The Freep (our favorite Detroit Free Press) has busted the Detroit 2006 Super Bowl committee for doctoring a photo of downtown in their ad. “Doctoring” is a nice term, considering the that they not only added lights to buildings that are abandoned, they actually put roofs back on collapsing buildings. Check out the comparison PDF.
My favorite quote? “It is a picture of the Detroit we hope to show in 2006,” [Michelle Fusco, a spokeswoman for the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau] said.
Right. Soon, they’ll be importing hipsters to dress up downtown for the festivities.
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