a magnet for everyone with a dream of a better future. from eastern europe to the deep south. american dream? you came here. the one straight ahead with the green roof? the rococo building, completely empty. unbelievable. the white one is being rehabbed. there s money coming in. the one on the right is completely empty. the great pyramid with the spire on top sold for $5 million. $5 million for that? you can t buy a garage in the hamptons for that. $5 million for a skyscraper. it is post-apocalyptic. i mean, it s like a science fiction film. what the hell happened here? well, it is post-apocalyptic. except for the fact there are several hundred thousand people living here. detroit 2013. charlie ledoff is a journalist, writer, television reporter. he grew up here. there used to be two million people. that was rubber. that guy was steel. that guy was a doctor. this was what made america.
power. a magnet for everyone with a dream of a better future. from eastern europe to the deep south. american dream? you came here. the one straight ahead with the green roof? the rococo building, completely empty. unbelievable. the white one is being rehabbed. there s money coming in. the one on the right is completely empty. the great pyramid with the spire on top sold for $5 million. $5 million for that? you can t buy a garage in the hamptons for that. $5 million for a skyscraper. it is post-apocalyptic. i mean, it s like a science fiction film. what the hell happened here? well, it is post-apocalyptic. except for the fact there are several hundred thousand people living here. detroit. 2013. he is a television reporter. he grew up here. it used to be 2 million people. that was rubber. that guy was steel. that guy was a doctor.
an industrial cultural super power. a magnet for everyone with a dream of a better future. from eastern europe to the deep south. american dream? you came here. the one straight ahead with the green roof? yep. the big rococo building completely empty. unbelievable. the white one is being rehabbed. there s money coming in. the one on the right is completely empty. the great pyramid with the spire on top sold for $5 million. $5 million for that? you can t buy a garage in the hamptons for that. $5 million for a skyscraper. it is post-apocalyptic. i mean, it s like a science fiction film. what the hell happened here? well, it is post-apocalyptic. except for the fact there are several hundred thousand people living here. detroit 2013. charlie leduff is a writer, journalist, television reporter. he grew up here. it used to be two million people. that was rubber.
it s where nearly everything american and great came from. the things the whole world wanted, made here. the heart, the soul, the beat of an industrial cultural super power. a magnet for everyone with a dream of a better future. from eastern europe to the deep south. american dream? you came here. the one straight ahead with the green roof? the rococo building, completely empty. unbelievable. the white one is being rehabbed. there s money coming in. the one on the right is completely empty. the great pyramid with the spire on top sold for $5 million. $5 million for that? you can t buy a garage in the hamptons for that. $5 million for a skyscraper. it is post-apocalyptic. i mean, it s like a science fiction film. what the hell happened here? well, it is post-apocalyptic. except for the fact there are several hundred thousand people living here. 2 used to be 2 million people. that was rubber.
power. a magnet for everyone with a dream of a better future. from eastern europe to the deep south. american dream? you came here. the one straight ahead with the green roof? the rococo building, completely empty. unbelievable. the white one is being rehabbed. there s money coming in. the one on the right is completely empty. the great pyramid with the spire on top sold for $5 million. $5 million for that? you can t buy a garage in the hamptons for that. $5 million for a skyscraper. it is post-apocalyptic. i mean, it s like a science fiction film. what the hell happened here? well, it is post-apocalyptic. except for the fact there are several hundred thousand people living here. 2 used to be 2 million people. that was rubber. that guy was steel. that guy was a doctor.