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Originally Posted by daveuz
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit, the very symbol of American industrial might for most of the 20th century, is drawing up aradical renewal plan that calls for turning large swaths of this now-blighted, rusted-out city back into the fields and farmland that existed before the automobile.
Operating on a scale never before attempted in this country, the city would demolish houses in some of the most desolate sections of Detroit and move residents into stronger neighborhoods. Roughly a quarter of the 139-square-mile city could go from urban to semi-rural. http://www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=12104259 |
They had a good piece on that on NPR. Said that in some places, one house in 20 was occupied. THAT would be a trip. I met a guy about 15 years ago who had bought a large house in Detroit for under $100 grand. From his description, sounded like a $half million dollar house even back then.