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.
Il y a eu un effondrement immobilier, un autre dans l'industrie automobile, et la population a diminué de 25 % entre 2000 et 2010. Beaucoup de gens ont commencé à abandonner la ville au moment où elle subissait la plus forte récession en Amérique.