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Detroit tourism seeks rebound after year lost to pandemic
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COREY WILLIAMS, Associated Press
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In a photo from May 6, 2021, Timothy Tharp with patrons Cecelia Shelley, center, and Amber Nolan, at his Checker Bar in downtown Detroit. Tharp also owns Grand Trunk Pub and the Whisky Parlor. He estimates that his businesses have lost about $1 million after closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But now as vaccinations increase and government-ordered lockdowns and restrictions to protect the public are being lifted, Tharpe believes the coronavirus pandemic could be remembered as just another hurdle the Motor City has had to leap.Corey Williams/AP
Corey Williams
In a photo from May 6, 2021, Timothy Tharp with patrons Cecelia Shelley, center, and Amber Nolan, at his Checker Bar in downtown Detroit. Tharp also owns Grand Trunk Pub and the Whisky Parlor. He estimates that his businesses have lost about $1 million after closures caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But now as vaccinations increase and government-ordered lockdowns and restrictions to protect the public are being lifted, Tharpe believes the coronavirus pandemic could be remembered as just another hurdle the Motor City has had to leap. (AP Photo/Corey Williams) May 17, 2021 - 2:02 PM
DETROIT (AP) â Timothy Tharp has owned businesses in Detroit long enough to remember when parts of downtown resembled a ghost town. Heâs also seen its resurgence with new restaurants, hotels and throngs of people since the city s emergence from bankruptcy.
Ford GT
This one’s as obvious as the day is long, which is why we’re leading our list with it. Ford pulled the wraps off its second-generation supercar at the North American International Auto Show in 2015. A showcase for its EcoBoost engine and other engineering prowess, the GT promised more than 600 horsepower and an infusion of racing technology. Not a concept car set to be watered down by production concessions, the blue bomb on display was pretty much the real thing. Few who were in attendance or were watching online that day will forget the on-stage presentation which ended with a seemingly rhetorical “When should we build it?” answered with a “How about next year?”