Death of Detroit

In: Culture Maps US Economy

25 Sep 2009

Half the population has left (since 1950). Unemployment is at 29%. Average price of a house: $15 thousand. Related article. Beautiful horrible photos.

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3 Responses to Death of Detroit

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Randall

September 25th, 2009 at 11:30 am

Where is that infographic? I can’t find it on TIme’s site.

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Dustin

September 25th, 2009 at 12:33 pm

Sorry Randall — forgot to add the direct link. Click on the image now, or here it is: http://www.time.com/time/interactive/0,31813,1925735,00.html

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