demise of detroit?

crazy video about the transforming landscape of detroit

http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/01/30/documentary-about-the-decay-of-detroit/

tl;dr

someone described detroit to me as a bombed out city

detroit sucks shit

sparknotes?

wonder what sort of tourist increase detroit might start to see

Detroit truly became a thriving city because of the automobile. It and Flint(Michigan) are perfect examples of why you dont start a city with one aspect of industry. There are several cases where people were warned as Detroit boomed, that they would become another ghost town much like the towns during the gold rush. As usual, nobody listened. What? Groups of people not heeding the warnings of others? Impossible. History never repeats itself.

Detroit truly became a thriving city because of the automobile. It and Flint(Michigan) are perfect examples of why you dont start a city with one aspect of industry. There are several cases where people were warned as Detroit boomed, that they would become another ghost town much like the towns during the gold rush. As usual, nobody listened. What? Groups of people not heeding the warnings of others? Impossible. History never repeats itself.

Isn't that how most cities start? Their problem was not growing in a diversified manner. Everything revolved around the auto industry because it was easy money. Easy come, easy go.

I grew up an hour north of big D. Sad to see it turn like that, but can't say I'm surprised after what Flint went through.

Synchro! Thanks dude, I am so into learning about this and that was a neat video.
Good post.

mad max here we come

i'd actually liek to take a trip there and explore the dead part of the city.

wonder if windsor is equally as big of a shit hole

Detroit in the 90's was a very cool city. I haven't been there since though. Shitty roads though - bring a big SUV, or the potholes will jar your brains out. Ironic, isn't it?

wonder if windsor is equally as big of a shit hole

back then, it wasn't. Not sure about now.