The old-world charm of Victorian era buildings still remain in the few blocks outside the hotel and casino which make for an interesting contrast of textures and shapes. Greeks arrived in 1880, and by 1895 began to transform this slice of the city into a busy place of Greek owned bakeries and restaurants with apartments above their businesses. Dating back to the 1830s, the area was first settled by Germans. The effect is a stunning mix of old with new in one of Detroit’s first neighborhoods. The 400 guestroom Greektown Casino Hotel rises 30-stories upward in a gleaming pattern of windows in Detroit’s skyline. But, the ease of parking at the Greektown Casino Hotel‘s parking garage made me think, “Not bad at all.” I loosened my grip on the wheel saying good-bye to white-knuckle driving and hello to the treat of a corner room in one of Detroit’s success stories. Arriving in Detroit at the same time people are heading to a Detroit Tigers home game is not particularly well-timed.
