Manufacturing has since left, and it's very unlikely that an equally lucrative industry is going to be able to fill the gap. By this measure, just about every

Manufacturing has since left, and it's very unlikely that an equally lucrative industry is going to be able to fill the gap. By this measure, just about every American city is doomed. Except, I suppose, San Francisco, if we accept that every city is "winner takes all" (which it isn't and has never been). Detroit is a metro area about 4 million strong. It is the gateway for millions of Canadians, and to the Toronto area. It is midway between a number of great cities. It has abundant energy, geological and political stability, limited pests, and so on. It has a very large workforce, and despite the reputation, a very large educated workforce. I mean some of the commentary in here is just...weird. Someone else commented as if all industry is going to move South, as if winter is a significant economic factor (it isn't) to industry (aside from data centers and cooling, for that matter).