"Many people can't see past this city's abandoned buildings and overgrown lots, but that's sort of fair. A city once boasting 2 million people and an unbreakable auto industry is down to 700,000 and apocalyptic decay in every direction. The only time I've had to pass through a metal detector when entering a bank was in Detroit.
'But look past the blocks of broken windows, sunken roofs and graffiti, and there is a Detroit stirring back to life. As low as the city has sunk, its subtle energy and excitement put it at a fascinating crossroad: bruised old times, meet scrappy invention."
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