[tlb]

Disturbing.

[max americana]

I bet Detroit 1990 and 2010 would be better (s/)

[Nat Turner]

That is only the half of it...Show photos of 1960 Detroit vs now....then you can really worry

[dfwgator]

I see a lot of houses of cards in that pic.

[paulycy]

Have Your Say Every Day.

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Make Yours NOW and End the FReepathon!

[Responsibility2nd]

Same thread from a few months ago. 120 replies.

 

 

[skeeter]

I first visited in 87. The city was virtually unchanged from 1948.

The planners had an opportunity to create something completely unique had they chosen to restore & upgrade what they had, but they opted to tear it all down & build a space station. I have no interest in returning.

[GOP_Party_Animal]

Made in China from foreign components (i.e. Dollars).

[Red Badger]

Anyone know where’s that pic of Caracas before Chavez and after?..........

[reagan_fanatic]

The first pic looks more like 1890 than 1990.

[sten]

so that’s what my tax money buys... excellent

/sarc

[Ro_Thunder]

For a 20 year difference, that sure is impressive. Economic boom, construction boom.

I bet my wife (who lived there as a child in the late 60’s early 70’s) wouldn’t recognize any of it.

[NeverForgetBataan]

US retailers should be very proud. /s

PS... quit posting articles like these. The “free traitors” on FR don’t like anybody rocking the boat.

Just be quiet and go buy some cheap China chit.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

The Pudong district (across the river) is sinking at the rate of about 1.5cm/year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/3105948.stm