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Tell any American that you're planning to visit Detroit, and then watch their eyebrows
shoot up quizzically. They'll ask 'Why?' and warn you that the city is bankrupt, and has
off-the-chart homicide rates, nearly 80,000 abandoned buildings and whoppingly high
foreclosure rates, a place where homes sell for $1. 'Detroit's a crap-hole. You'll get
killed there.'
While the city does have a bombed-out, apocalyptic vibe, these same qualities fuel a
raw urban energy you won't find anywhere else. Artists, entrepreneurs and young people
are moving in, and a DIY spirit pervades. They're converting vacant lots into urban
farms and abandoned buildings into hostels and museums. Plus, they shred a mean guitar
in 'the D.' Very mean.
