In 1966 our family immigrated to the US from Canada and moved to the Rosedale Park area of Detroit MI and 14551 Ashton St.
The area was beautiful with shaded tree lined streets, well kept homes and lawns.
In the 1970s, when Coleman Young, the city's first black mayor, took office in the wake of civil rights strife, many whites fled to the suburbs, polarizing the area and seeding bitterness that remains palpable to this day.
As many longtime Detroiters fled the crime and grit the city slowly became a fortress of malfeasance and poverty.
Now Detroit sits on the verge of bankruptcy, beset by political scandal, a declining population, troubled industry, high crime and unemployment rates and one of the worst school systems in the country.
Now Detroit sits on the verge of bankruptcy, beset by political scandal, a declining population, troubled industry, high crime and unemployment rates and one of the worst school systems in the country.
It's sad and deeply depressing to see our area now.
2 comments:
How sad to see a once-great city in such decline ... Detroit needs a superhero!
I agree it's pretty sad.
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