I grew up outside of Detroit. I rarely hear anyone mention the long term effects of the riots in the late 60s (other than the ensuing white flight). In 1990, there were still burned out buildings left over from the riots. And Mayor Coleman Young promoted the idea of continually increasing taxes on downtown businesses – who eventually found it more convenient and safer to move what was left of their businesses to the suburbs.its a sad day – but the blame should be placed on governmental short sightedness before even bothering to look at the big three or the unions.
