phil cooley feels that rebuilding the middle class is key to the future. in detroit said cashing town neighbour -- corktown neighbourhood the abandoned station is a symbol of plight. the small community has endured tough times. 36-year-old phil cooley is trying to change the narrative. >> everything shifts and changes. so we try to accommodate growth. >> phil cooley, a former fashion model opened a successful restaurant in corktown 10 years ago. now he's in the business of helping others. >> this is what started off as a dance studio then became fencing, as you see the line. >> in 2011 he purchased a 30,000 square food abandoned warehouse for $100,000. >> it had a negative history. we wanted to see how it could have a positive future. >> it's an enclave of small creative entrepreneurs that are referred to as pony ride, a name chosen to invoke creativity of children. >> in a bankrupt city where the jobless rate is over 15%, he's trying to reignite the entrepreneurial spirit. >> he leases a space with utilities. this man opened a metal shop. $280 buys him sp

phil cooley opened up chance on that strip and it exploded ever since. >> who are the customers?and eat barbecue, where do they go? sloan's. >> not here. >> not here. >> whose barbecue is better? tough question. >> where we're sitting at, you know. so you already know. >> how do you do, sir? >> fine, and you? >> dennis butler runs vicky's. ♪ >> this is good. >> this sauce you are tasting is a concoction of one of the customers. >> really. >> yeah. she came in and said this is not barbecue sauce. told my mother how to make -- >> got to love detroit. >> -- your sauce, use this one. >> parents opened the place? >> yes. >> when did the bulletproof glass go in? >> their time and my time. i put it across the windows. they put it across the counter. >> think it will ever come down? >> things can come down. we can let it go to hell. we're not going to let it go to hell, though. >> i hope you don't come down. i hope you stay here. >> i'm not going to be here. i'm 66 years old, man. i need to sit down. your education is built to help move your career forward. here's how: we work with leadi

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the small community has endured tough times. 36-year-old phil cooley is trying to change the narrative everything shifts and changes. >> we try to accommodate their growth. >> cooley, a former fashion model, opened a successful restaurant in court town over 10 years ago. now, he is in the business of helping others. >> this is what started off as a dance studio for a jit crew and then became fencing, as you see the lines. >> in 2011, he purchased the 30,000 square foot abandoned warehouse for $100,000. ? >> it had a negative history in our community we want to see how it could have a positive future. >> today, it's an enclave of small, creative proounz that cooley refers to as pony ride, a name he chose to evoke the creativity of children. in a bankrupt city where the jobless rate is over 15%, he is trying to reignite the entrepreneurial spirit. >> it's about accessibility. if we are going to be truly accessible, it has to be affordable. >> he leases space for as little as 20s cents per square foot. gabriel craig opened a metal shop hear few years ago. $280 a month buys him space that