How Detroit Went From Good to Bad to Good Again

Did you know that when Detroit filed for bankruptcy in 2013, it was the largest city bankruptcy filing by debt ever, estimated at a massive $18 to $20 billion? Or that in the 1950s Detroit was the richest city in the U.S and maybe even the world according to some people?

Based on this, it probably won’t surprise you to learn that Detroit has faced a lot of challenges over the years, from the collapse of its automotive industry during the 2008 financial crisis to the city’s own bankruptcy filings in 2013. However, despite these negative events, Detroit wasn’t always a place of hardships and in fact, during its early years, Detroit was one of America’s most promising cities. What might be even more surprising is that recent events even suggest that things might be looking up for the city today.

But what’s the cause of all of the ups and downs Detroit has faced over the years? Well, today on Across the Globe we’re going to be looking at How Detroit Went From Good to Bad to Good Again.

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[gabetalks]

Detroit's embrace of urbanism is also contributing massively to its revival. They're tearing down one of their downtown highways and turning the land back into the mixed-use residential area that it once was. This is a trend that will more than likely continue as Detroit sees the benefits of what they destroyed back in the 50's.

[cougarsstudios]

I’m optimistic about Detroit. I live around Pontiac and you can definitely feel the positivity spreading though out the area. We’ll be back. Might take some time but this is a great region that is not dying

[crowquilltarot]

Born and raised. You won’t find more resilient people anywhere. Indomitable spirits. You’ll never keep Detroit down, and anyone from there knows it. BTW, BEST art museum in the country.

[orlandofields]

I've lived in Detroit my entire 50 years of life. I've seen the ups, the downs and the bankruptcy. I can say with the utmost certainty, that Detroit is coming back economically. The city can now sign checks and all that in black ink, instead of red ink.

[Zaq-official-music]

I’ve lived right outside Detroit off Joy road for 20 years now.
So happy to see the public view of Detroit being halfway decent these days🫶🫶

[luisa.]

I appreciate you bringing attention to the decline and rebirth of our magnificent city. It's good to see it portrayed positively, even though there are still a lot of obstacles to overcome. This helps shift the perception of the city from one of a dangerous, abandoned metropolis to one that is making a comeback. It will, in my opinion, revert to its former glory as a magnificent metropolis.

[joserrapere]

I am one of those artists who is trying to do my small part. I am rehabbing a house on the East side which is still pretty rough. But it has to start this way. There are families on the block that have been there for decades, and I hope they know we are trying to respect them, not gentrify to push them out. Their property values will increase. And Duggan has done amazing things. The blight clearing alone has done so much. There is land now to garden.

[OskarWilder]

Love to see America's Comeback City!

[spg]

Coming back strong now. Cranes everywhere! Absolutely beautiful now. Much better than NY, LA, etc

[jonw]

I remember visiting depressed crime riddled Detroit in 2007 then went home to booming clean and safe Portland. Now its literally the reverse.

[TonyDaniels]

My Grandpa was actually a Detroit police officer during the 1967 riots, sadly he passed away after losing the battle to pancreatic cancer back in November

[jovicatrpcevski]

At 14:52, for those not familiar with Detroit & its environs, what you're looking at is Windsor, Ontario, Canada - our good neighbor across the [Detroit] river.

[LisaMarshall]

Thank you for highlighting the downfall and revival of our great city. While there are still many challenges, it is nice to see it being shown in a positive light, helping to change its reputation as a dangerous, abandoned city to a city experiencing a comeback. I believe it will become the great city that it was once again.

[jovicatrpcevski]

Man - all those people walking on the sidewalks of Detroit in those old video clips. It reminds me of one of my high school friends' mother : she told us back then that in the 1940's - when she was a young girl - Detroit was like New York City ( I also heard that said by another lady concerning Mount Clemens, the capital of Macomb County, north of Detroit, which is in Wayne County ). That's exactly what I got to thinking : how I would be hard-pressed to identify either Detroit or NYC in those clips, absent any landmarks that have survived down to the present day.

[clarkisaac]

I went to the place in 2018; it was quite a modern, clean, popular, and facilitated urban view. People enjoyed daily life by walking around the riverside near the GM building, racing on boats on the water, or casino life at nightfall. Some people may ask: The city's crime rate is still high. This may sound reasonable that as reports in the papers have shown, yes, there is still something that is contributing to the people's concern, such as early closure of business hours at the local stores(usually around 4-5pm on business days); and frequent police patrols from daylight to nightfall, focusing on highly populated areas like black communities; casinos and a few sections of downtown. If you'd like to visit the city with your own eyes, you'd better choose daylight to come out and stay in areas that are heavily crowded and come back to the hotel or motel no later than 10pm(because after this time you can hear horns of police cars all around downtown).

[enz]

I noticed that the 75 years of poor and corrupt city leadership was never mentioned. Fortunately, although far from perfect, it seems that the current city administration is actually getting something done..Detroit native who left Detroit in the 1970s for all of the reasons mentioned here. There are much nicer places to live but I'm happy to see improvements being made.

[nandudangal]

Worth watching… beside all the empty house all around while driving . These days lots of gap is filling up.

[spdcrzy]

I went to Wayne starting in 2013 when Detroit was at its very lowest. It's INCREDIBLE what has happened in just ten years.

[jasonsoils]

So are we going to completely ignore Kwame Kilpatrick and other corrupt politicians leading to the downfall of Detroit? And then you completely glossed over the fact that Bedrock/Quicken/Dan Gilbert is a huge contributor to how Detroit got itself moving again

[jameschampken]

Detroit is improving from decades of decay, but it's got so much work that needs to be done to be "good" again, at least if you comparing how the city was in its peak. So much of the city still has empty land, & abandon buildings to fill in. The population is only 600, 000, it's peak was 1.8 million, it's got a long way to go to fill all that population back in. Other then buses does Detroit even have public transit? Barely. I hope Detroit does continue to grow and improve but it will take decades I think.