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I think the smaller cities such as Gary will have a problem bouncing back. Gary has been in the hole for years because of the steel industry. Detroit on the other hand definitely has its problems but I think there is a lot of history that people would live to saver.
Detroit is still a real good place for a city and there'll always be something going on there, maybe the fur trade again. Seriously, it will probably shrink down smaller but it will balance itself out. But the city is on a major transportation route and has access to water, agriculture and raw materials.
As big as it used to be? No. But being a sensible place for a city will stand Detroit in good stead in the long run. 300 years from now there'll still be a city there and Phoenix, LA and Las Vegas will probably be ghost towns.
Syracuse does not really belong on this list. They have the DestiNYUSA project currently under development and they've actually been creating some other new jobs in some high tech industries. I subscribe to a business magazine from the area and I've read about a few of these projects in the past year. Population is near stagnant though and the metro area is only experiencing very slight growth.
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