GAIL'S BLOG

Detroit’s Metaphors for America

When I was little, I would visit relatives in the Detroit suburb of Wyandotte.  It was just wonderful.  I would go into Detroit and

get my hair cut at Hudson’s Department Store, have a wonderful tea lunch and buy lovely dresses in the children’s department.  Detroit was a bustling big city and whirled with life.

Flash forward to the 90’s when I had to visit the city on business.  It was really ugly.  I walked down streets with abandoned manufacturing plants.  Windows gone and literally wind blowing debris up and down deserted streets.  It felt like a bombed out city then.  I had to travel to Pontiac to visit GM and I felt downright threatened just to be there.  It was eery, scary and smelled of decay.

Why has it taken so long to file bankruptcy?

The question I wonder now, is why has it taken so long for Detroit

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