How is Detroit a major city?

[UberEatsDriver]

Ain't shyt in Detroit but open lots and abandoned houses

It’s a major city based on population alone.

Granted Detroit has suffered some of the worst population loss in America.

 

[ill_will82]

I believe 67 DPS schools were closed.

Pershing still strong

Ridiculous amounts of closings.

 

[King Sun]

Detroit is my favorite city in the midwest.

 

[UberEatsDriver]

Detroit is my favorite city in the midwest.

Even over Chicago?

 

[Alvin]

It used to be one of the biggest and most important cities in the US

exactly for a good number of years was the most important city in the midwest, beat out chicago.

 

[Black Magisterialness]

I thought the pop was like 8-900k

Prolly is now. Metro Area is 5 milly plus.

City by definition is a population over 100k if im not mistaken. NYC and LA really skew the numbers. Not counting those two there's only a handful of cities with a million plus.

As of the last Census, Detroit had more people than Boston, Baltimore, Memphis, Nashville, Seattle, DC, Denver, Milwaukee, Vegas, OKC and a few others.

And as @Originalman said. Its STILL a major media market because of that Metro population. Big 3 automakers still in Michigan too.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

Car industry from yesteryear even tho the damn city is in shambles and the domestic auto industry is a skeleton of what it used to be.

 

[IVS]

Bought another rockstar fit, I'm posing for the Feds.

Shout out to Detroit

 

[DaRock]

20-25 years ago Detroit had 1.5 million residents...Detroit and the surrounding cities dependent on the auto industry...since then they have slowly adjusted to the tech world..problem is the people haven't so that's why you have the plant or die life in the inner city while the subs and downtown adjust..the inner city won't ever come back cause there's nothing for a resurgence..but the outer subs remain some of the most richer areas in the US(Oakland County)..great lakes, UP, etc..but blacks and the plant life or die is part of the reason(drugs as well) you see these abandoned houses, no hope areas...the city and Wayne county need to just take the loss and tear down these homes and have 1k checks for those who claim afterwards..


As a comparison dudes wanted to get into the plant and retire, not happening anymore..now dudes hope that Amazon opens more next day delivery plants...they have opened 2 new ones around Metro airport, that's the new tech/manual life that replaced the automotive life..

Now Amazon is looking to build another plant where the Pontiac Silverdome sits...This is becoming the new wave for those Detroiters that relied on the automotive plant life..hopefully this provides a new avenue...