Monday, December 27, 2010

Detroit: From Motor City to Farm City ?

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Detroit is a sea of vacant blocks, abandoned factories, dilapidated houses, and boarded-up businesses.

The Motor City’s population peaked at 2 million during its boom days in the 1950s. It’s now 900,000 and falling. The city has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. 47% of its residents are functionally illiterate. And its violent crime rate of 1,220 violent crimes committed per 100,000 people earns it the top spot on Forbes.com’s list of most dangerous cities... Read more






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