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I have often taken the view that the decline of the city is not the result of a specific event or of one particular cause, i.e. racism, globalism, etc. Lately I have been rethinking that point of view. The 1967 riot was a significant event in the evolution of the city. It clearly accelerated "white flight" and the migration to the suburbs, though that process already had a full head of steam by the time the blind pig was raided at 12th and Clairmount. What is often missed is what the riot did to Detroit's merchant class. Many locally owned businesses were burned and looted during the riot. The looting expanded beyond the epicenter and claimed businesses in many surrounding areas. Many of the areas were thriving business districts. In the aftermath, many of these merchants received insurance settlements and instead of rebuilding, they pocketed the cash, or chose to follow the migration to the suburbs. That pulled the plug on an important element in making a city livable. The flames and smashed windows took not only the hopes and dreams of the business owner, a place to shop for everyday goods for the neighborhood and a source of jobs, especially for the neighborhood youth. Over the years the city simply never could figure out how to correct this merchant flight. The beat goes on. |
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| Author | sj carey from Dearborn, MI, USA |
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