Eek poor Detroit. I have a lot of affection for Detroit, which has so much in common with my current town of Buffalo and my hometown of Milwaukee. Indeed, it is like both those cities only more so. More people, more land, more art, more music, more food, more poverty, more foreclosures…
The NY Times recently used Google Maps Street View to compile the 43,000+ properties that were on the brink of forclosure this year (some have since recovered). I find this project helpful because it shows you pictures of the actual homes, putting a face on the crisis more than just dots on a map would.