Verkkoin 1960, city officials in flint, michigan, announced plans to demolish the st. In support of the clearance project—which. Verkkociting the efficiency of flint’s interstate highway system, all but a handful of buick’s suppliers declined relocation proposals from gm and the city of flint. Verkkoflint, michigan is better known as a subject for satire than as a subject for scholarship. The story of its rise and fall—immortalized, to the chagrin of many. Verkkodespite the numerous revitalization efforts that had taken place since the early twentieth century, the flint of the new millennium remained a city marred by its. Verkkoalthough high lead levels can exist without a change in water color, flint’s brown water was possibly the first indication of lead contamination (torrice,. Verkkothe transformation turned the once desolate area into a vibrant city center once again, with arts, culture, and festival programming playing pivotal. Verkkothe room buzzed with anticipation as people filed into flint, michigan’s dimly lit city council chambers around five o’clock on january 13, 2014. Residents had plenty of. Verkkofrom loss of jobs to demolition of plants, from plummeting income levels to skyrocketing poverty and crime, flint quickly began to fade into the background,. Verkkoin one of the most comprehensive works yet written on the history of inequality and metropolitan development in modern america, andrew r.
