and last updated 2021-01-26 06:50:38-05
(WXYZ) â Construction is already underway at Detroit s old State Fairgrounds, a portion of the 142-acre site to become an Amazon distribution site, promising more than 1,200 jobs and millions in tax revenue over the coming years.
For many city leaders including Mayor Duggan, it s a symbol of economic resurgence for District 2 and the City of Detroit; the city council voted 6-2 in October to approve the sale, which will also fund a new DDOT Transportation Center. There s a portion of the Amazon site drawing calls for a pause, the old bandshell. It once welcomed acts like Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald and later Alice Cooper and Three Dog Night.