Ghost towns - Detroit, USA

4650 N Mammoth Mine Rd, Apache Junction, AZ 85119, USA
The city of Detroit, Michigan, has gone through a major economic and demographic decline in recent decades. The population of the city has fallen from a high of 1,850,000 in 1950 to 701,000 in 2013. The city's automobile industry has suffered from global competition and has moved much of the remaining production out of Detroit. Local crime rates are among the highest in the United States, and vast areas of the city are in a state of severe urban decay. In 2013, Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history, which it successfully exited on December 10, 2014. However, poverty, crime, and urban blight in Detroit continue to be ongoing problems. During the 1950s, at the height of its influence, Detroit boasted a population of over two million with steady, well-paying employment. Today, the city's population hovers around 700,000, and large parts of the city are abandoned and rotting. With no money in the municipal budget for demolition, these buildings are likely to stay this way. Over time, these abandoned buildings have become attractions for urban explorers and photographers attempting to document and understand the downfall of a great American city.