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    Life in Detroit

    •February 19, 2013
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    Detroit

    Imagine a city with open space larger than the size of Paris, where people are planting hardwood trees and vegetable gardens,
    and

    neighbors have plenty of room to spread out. It would sound so idyllic,

    if only it weren’t Detroit. The open space is largely
    abandoned

    land, the lack of neighbors the result of an inexorable exodus, the

    planting the work of residents striving to stop the
    blight from

    spreading. America loves a big comeback, but Detroiters harbor few

    illusions. For many here, it's about salvaging what
    remains of a

    once-great city. Throughout its long decline, Detroit has sought ways to

    restore to its former glory a city that was home
    to 1.8 million people, pinning its hopes on grandiose plans for the automotive industry or casinos.