Forty years ago, " I live in Detroit" was a statement that was honored by all citizens of the United States as Detroit was a prospering city with many job and residential opportunities. In the four decades proceeding the fifties, the city lost approximately two-fifths of its population. Many of the residents, as well as businesses and industries, moved to the developing suburbs; taking advantage of the cheaper land while avoiding the supposition made about an increase in crime and poverty due to minority groups locating to the inner-city. These days, if you say "I live in Detroit", assumptions are quickly made about your living status and state of mind. Although parts of Detroit still retain their original beauty, the inner city is seen as a crime-riddled, poverty-stricken and overall unfavorable place to reside.

Detroit is in the process of a major industrial renovation. Blue chip companies such as General Motors and major sport teams as the Detroit Lions are relocating there and enterprises such as the MGM Grand Casino are setting up shop. City dwellers and suburbanites alike hope that these changes will have a positive affect on their city, although many believe that places such as the new casino will only have a negative affect on its economy, image and mission. "Casinos do well in theme park cities such as Las Vegas and Reno, not in a city like Detroit. We need to develop Detroit's historical past and dwell on things such as the arts," believes Panzenhagen.

The suburbs of Detroit are thriving on the downfall of the city. Much of their business and industrial growth is due to the relocation of major companies from Detroit. Ultimately, while some "Detroiters" have stayed loyal and plan to remain in the city, many residents, minority or not, seem to have the ultimate ideal of relocating to the suburbs.

Suburbs are often seen as the "white world"- that is, the idealistic location in which the average white person would want to live. LeOnce Davila, a resident of Detroit, works at a restaurant in Troy as a waiter. "I come here to work from the city because the wage is better, not to mention the tips. Some of my friends think that I'm foolish to waste my employment in the suburbs but I'm not really bothered by them. Some day I would like to live out here. This is definitely the area that I'd want to raise a family, but until I can afford it, I'll stay in Detroit. Besides, my entire family lives in the city and given that I have gro

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