Vidéo 1. Vidéo 2. Vidéo 3. Lien vers le Dailymail. In 1950, Detroit was America's fifth largest city and one of the most prosperous on the back of its booming motor industry.
It prompted the construction of skyscrapers on the banks of the river and the development of vast suburban housing projects in the surrounding areas. But almost 55 years on, a dwindling motor industry and a dramatic fall in blue collar jobs has caused people to leave the Michigan city, abandoning their homes and businesses. These aerial photos reveal the tiny urban island that is left - a clutter of high-rises surrounded by empty housing plots now covered in grass. Vidéo 4. Vidéo 5.