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.
Houve um colapso habitacional, um colapso na indústria automotiva, declínio da população em 25% entre 2000 e 2010, e muitos abandonaram a cidade, levando-a ao topo da lista de cidades que mais “encolheram".