You might be right about the decline thing. I found a presentation, where the lecturer also stipulated that on the other side of the camera riots and violence might have already been apparent. Link to it, soon to come. :)

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urbica asked

I look forward to it :) And I was thinking the racial tensions might have already have been known to have been high since the video stresses the racial and ethnic harmony of Detroit… if only it had been as true as they claimed :-/

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urbica said: I think it might have been mentioned in reference to the 1943 Detroit Race Riot — out of which came Lafayette Park (as I understand). detroiturbandesign.blog…
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Ooo, shiny!