Should the Phoenix Center in Pontiac be demolished? We asked Facebook users:
Yes, absolutely. What other city builds a dark parking structure directly over its main street? If there is a need for additional parking, build a structure on a city block, not over a major road. It would be nice to enter downtown directly from Orchard Lake Road, and I'm sure anyone going to a concert or passing by on their commute would agree.
-- Tim Alexandrovich Millerman
Tear it down and expose the Clinton River that runs beneath it. It costs more to operate than the revenue it generates. That's simple math.
-- Carl Emerson Kuck
It would cost too much money to demolish it.
-- Karen Oberst
Before the emergency financial manager, city officials decided they could be better promoters than the promoters that they used to book shows at the Phoenix Center. Except for a Wiz Khalifa show that occurred because of help from the Crofoot, the Phoenix Center hasn't booked anyone. Let the promoters book the acts. There is no reason for not having a concert there every weekend during the summer.
-- Jason Nolan
It shouldn't be demolished if the report was actually changed. That would represents fraud. It should never have been built in the first place. It never had a chance for success.
-- Brian J. Perks
The acoustics of the entertainment stage at the Phoenix Center are absolutely wonderful. Anybody with an ounce of ingenuity could make that place profitable just by booking local acts there.
-- Cindy Craig Merz