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Faygo Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 12:41 PM Original message |
Census: Detroit's population falls to 713,000 |
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Citizen Worker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. Once the hub of US manufacturing and the center of automotive design is on the path to becoming a |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Automation ended a lot of autoworkers' jobs |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. Detroit's decline started with the race riots of the late 60's, but I agree that |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
3. Niece came down for a visit.... |
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spartan61 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:07 PM Response to Original message |
4. But, but, but... |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
6. Question: Has there been a major city just be abandoned from lack of interest? |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:37 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Lots of them |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:05 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. It was great for manufacturing at one time, with many resources in the area combined. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. It was one of many |
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freshwest (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:37 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. So, if Mrs. O'Leary's Cow didn't start the fire, was it an early version of disaster capitalism? |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:16 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. I guess it depends of your definition of purpose |
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SomeGuyInEagan (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 10:44 PM Response to Reply #12 |
29. Actually, quite a bit goes through the New Orleans' ports ... |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #12 |
34. but most Canadians live within 50 miles of the USA |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:17 PM Response to Reply #6 |
21. Detroit Isn't Being Abandoned for Lack of Interest |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #21 |
30. Ha . . . oh wow |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 06:55 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. Many other cities are being abandoned in the US |
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jkirch (118 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:42 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Pittsburgh is alive. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:25 PM Response to Reply #26 |
37. Pittsburgh has lost 50% of its population. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #22 |
39. Jacksonville is turning into a ghost town. |
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Xithras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 11:21 AM Response to Reply #6 |
33. There have been some. Babylon comes to mind |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
8. Victim of GLOBALIZATION. n/t |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. No - they staked their future on a single industry and lost. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Yep |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:28 PM Response to Reply #10 |
38. and they lost in that industry because of globalization. |
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jtuck004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. What a great site for a business cooperative. Low prices for assets. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. Bring in the Artists and small entrepreneurs. They are guaranteed to |
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VermeerLives (287 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 06:11 PM Response to Reply #11 |
36. Michigan is having trouble attracting businesses |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Absolutely. jtuck004 |
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Frisbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
13. I would imagine Saint Louis pretty much mirrors those |
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musiclawyer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 05:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. St Louis has Wash U |
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amandabeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 07:07 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Wash U is a great school, but it has serious competition for being |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:14 PM Response to Original message |
15. I doubt if Robert Bobb's attack on the school system will help |
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salin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 09:43 PM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Sadly that was true to decades before Bobb showed up. |
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WatsonT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 09:10 AM Response to Reply #15 |
32. Downward spiral |
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Roci (145 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:31 PM Response to Original message |
16. Misprint? |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. I looked at Detroit w/ Google Earth recently. |
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onager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-22-11 08:51 PM Response to Original message |
24. Predicted long ago... |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-23-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
35. Now for the re-districting |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-24-11 08:09 AM Response to Original message |
40. Canucks/Red Wings Game |
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