It required much, much more than just rising foreign auto competition and a sinking economy to fall as much as Detroit did for a half century. It required a shunning.
I wonder if part of what is helping Detroit now revive is the backlash to the Great Awokening. The country has shifted its animus from the Rust Belt to the information economy cities on the coasts. The coastal cities are also what have experienced the most flight of the affluent in recent years.
Good stuff! I would recommend "Redevelopment and Race" by June Manning Thomas for a deep dive into Detroit's zoning/planning history for anyone interested in how the "metro detroit" area ended up as it is now
I wonder if part of what is helping Detroit now revive is the backlash to the Great Awokening. The country has shifted its animus from the Rust Belt to the information economy cities on the coasts. The coastal cities are also what have experienced the most flight of the affluent in recent years.
Good stuff! I would recommend "Redevelopment and Race" by June Manning Thomas for a deep dive into Detroit's zoning/planning history for anyone interested in how the "metro detroit" area ended up as it is now