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In response to "Detroit's population has declined 50%. I'm not aware of other major US cities having anything even somewhat similar. -- nm" by ty97

A number of northern cities have lost about 25% over the last few decades (Philly, Baltimore, Chicago, etc.) -- nm

Posted by Don Homer (aka DonHomer) Jun 10 '09, 10:04

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In fact, St Louis has lost a similar amount as Detroit since the 50s. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 10, 10:05 11
- Interesting. Have they seen a similar 'abandonment' effect in the city's buildings? - ty97 Jun 10, 10:11
- Wow, where are all the people going? - Subversive Jun 10, 10:09 9
  - suburbs, mostly. - ty97 Jun 10, 10:10 4
    - you had white flight to the suburbs in the 50s, sure, but is really a zero-sum game because people are staying in the area, the businesses that anchor - znufrii Jun 10, 10:14 3
      - My general impression though is that cities are in much better shape now than they were in the 70s though -- nm - Roger More Jun 10, 10:18 2
        
        There's been a lot of gentrification (pros and cons to that) in many cities and a bit of a 'return' to the city of some of us who grew up in burbs. - ty97 Jun 10, 10:25
        
        it's just a question of how quickly a city adapts. -- nm - znufrii Jun 10, 10:23
  - Phoenix -- nm - Roger More Jun 10, 10:09 2
    - not anymore, at least not for the property values anyway. -- nm - znufrii Jun 10, 10:10 1
      - it was mostly tongue in cheek :) -- nm - Roger More Jun 10, 10:11
  - Suburbs mostly, along with migration to the south and southwest. -- nm - Don Homer Jun 10, 10:09

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