There was a housing collapse, an auto industry collapse, and the population had plummeted by 25 percent between 2000 and 2010, and many people were beginning to write it off, as it had topped the list of American shrinking cities.
Hubo un desplome de la vivienda, un desplome de la industria automotriz, y la población había caído un 25 % entre el 2000 y 2010, y muchas personas empezaron a escribir sobre eso, porque encabezaba la lista de ciudades de EE.UU. que se achicaban.