Among the goals is to have Eastern Market serve as the site of a the pre-game tailgate party when Detroit hosts the Super Bowl in January 2006.
Other sites under consideration for the tailgate party are Cobo Center and Comerica Park, said Susan Sherer, executive director of the Detroit Super Bowl XL Host Committee. Two NFL representatives are scheduled to visit Detroit next month to scout various venues for the tailgate and other activities, she said.
Funds to improve the market--including the addition of educational programs, enclosing some sheds for year-round use, establishing themes for various areas with flowers or produce and upgrading the infrastructure--could come from a variety of sources, said Kate Beebe, president of the Greater Downtown Partnership.
The Eastern Market covers about 40 city blocks and is located along Gratiot Avenue, south of I-94.
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