"Los Angeles is like Detroit but with palm trees."
"We thought it was a fun idea in terms of sprucing up the surrounding area. It’s not the front door, but it's the first piece of real estate you see on your way to us," a Motor City Casino spokesperson told Metro Times.
"Our local landscaper said 'how about some palm trees?' and we thought it would be awesome. Our branding from a marketing standpoint is "a million miles away, right down the street" so it's sort of an escape, like teleporting away."
Palm trees in Detroit pic.twitter.com/QZEv7Uqvp2
— rose water (@WhatTaySaid) May 24, 2018
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