National Opinion of Detroit

I read this interesting article yesterday about future "lost cities".  They listed the top 5 major US cities that don't have much of a chance, and guess who made the list?  The good 'ol city of Detroit made the list!  Check it an excerpt out below.

The concept of a lost city has always astounded me, not because I don't see how you can simply let a civilization dry up, but because I realize that in several hundred years, there will be anthropologists of that age looking at the ruins of whatever modern encampment didn't quite work out, and asking the same questions we now ask about the Maya, or the Inca, or any other ruins we stumble upon with little explanation.

With that thought in mind, and the coming climate change, what cities are most likely to be abandoned and raising questions?

3. Detroit
Detroit is the lone city on this list that's already in the process of becoming ruins– over fifty percent of the city's peak population has already moved away, and vast areas of the city have been demolished to hide the occupancy issues posed by this economic tragedy. Obviously there's hope in radically paring down and repackaging the city, but the possibility of success is yet to be seen.

http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/ecology/five-lost-cities-of-the-future/1065