Detroit continues.
Even if an Emergency Manager has been brought in and there are persistent rumours of the city declaring bankruptcy.
I was literally overwhelmed by all of your comments regarding my previous post in this series. How to begin to respond? I admit, I felt defeated in the face of something I am grappling to understand but it would seem that the people of Detroit aren’t down for the count just yet.
*Update: I am really thrilled to be working with the amazing D. A. Wolf again today on her fantastic blog, Daily Plate of Crazy. So if you are looking for a Provence fix, you can find it here!*
It is a very sad "state of affairs" the Detroit of today. Unfortunately, there are many cities and small towns that are suffering equally. The American economy does not seem to match the glowing reports out of washington about job growth, etc. Even here in 'wealthy' Southern California, almost everyone I know has been affected drastically by the lack of business in all sectors. There are for lease signs on every block, everyone of them a viable business until about 4 years ago. My heart bleeds for the millions who have lost everything. Many cities and states are on the verge of bankruptcy with no light at the end of the tunnel.
I pray, the only way is up; opportunity, manufacturing, training, hiring, sales and a real turn-around.
Thank you, Heather, for sharing these sad icons of the American dream that have disintegrated into the American nightmare. I pray for my fellow Americans and the country I love with all my heart.
xoxo, Chris
Your Detroit photographs, and your fear that your fear they are about "a possible future for all of us," prompt me to learn much more about why this has happened in and to Detroit. Start me out with some comments on that, S.V.P.! And thank you, as always, for your consciousness-raising. With admiration and appreciation, Leslie