Detroit
Motor City
Detroit which was founded in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and by 1837 Michigan was the 26th State in the United States, which was called the Great Lake State because its shores touches the four of the five great lakes. When you think of Michigan the first thing comes to mind would be Detroit even though that’s not the capital Lansing is.
Detroit or known by its nickname “Motor City”, the reason behind this was because it was the heart of the American automotive industry back in its heyday. The state also is where Henry Ford pioneered the assembly line in manufacturing automobiles in which we now see in today’s modern society. Ford which also has its headquarters in Detroit since it was first founded there in 1903 along with General Motors (GM) which was found in 1908 in Flint Michigan until its offices moved to Detroit in 1923. The building in which it once occupied from 1923-2000’s, is now known as Cadillac Place where it now houses several state departments and agencies. When they move the headquarters in the 2000’s on the Detroit river it is now called GM Renaissance Center. Fiat Chrysler also have headquarters in Detroit.
GM Renaissance Center (the above image) which is the most modern looking building of downtown Detroit. It is also the world headquarters of General Motors and it’s that large it has its own zip code.
When you wonder the streets of Detroit and the surrounding area you can’t imagine just how widespread and horrifying the effects of the automotive decline had on the city. The Packard Automotive Plant just sitting there decaying, the Fisher Body plant 21 crumbling at the seams. However, this is not the end of the once bankrupt city. Detroit is slowing picking itself back up with an explosive real estate market in the downtown corridor and fixing its image that it once had. It’s now becoming a safe place to visit and stay.
But will Detroit return to its late-sixties heyday?