‘There’s nothing left.' After decades of decline, Highland Park fights for a future

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To tell the story of Highland Park is to tell a tale of two cities. There is the Highland Park that gave birth to the assembly line and forged the middle class, with schools and hospitals and homes that were the envy of the world.

And there's the Highland Park we know today: its factories empty and schools long- shuttered. Prosperity exists only as a memory.

“I remember Highland Park, what it was,” said longtime resident Eban Morales. “They had something to be proud of once. But not anymore.”

During the automotive boom time of the 1930s, more than 50,000 people lived in Highland Park. Today, fewer than 9,000 residents remain.

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