Just an obsevation, but to EastsideAl and sumas' mention about their older friends/family members never leaving the city, I've noticed it's the older folks who were lived their prime years during Detroit's golden years [[the 40s to 70s) that seem most relunctant to flee the city. Perhaps it's because they have more pleasant memories of life in Detroit?
Those who lived in Detroit and only remember the Kilpatrick/Bing administration, or during the crack/cocaine years under the Young administration want nothing to do with the city today.
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