  Itsjeff Member Username: Itsjeff Post Number: 5449 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.42.168.211 |
WITH its neon-tinged, Art Decolike facade, velvet rope and immaculately manicured young women in low-slung jeans waiting outside, Bleu Room Experience here in the heart of downtown would be right at home on South Beach in Miami. True, it is about 40 degrees outside, and a few abandoned skyscrapers loom like hooded muggers within blocks in either direction. But Bleu Room is not alone. In the last five years the lights have begun to shine once again in the former no-man's land of downtown. And when some of the nation's most conspicuous consumers of Cristal champagne and Chloé handbags descend on the Motor City this week for the prelude to the Super Bowl next Sunday, they may be surprised to learn that yes indeed, there is life after dark in Detroit. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01 /29/fashion/sundaystyles/29DET ROIT.html | ||
Pffft Member Username: Pffft Post Number: 756 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 71.144.119.50 |
Great story, but ..."St. Andrew's Hall, a converted Catholic school gymnasium ..." Wha? | ||
Jams Member Username: Jams Post Number: 2566 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.230.14.157 |
Yeah, that should PO quite a few Presbeyterian bagpipers. | ||
Opus Member Username: Opus Post Number: 15 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 72.241.50.213 |
Overall I thought the article had a very even and fair tone. I believe it was intended to intrigue the reader about the atmosphere that is available in the D. This is most welcome considering most pieces continue with the "it's a ghost town" vibe with just a few patches of light. I mean, honestly, this is the best recommendation you could hope for from a New York paper. |
