16 Quotes by Larry Alexander

Detroit was pictured in a totally different light. You can't pay for that kind of advertising.

There wasn't anything I could do about it. I lost three docks. I've been here 35 years, and I've never seen devastation like this.

It showed the national spotlight that Detroit has the wherewithal to pull off a major national event. It also changes the conversation about Detroit.

I had to be No. 1 in everything.

In addition to the economic impact dollar figure, of particular interest to us was that the All-Star Game and related events generated nearly 20,000 hotel room nights, with an average lodging expense of $403 per group.

Hosting a Super Bowl is so much more than a game. It's about global visibility, economic impact, competition for conventions and more visitors.

The Kilpatrick administration has done a lot of work to improve downtown with getting new businesses to move in.