Detroit, Michigan - The Three Mile Block Club builds a park on three vacant lots where houses had been abandoned.

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Detroit, Michigan - Men drill holes for fence posts as the Three Mile Block Club builds a park on three vacant lots where houses had been abandoned and then demolished. Detroit has lost two-thirds of its population since World War II, and the financial crisis of 2007 led to thousands of foreclosed or abandoned homes in the city.

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Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Detroit, Michigan USA
Photo credit: © Jim West / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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