A man stands inside a closed elementary school in Detroit, Michigan, United States on January 8, 2014. Detroit has closed numerous schools due to economic problems. Detroit is part of an area called the "Rust Belt" surrounding the Great Lakes. Once a leader in steel production, the area has been hit with a hard economic decline, population loss and urban decay as a result of the declining industrial sector.

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Size: 5616px × 3744px
Location: Detroit, MI, USA
Photo credit: © Brett Gundlock / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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