Urban Ghost Towns
What happens to cities when they become overly dependent on one industry to survive, and that industry falls victim to increasing foreign competition and unsustainable union demands? Here are portraits of two Midwest cities — Detroit, Michigan, and Gary, Indiana — that once were teeming metropolises but now are struggling to fend off urban blight and decay. Detroit is seen through the prism of Burn, a new documentary that showcases firefighters dealing with an explosion of arson in the Motor City. The report on Gary is from RT, a Russian TV network with worldwide bureaus, including some here in the United States. H/T Moonbattery and Riehl World View
ARVE error: need id and provider
ARVE error: need id and provider
Reblogged this on mercyworksvolunteers and commented:
Incredible ten minute story of Detroit’s Fire Department. Let’s hear it for our city’s brave fire fighters!