Detroit is the new frontier, the Gold Rush is on!

I can’t help but think of Detroit as the Wild Wild West of the 21st century. Driving around Detroit always makes me feel like I’ve just discovered a new land where anything is possible. With over 80,000 acres of urban prairie and 40,000 houses that need to be demolished, Detroit is where American really has a chance to start over.

It’s impossible to ignore all of the changes in the world and with a stronger and more competitive global market, Detroit was the last Industrial Giant to fall. While others see times past and lost former glory, I see a blank canvas just waiting for the right people to build something great.

Like the great westward migration after the civil war, the Oregon trail, or should I say the Detroit trail, is lonely path filled with hardship and failures, and like the wild wild west, Detroit offers the dream of a fresh start and a new life of opportunity. By no means am I suggesting that everyone who comes will succeed or that the path is an easy one free of obstacles. To me, Detroit is the last and best place to bet big and win, making all of the sacrifices and hard work worth the risk.

For those of you who believe I’m being naïve and idealistic I would like to point out that I’m not the only one who believes in this new frontier. Many artists are moving to Detroit and forming artist communities due to the low cost of housing and living. Here artists have the choice to not compromise when it comes to pursuing their dreams. A recent NPR article and broadcast tells their story.

Jonathan Mahalak, a blogger for the Chicago Reader recently published an article discussing how Detroit is the most democratic city in America where residents are rebuilding communities in their own vision of what a neighborhood should be.

The gold rush I’m writing about isn’t for gold – it’s for the less tangible rush for hope of a brighter future. It’s the last place in America where those with a pioneering can-do spirit can venture out to a new beginning; a new beginning that overcomes social and economic barriers with the chance to make a change with little to no regulation. No Uncle Sam monkey on your back telling you what to do and how you make it.

For those with guts and determination, Detroit is the wild wild west and with them lies our best and brightest hope for a new age and a new America.

Make your life uncomfortable,
Jeremy Burgess

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