Posted Aug 19, 2021, 9:14 PM
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Originally Posted by iheartthed
Philadelphia and Detroit were/are fairly alike. Similar demographics, similar peak populations, similar densities, both socked by longterm post-industrial declines, both dealing with racial strife, both undermined by heavy flight/suburbanization. I guess you could say if Detroit had pneumonia, Philly had the flu.
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Emphasis on 'were.' Today, Detroit has only 39% of Philadelphia's population; they are in different leagues now.
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