Detroit Flashcards
which car manufactures were in Detroit
Ford, General Motors, Chrysler
when did Ford set up in Detroit
1910
what % of jobs were lost in Detroit as a result of capital flight
55%
when were the riots in Detroit and how many people died
in the 1967 riots 40 were killed
what was the change to poverty rates in 1950 in Detroit
doubled to 15%
what is a significant house pricing in Detroit
$1 homes
When did white flight occur in Detroit
1950
what happened to the built environment of Detroit as a result of structural economic change
- Lost 29% of homes
- 50% of street lamps don’t work
what happened to the tax base of Detroit due to structural economic change
Lost 60% of tax revenue since 1950
population shift
2mill —> 600,000
black population shift
1980s: 47% —> 67%
black unemployment levels
45%
when did they declare bankruptcy
2013
what were they named in 1974
murder capital of the us - levels were higher in the 90s
top down
detroit future city —> working with investors
reducing pollution in brownfield sites —> 700 million needed but gov don’t have
