The fall of classic landmarks.The embezzlement of over $14 million dollars from the Detroit Public Schools.The reasons behind why Best Buy never came to Detroit, and the loss of a computer for each household with a school-age child.There are stories which may take many decades before coming to a closure.As many may know my roots are from Toronto, and my story of coming to Detroit is highlighted in my book, Another Life in the City (A Tale of Two Cities). Some of the references may relate to earlier chapters in that book, and some even to the first book in the series, A Life in the City, and I edited some references so as the story would not present more questions rather than answers to the reader. The spelling, however, is deliberately Canadian English.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09DMRGY8Q
• ISBN13: 9798464266247
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 173 Pages
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.4" x 5.1"