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Let's pull off and fill up first.
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- You from out of town?
- Yeah, we're on vacation.
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Welcome to Flint. You staying here?
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Yeah, we are. Lots to do?
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Sure, there's lots of attractions here.
Have you seen Crossroads Village?
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See how a little hospitality, right
from the start, really makes a difference?
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Suggesting things to see and do
builds our own image...
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and it creates
positive word-of-mouth endorsements...
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the most inexpensive, yet most valuable
type of advertising there is.
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Once again, you see our slogan:
''Flint: Our new spark will surprise you.''
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Capturing a lot of enthusiasm.
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Letting people know there are some
new and surprising things in the Flint area.
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This is our visitors' log book.
I see West Germany here, Australia.
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Jackie, what are some of the things
that visitors ask us?
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First off, ''Where is the bathroom? ''
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That's the question I get asked most.
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Then, ''What is there to do in Flint? ''
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The city had a hard time attracting
major conventions to the Hyatt.
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It settled for groups like the Michigan
Ready Mix Concrete Association...
1:00:03
and the statewide organization
of Scrabble players.
1:00:06
On this last game,
I made a seven-letter word, ''partier.''
1:00:09
P-A-R-T-l-E-R.
1:00:12
So we looked in the Scrabble bible,
which is this dictionary...
1:00:16
and it isn't allowed there.
1:00:18
They allow ''partied,'' P-A-R-T-l-E-D...
1:00:21
and ''parties,'' P-A-R-T-l-E-S...
1:00:24
but no ''partier.''
So don't claim you are one ever.
1:00:30
Flint's leaders needed more tourists.
1:00:32
They hired the company that built
New York's South Street Seaport...
1:00:36
to come to Flint
and create Water Street Pavilion.
1:00:40
We took a four-square-block area,
tore it down...
1:00:43
and built this new facility...
1:00:45
which is a lot of glass and steel,
as well as plants...
1:00:49
and different colors
to make it festive, fun and exciting.
1:00:53
Also, a major parking ramp...
1:00:55
and some other facilities
connected with the building.
1:00:59
It's more than just another building
in downtown Flint.