8 Doomed Places That Won’t Exist Someday
| June 1, 2015
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Detroit, Michigan
While Detroit isn’t likely to stop existing any time soon, it might not look much like the Motor City you remember. The collapse of the auto industry, the poor economy and the promise of a better life in the suburbs forced nearly a million people to move away in recent years, leaving behind what some are calling a “ghost town.” Revitalization isn’t impossible, but it might take some creative thinking. Make it a tax shelter? Give it to Canada? The possibilities are endless.
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