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What Should Happen with the U.S. Blades Site?

You don't need to be an urban planner to know what West Bloomfield needs from this vacancy. Tell us about your vision.

For generations of children and their parents living in West Bloomfield at one time, the U.S. Blades Sports Center (5700 Drake Rd., West Bloomfield) was the place to be for a birthday party. For still others, it was where hockey championships were won and lost, inline skaters glided around the rink and figure skaters honed their craft.

The building on more than 15,000 square feet just south of Walnut Lake Road was demolished last year and the site is almost totally barren. Nearby is a strip mall, a few subdivisions, and the .

You don't need to be a commercial developer or urban planner — or have money to invest in a business project — to have the next great idea. We want to hear about it.

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