Shrinking Detroit has 12,000 abandoned homes

AFP ^ | 08/14/05 | AFP

[snoringbear]

I like the idea of clearing off the vacant structures and returning the land to farm land. Now, let's move on to New Orleans and do the same thing there....

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Your kidding right? Who in their right mind would build a damn thing in that screwed up place. The dumbasses that ran it down in the first place will just continue to be in power and no good will ever come of that.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

If we let the Mississippi follow the course it wants to follow, it will flow almost completely into the Atchafalaya basin and abandon NO altogether. The reason the river flows lazily along the levee above the city floor is that it is forced to go down its old riverbed instead of the new one it wants to use. Read the fascinating article by John McPhee here:

The Control of Nature

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Your kidding right? Who in their right mind would build a damn thing in that screwed up place. The dumbasses that ran it down in the first place will just continue to be in power and no good will ever come of that.

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[Doohickey]

...which shows you the depth of racism and fear."

I'm sure the people doing this would not rather be beaten and robbed by white guys, ass. That's not racism, that's reality.

[Scarlet Pimpernel]

Detroit also has an income tax. Big reason people live outside the city.

[Centurion2000]

Shrinking Detroit has 12,000 abandoned homes

Sounds like we should ahve just moved Katrina's homeless up there and there wouldn't be this problem today.

[toddlintown]

"mayor Kwame Kilpatrick"

From the ole' sod, I see.

[SauronOfMordor]

I'd feel comfortable living in downtown Detroit if I had a car and a CCW, but there's many places in Cleveland where I'd feel comfortable even without a car or a firearm. I wouldn't recommend anyone with a family live in Detroit.

I've had occasion to be doing consulting work in Detroit that had me in the city over periods of weeks. It's an interesting feeling walking down the street at times. The fact that Michigan had CCW reciprocity with my state was very comforting

[VOA]

The west coast cities, LA, Seattle and SF are paradise compared to
Detroit, Chicago, DC. I've recently been to all of them, and there is
just no comparison.

Agreed.

And from what I see...LA and SF also are a pair of cities headed in
two directions.
LA improving a bit; SF losing ground.
That's just my opinion, but SF just seems filled with more grime than LA.

But any of the West Coast metro areas are paradise compared to the
wastelands being made of the inner cities of Detroit and some other
areas of the northeastern seaboard.

[Sha in the D]

I know that thismaybe somewhat off the subject. It appears that the comments being made is mostly about the inner city of Detroit. But what about downtown Detroit, what do you think caused the demise of downtown Detroit in the first place? Was it the "White flight" or J.L Hudson's opening the Northland mall?

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Sha,

I think that people left Detroit because they didn't want to be robbed or mugged (either by criminals or the government), have their property become worthless, or live in such a depressed area. What we're trying to say is that liberal politics sucked the life out of the city by ignoring crime, decay and by creating excess taxes and regulations. People got sick of being targets and slaves, and left in droves for friendlier places.

It's much more than one store opening or closing, and it's not necessarily racism. I've watched my city go from majority white to minority white, but since there are plenty of jobs, the police arrest criminals, and the city doesn't tax or regulate us endlessly, we stay cause it's a nice place to live. What's the name of this city? Phoenix, Arizona.

[King Moonracer]

Typically pessimistic. Some of the 12,000 abandoned home have crack-whores living them.

[hosepipe]

Detroit is what happens when all tax breaks for the rich are eliminated.. the minimum wage is increased.. and a level played field is created for the homeless..

[Sha in the D]

I hear what you are saying, but back in the era that I am speaking of Detroit was not in the top 10 cities with the higest crime rate. Crime is in every city but I guess like you mentioned in Poenix the police catch and arrest their criminals.
I have done some research on this subject and back in the 50's blacks were moving into the city for job opportunities from the automotive industry, and as they moved in whites started fleeing for the suburbs. With their flight that took a lot of our tax base. I do understand what you are saying about being tax to death, because as a resident and home owner taxes are outrageous. All of Detroit is not bad there are beautiful areas in Detroit.
I do understand what you are saying

[Torie]

The problem with Detriot is not so much the abandoned homes, but the homes that are no longer there. This says it all, about a legacy of dysfunctionality. This is from a google map about maybe 2-3 miles from downtown.

[HostileTerritory]

Have you ever looked at the satellite images of the border between Detroit and the first of the Grosse Pointes? Damning.

[HostileTerritory]

Have you tried to buy a home in LA, DC, Seattle, or San Francisco? Good luck. It's a little more expensive than Detroit.

[HostileTerritory]

Sorry, didn't realize that post was 16 months old!