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steve  ·  4198 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Detroit files bankruptcy

    but how will a city as large as Detroit...

It's not as big as it used to be. I don't say that to sound... I don't know. I guess I mean it out of a strange sadness that this once great city that rivaled many great cities... is now in such a terrible state of affairs.

I guess I'm just sad. I hope this step allows them to tun it around. I'm afraid greed, fear, and anger will slow the process.





ButterflyEffect  ·  4197 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I was talking population wise but also magnitude of debt. Both of which are much larger than the other cities that have declared bankruptcy.

The metro population is still large, it's just the city itself that has shrunk right?

steve  ·  4197 days ago  ·  link  ·  

according to the google, it's down to about 700k. That's about the size it was in the early 20th century, and less than half of it's peak. She used to run with the big dogs... but a combination of factors slowly killed the city over the last few decades. Here's hoping she can make a comeback.