Bob Simon reports on the decline of America’s former industrial capital and the people determined to bring it back

Seth Dixon‘s insight:

Detroit is the largest city to declare bankruptcy and more importantly the first major American city to essentially fail as a major metropolitan area.  Sections of the city are reminiscent of a post-apocalyptic bestselling novel:  80,000 buildings stand empty, 40% of the streetlights don’t work, and it routinely takes police one hour to respond to a 911 call.

Tags: urban, economic, industry, Detroit. 

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