Larry Alexander Quotes (10 Quotes)

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.

I was simply amazed in my 20-plus years as a funeral home director, I have never seen workers come out in force in a display of respect as I had here today. There were state highway department workers at every intersection on the way to the cemetery and about 40 to 50 state trucks on hand. The Illinois Department of Transportation takes care of its own. It was very impressive.

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

The perception is all we are is smokestacks and empty buildings. It's an opportunity to let the world see what's happening here.

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

We're talking to a lot of major groups that may not have considered us in the past.

We do not have and never have had the authority to force people to leave their homes.

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.