english: 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.
non_english: De huizenmarkt was ingestort, evenals de auto-industrie en de bevolking was tussen 2000 en 2010 met 25% gekrompen. Veel mensen begonnen de stad af te schrijven. Nergens in Amerika was er  zoveel terugloop.