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.
1:01:02
I like the color and the excitement of it.
It's very good for tourism in our area.
1:01:07
A major stop for the bus tours
that come to our area.
1:01:10
They pull up, park the bus,
and unload 40 senior citizens or so.
1:01:16
Water Street brings a fun atmosphere
that comes with a festival marketplace...
1:01:20
much like other festival marketplaces
around the country.
1:01:23
But the crowning jewel in Flint's plan
to attract tourists was Auto World...
1:01:27
hailed by city officials
as the world's largest indoor theme park.
1:01:31
Today is the first day...
1:01:34
of the rebirth...
1:01:36
of the great city of Flint.
1:01:39
The governor had reason to be excited.
1:01:41
Donny and Marie had come
to celebrate the opening of Auto World...
1:01:44
constructed at a cost
of over $100 million...
1:01:48
and dedicated to the belief
that the automobile made America great.
1:01:54
I paid my $8.95 and saw something
I hadn't seen in a long time...
1:01:57
downtown Flint, rebuilt exactly to scale...