DETROIT: City on the Move (Part 1)

This public domain film narrated by then-mayor Jerome P. Cavanaugh was made in 1965 to promote Detroit. The city faced many urban problems and its population was in decline. These difficulties were amplified by the 1967 riots, which are seen by many as one of the most significant events which led the city into a forty year decline. Since the mid 50s, the population has dropped by half and the infrastructure has been destroyed or has decayed due to abuse and neglect.

This film is pretty funny for the mayor's unenthusiatic reading of the narration and the film's denail of the problems which went on to destroy the city, but it wasn't so funny for those who lived this slow-motion deconstruction.

Finally, though, since 2000, the central city truly has been showing signs of life again as investment and residents return to the core, renovations of streets and buildings take place, and new construction develops, but whether this encouraging development can spread out to the far-flung neighborhoods remains to be seen. Fortunately, Detroit has more cultural jewels remaining than those unfamiliar with it tend to credit it, and this greatly helps its prospects.

Speramus meliora, resurget cineribus. We hope for better things, it shall rise from the ashes. Put your hands up for Detroit!

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[hercegovac00]

I'm from Europe so can somebody please explain to me what is wrong with Detroit nowadays

[ZeldaandtheUnibrows]

@hercegovac00

The people commenting on this thread are mostly going to give you false and extremely negative accounts. The PBS documentary "Beyond the Motor City" gives a fair idea, and the BBC documentary "Requiem For Detroit" also gives an overview, although I believe their work on this subject to be a bit more sensationalist.

The short story is -- 1.3 million people (more than half) left, and the remainder are doing what they can to make the best of it.

[ZeldaandtheUnibrows]

The ignorant comments some of you make make me sick.

Love

Joseph C. Krause

Zelda and the Unibrows

[chieftp]

"we'll bring in a few negros to help us fill these abundant manufacturing jobs. don't worry, we can keep them under control. what could possibly go wrong?"

[pawpawnorth]

@PP20021977 dawg, learn some english before you insult Detroit, you make a better city.

[pawpawnorth]

Detroit will rise again. someday, somehow.

[mikellv7]

tHAT WAS THE last fINEST hOUR FOR DETROIT

[PP20021977]

Now 12.2011 Is no Detroit is Deathroit!!!1965 population 18500000 people,2000-970000 people.This year 710000!!!!1/3 city no power plant,most dengerous city in United States!!!!5000 building and home leave or ruin!!!!Detroit is Dead.10 maybe 20 year and this city not exist!!!!!

[hercegovac00]

@spect8or

ko nam dolazi haha ?

[spect8or]

@hercegovac00 Crnci, bog te jebo, crnci. Videcete i vi kad vam dolaze miljun+, videcete i jos kako.