Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Motor City

Detroit has lost more than half its population since 1950, from about 1/8 Million to fewer than 700,000 people today.

World Famous as the Motor City and former home of Motown Records. But despite Detroit's iconic status in American History, Hitsville U.S.A. has seen a declining population in the past few decades. Since 1950, the city has lost more than half it's population.

This Decline is Frequently Attributed to the loss of jobs, Which has resulted in a drpessed local economy and a high crime rate.

The Detroit Machine is loosing it's people.

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