Di masa lalu, Kota Detroit di Amerika Serikat pernah jaya berkat industri otomotifnya. Menjadi 'kota motor'. Namun, ia tergilas roda zaman. Kamis kemarin, pemerintah kota di negara bagian Michigan itu mengajukan status pailit ke Pengadilan Federal. Bangkrut!
A person walks past the remains of the Packard Motor Car Company, which ceased production in the late 1950s
From 2000 to 2010, Detroit's population declined by a quarter of a million
Vacant and rundown homes, designated for demolition, near downtown Detroit
A pedestrian walks past graffiti in downtown Detroit
Shuttered and repossessed homes line the streets of a middle class area of Detroit
A vacant home, covered with red spray paint, in an eastside neighbourhood
The abandoned Michigan Central train station
Picture: Image Broker / Rex Features
The broken windows of an abandoned factory
The city of Detroit, has filed for bankruptcy
Then beginning in the late 1960s, auto companies began opening plants in other cities.