Detroit: Bankruptcy of a Cultural Symbol | The Decline of the US Dream City | America Documentary

Detroit was once a symbol and a capital: a symbol of the American Dream, and the capital of the car industry. Ford, Chrysler and General Motors drew the key lines of a city which was devoted to them. Yet, in half a century, it has declined from a capital to a ghost town. The car industry faltered, thousands lost their jobs, people left in droves and hope started to die. The empty spaces keep on growing and the town is vanishing.

This documentary was produced by MIRA DUTSCHKE and directed by JEFFREY BARBEE. It was first released in 2014.

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