It's a bit long (70 photos) so I did my best to optimize. Saginaw, the town where I grew up, is located 100 miles north of Detroit. Originally a booming industrial town, the population has since dwindled below 60,000 residents. With the city in debt, change has been difficult, as well as shaking off the label has the 14th most dangerous metro in the U.S.
Its history is similar to Detroit's with the rise and fall of the American auto industry, struggling race relations, rampant crime and gang activity, suburban sprawl, and of course the slow renaissance of downtown and surrounding neighborhoods. While improvements are happening, there are still many strong neighborhoods. The city is so polarized, that many visitors re-tell entirely different experiences of their visit. I will illustrate these differences.
These photos are from recent return trips back home over the past year.
"SAGNASTIAN" FOREVER!
1 I-675 Interchange into the city. I-75 is closed indefinitely due to a construction accident on the Zilwaukee bridge last year.
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22 General Motors' Malleable Iron Plant
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39 Historical Museum
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44 Saginaw Valley State University Student Housing
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Quite a bit of grit, but decent neighborhoods exist!! Thanks again!!
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