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By Laura Sternberg, About.com

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MotorCity Casino Hotel: Exterior at Night

MotorCity Casino Hotel at Night

MotorCity Casino Hotel at Night

Photo courtesy MotorCity Casino Hotel
While the hotel tower is just part of the $300 Million MotorCity expansion, it's definitely the most colorful part with exterior lighting that shines for miles at night. Its "funky retro" design was part of an intent to bring in automobile elements appropriate to the "Motor City." This was accomplished by bringing in a noted automobile designer, Chip Foose, who utilized several automobile-design elements from the book Future Retro. Compare Prices.

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