In 2016, a Detroit school was so understaffed that an 8th grader taught math to his own classmates and to the 7th grade for an entire month.
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Detroit holds the record…
Detroit holds the record for the city with the most rejected bids to host the Olympics.
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James Robertson, dubbed the Detroit…
James Robertson, dubbed the Detroit “Walking Man”, walked 21 miles a day to get to and from work for over 10 years. In 2015, he was given a new Ford Taurus, and his situation shed light on the lack of proper public transportation for the impoverished to Detroit’s city officials.
Little Caesars’ founder Mike…
Little Caesars’ founder Mike Illitch’s family received $340 million in taxpayer dollars from the City of Detroit to redevelop a 50-block neighborhood, but instead broke their promises, built 29 surface parking lots, and demolished or abandoned 27 historic buildings.
The city of Detroit sits on top…
The city of Detroit sits on top of a working salt mine. Since 1910, the mine has provided road salt for most of North America.
For a few thousand bucks…
For a few thousand bucks, Detroit police will give a business higher 911 priority. 00
Detroit once had a tourist attraction more popular…
Detroit once had a tourist attraction more popular than the Statue of Liberty. The Ford Rotunda was built for the 1934 World’s Fair and was the fifth most visited site in the U.S. before burning to the ground in 1962.
There is a 1/2 mile long wall in Detroit…
There is a 1/2 mile long wall in Detroit originally built to separate blacks from whites.
Detroit’s city flag contains a four-world Latin phrase…
Detroit’s city flag contains a four-world Latin phrase on the seal: “Speramus meliora; resurget cineribus.” It translates to “we hope for better things; it will arise from the ashes”. But it’s not a reference to the city’s present-day struggles. The flag was designed in 1907 and officially adopted in 1948, and the motto dates back […]
In 2009, Detroit had a worse unemployment rate than…
In 2009, Detroit had a worse unemployment rate than during the Great Depression.