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Detroit's decline and decay
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Once the a heartland of American industry, Detroit is broke.
The home of not only the motor industry, but also a powerhouse of American music and pop-culture, over the past few decades, the city has fallen into decline, and now ruin.
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Unlike Chicago, which weathered the industrial downturn by re-inventing itself as a service based city specialising in finance and business, Detroit has been unable to counter the economic crisis.
In today's Reality Check, FM4's Joe Remick looks at the factors that led to Detroits downfall.
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