"In the past six years, host cities estimate the All-Star Game had a positive economic impact of more than $50 million. Detroit expects the windfall to match or exceed that figure this year.
But perhaps even more valuable to Detroit, is the impact hosting the All-Star Game and next year's Super Bowl is having on revitalizing downtown.
Streets are receiving new surfaces, buildings are being torn down or remodeled, and the gloom and doom of downtown is slowly, but surely fading away."
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