I've heard tons of excuses or half-baked reasons for it, but I'd really like to know why Detroit ended up the way it did.
The common misconceptions I've heard were:
hi.. just ran into this post when tracking down info for a new one. You may be interested in these:
What led Detroit to the state it is in today? <-- includes links to loads more posts -- check them out!
Is this Redditor's "Best-Of" comment about the history of Detroit accurate?