Tuesday, 29 March 2011

Detroit: Haunting photos of crumbling remains highlight decline of Motor City | Mail Online

Detroit: Haunting photos of crumbling remains highlight decline of Motor City | Mail Online

It was the centre of America's industrial muscle, but now it lies in ruins - a stark portrait of urban decay ravaged by the global recession

The population of devastated Detroit has dropped by 25 per cent in the past ten years and is now at its lowest since 1910.
Empty factories, burnt-out homes, silent banks and even derelict police stations litter the place once known as the 'Motor City' - where Henry Ford built his first car.

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