"Lew Hodgett" wrote in message
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"Dave Balderstone" wrote:

Try looking at Detroit through Google Earth.

It's incredible. Entire blocks with only one house left. Lots of entire
blocks...

That's VERY old news.

Came as a direct result of the Detroit race riots of the 60s.

Whitey fled to the burbs in mass leaving a dust trail behind after the
riots.

Ask somebody, "Where you from?", and they would answer "burb name of
choice", never "Detroit".

East side of Cleveland was abandoned in the same way after the 60s riots
there.

Still abandoned when I left 20 years ago.

Lew

Toledo was flooded with goods supposedly stolen during the Dee-troyt riots.
Most of it watches and jewelry recently imported from Japan, with brands
such as Bluvola, Eglin and Ralex.