In a simple trip down through Detroit, it is not tough to see that the city is not in its prime.  There are many ragged and abandoned buildings, many homeless men and women begging on the streets, and a worn down feeling flowing in the air.  This is the view and ideas that are portrayed in the media, movies, and music industries.  In the movie Four Brothers, the director chooses Detroit as the setting for the gang-ridden and dangerous town.  Year after year, Detroit and its surrounding cities always seem to find their way into the top 10, if not the top 5 on the list of most dangerous cities in America.  But if the city is so worn down, full of gangs, and dangerous, one would think if unthinkable for a group of teenagers from the suburbs driving to the heart of downtown Detroit on a Saturday night by themselves and walking four blocks alone to go see a Tiger game.  But this is a regular occurrence for myself and many others.  Downtown Detroit breaks all the degrading stereotypes.  Downtown Detroit is in the process of rebuilding, attempting to clean up the streets, and put Detroit back on the map among the greatest cities in America. Whether it's the pride of baseball, football, or hockey games, Winterfest at Campus Martius, or any other  festival, show or gathering; Downtown Detroit is showing its reassurance and beauty all the time.  Detroit may get a bad wrap from the outsiders, but for us, the people who experience it and live it daily in our daily lives, watching Detroit put itself back onto the map brings great joy and pride.  We love our city, through its roughest times and greatest triumphs.  This pride unites us all as Detroiters.