Detroit Flashcards
(29 cards)
where is Detroit rated in dangerous cities
2nd or 3rd
how many people were killed for Detroit to be the ‘murder capital’
751
what is ‘devils knight’
over 1000 arson attacks occurred in one night
what did Detroit do in WWII
made engines for military planes, then as the war ended there was less demand for them, and companies moved elsewhere
what genre of music came from Detroit
Motown
what year was the riot
1967
how is income distributed in Detroit
higher income in the suburbs
how is race distributed in Detroit
Black/ African Americans mainly in downtown
Whites in the outskirts
Asians gathered in one region
how has globalisation led to the decline of Detroit
outsourcing to low wage Asian countries, high paying manufacturing jobs vanished, and workers left
what type of industry is manufacturing
secondary
what were the big 3 motor companies
Ford, General motors, Chryster
Why was detroit so vunerable to collapse
-very large, huge amounts of funding needed to maintain
-residents are spread out, too much infrastructure vs demand for it
-law, fire and medical services struggle to travel
-capital exodus ->cant afford adequate workforce -> crime -> push factor
how did the location of Detroit make manufacturing easier
-great lakes
-interstate highway system
describe the location of Detroit
North east US
-Michigan
lies on the detroit river
what are some exogenous factors of detroit
Ford has/had huge factories -> inward migration
African Americans migrated from discrimination in Southern states
regeneration -> more investment
large crime rates
what are some endogenous factors of detroit
Land use is largely industrial (some areas are contaminated and cannot be built on)
Lies on the Detroit River (manufacturing, transportation)
River basin means topography is quite flat
Borders French Canada
Has a large secondary sector
what is deindustrialisation
the process where industrial activity in a country is removed or reduced due to economic/ social changes
what did detroits ‘steel belt’ change to
the rust belt
how did the population change
1.8 million (1950) to 700,000 today
how many abandoned buildings are there
over 90,000
how does Detroit Assembly Defined (Freddie Robinson Junior) give a perspective of detroit
how reliable is it
'’factory built hearts’’ - made to work- all they know how to do, so useless after companies relocated
'’paradise valley is a forgotten vision now’’
'’ghetto’’ - low income
'’Gospel’’ , ‘God helped us’’ - prominence of religion
-born in Miami, Florida- outsider
how does ‘an abandoned factory, Detroit’ (philip levine) display Detroit
'’the gates are chained’’- shut down/constrained
'’broken window’’- low income, derelict
'’the cast iron wheels have stopped’’ - deindustrialisation
‘grey monument’’ - taken over by concrete
-he is from Detroit- lived experience
how does the film Detriot (2017) portray Detroit
fact based drama set during the 1967 riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds
Motown singers go back to the hotel, people throw things at their bus
showcases racial segregation and police brutality
director- white female from california, may be other inputs but film has been said to be inaccurate
how do the detroit industry murals portray detroit
-series of paintings by Mexican artist Diego Rivera
-27 panels depicting industry at the Ford motor company, and in Detroit
-surrounds the interior Rivera Court in the Detroit institute of arts
-started working during the great depression
