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Detroit in ruins
The Guardian ^ | January 2, 2011 | Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Posted on 01/02/2011 9:37:18 AM PST by hcmama

Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre's extraordinary photographs documenting the dramatic decline of a major American city

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: corruption; democrats; detroit; fail; gloriesofsocialism; unioncity; unions; wagesofliberalism
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To: kearnyirish2
Why not? Detroit looks like Phnom Penh post-Killing Fields.

Well, some parts certainly do. There are still some nice places, if you know where to look...and you don't plan to stay too terribly long after sunset...

181 posted on 01/03/2011 1:49:24 PM PST by Miss_Meyet (A Happy and Prosperous 2011 to all !)
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To: sinanju
Howmuchyoowannabet that for various liberal government property/health/safety/regulatory reasons no legitimate business can cut through the red tape to be allowed to legally go in and salvage that stuff?

I think with all the really bad stuff the local cops have to worry about you could just pull up a stake side truck with four or five men and just gut the place.

Since no one cares to do something now then at least let some remodelers have at it and gain something from the mayhem.

182 posted on 01/03/2011 3:06:03 PM PST by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Miss_Meyet

Newark, NJ is like that; they try to keep the consumers there after they get out of work (or draw others in who don’t work there), but they know better. After dark all bets are off; if there is a high profile event there are more police than attendees.


184 posted on 01/04/2011 11:54:37 AM PST by kearnyirish2
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To: kearnyirish2

I worked in downtown Detroit for a few months, my first day, my boss sat me down and said “Rule #1 - You are NOT to be in this building past 4:30, make sure you are on the road by then.”


185 posted on 01/04/2011 11:57:51 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

When I went to school in Newark, NJ we were advised that if we were there at night, we should slow down at red lights, look both ways, then proceed...


186 posted on 01/04/2011 12:01:30 PM PST by kearnyirish2
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To: hcmama

The lost city of detroit

This is what should be on Rush’s website and on Hanity and even on Cavuto


187 posted on 01/04/2011 12:04:38 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: hcmama

I spent an evening driving around Detroit on Google street scenes.

There are entire neighborhoods of vacant lots where houses once stood, then a small cluster of a few homes then nothing again. It has the appearance of being rural but it’s within 15 minutes drive time of downtown.

The commercial areas have more boarded up stores than operating stores.


188 posted on 01/04/2011 12:08:41 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Rebelbase

It’s the future of a lot of cities in this country.


189 posted on 01/04/2011 12:10:04 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: Frantzie
"Libraries were they left the books - not like anyone in the city can read."


190 posted on 01/04/2011 12:14:29 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: dfwgator

Check out these real estate listings in Detroit. It’s surreal.

http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Detroit_MI#/sortby-1


191 posted on 01/04/2011 12:19:59 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: hcmama

Yeah, well Detroit might be in ruins but they just got $49 million to buy 40,000 lap tops and 5,000 desk top computers for students, all from the stimulus money.


192 posted on 01/04/2011 12:28:23 PM PST by Eva
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To: Rebelbase

WOW! $200 for a fixer upper “fire damaged” house?!

$1000 for a luxury condo?


193 posted on 01/04/2011 12:33:07 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: longtermmemmory

I bet that condo for $1000 has $800/mo. taxes and $600/mo. condo fee.


194 posted on 01/04/2011 12:38:17 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: hcmama

Interesting stats on Detroit from Wiki:

Of the top 10 employers in the city, six are public (state/local/fed/university)

Public jobs constitute 66% of the top 10 employers.

Detroit has lost 1/2 it’s population since 1950.


195 posted on 01/04/2011 2:08:48 PM PST by Rebelbase
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