Last Friday I drove up to Detroit with some co-workers for the AutoRama, mostly to scout for cool cars. We saw a LOT. My favorite part was the Rat Rod show in the lower exhibition hall, full of wonderful, woolly, and touchably-rusty creations. I felt more at home down there among the artisans than upstairs with the retirees.
Even though it was mostly buried in snow, I have to admit that Detroit was nicer than I expected. I admit that my perceptions of the town are mostly painted by dealing with its citizens at Cedar Point years ago, and by driving through on its battered highways.
It's easy to get around downtown on the People Mover, and all the stations I visited were clean and well maintained. We visited a number of fine restaurants, though I did not indulge in the local obsession with Coney dogs. Many locals seemed to have a bit of attitude, but we were treated well enough.
We were planning to return on Saturday morning, but the winter storm that made national news by wholloping northeast Ohio made that a bad idea. The company picked up an extra night at the hotel, and our trip back on Sunday morning was uneventful and clear.
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I've added two photos from my trip to my MySpace page. Check them out!
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