If you read the Free Press on Sunday, you might walk away with the impression that there was literally nothing going on in Detroit's now-hot Capitol Park neighborhood before 2009.
In a story titled "How Detroit's Capitol Park went from desolation to a hot destination," John Gallagher chronicles how the neighborhood was transformed into "one of downtown's trendiest enclaves" over the past decade thanks
"Capitol Park's renewal took a blend of public leadership, nonprofit money, private investment, and historic preservation," the Freep reports. "Most of all, it took a vision that has remained remarkably consistent."
What's interesting is what's omitted here: There were quite a few major players who were keeping the neighborhood alive long before Bedrock set its sights on it.…