The Corner Side Yard
Pete SaundersI write about cities, with an emphasis on the Rust Belt
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Detroit's Growth Spurt, Part 2
Woodward Avenue in downtown Detroit. Source: gettyimages.com
A couple of days ago, I wrote about Detroit’s incredible reversal of nearly 75 years of population loss, between 2022 and 2024. After reaching its peak population in the 1950 Cen...
Detroit's Growth Spurt
A view of downtown Detroit at dusk. Source: gettyimages.com
As I noted in the replay I posted Monday, a couple of years ago Detroit crossed a significant milestone in its revitalization – in 2023 it reported the first increase in the city’...
CSY Replay #52: Population Growth in Detroit? It Happened
The Hudson’s Detroit tower is a 49-story mixed-use building that was completed in 2025. The site held the J.L. Hudson’s Department Store from 1911 to 1983, when the structure was torn down. Today the new tower hosts General Motors’ corporat...
The Cultural Value That Hurts U.S. Cities
New houses under construction. One day they’ll be considered obsolete. What then? Source: gettyimages.com
Americans are keenly aware of what values we uphold, even if we don’t uphold them.
You ask any American about the values this nation...
What's With The Voyeuristic Allure Of "Don't Go" Neighborhoods?
Tonika Lewis Johnson stands in front of her project "The Folded Map" in 2019. Source: gettyimages.com
Every once in a while I come across some “listicles” that discuss the top 20 domestic tourism destinations, or the top 10 restaurants in...
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