I have read that some past mayors have been corrupt and have had some racial tensions in the city and that the jobs became rare due to competition leading everyone out of the city. These aspects are only the beginning. The location theory comes into this because of Detroit’s booming economy; the politicians stood by and hoped the motor industry would do the work for them. Even downtown was a place to be, with commercial and retail centers and offices that supported the motor industry but now the offices relocated to the suburbs just like the homeowners, leaving downtown a place for secondary employment centers. If you Google pictures of Detroit, you will see a majority of the skyline that used to be there and now most of them are like the 95,000 abandoned homes and 85,000 abandoned businesses.
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