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Detroit (Mich.)

Crossing Guards

by Matt Mossman,

When private ownership of a bridge gets old

Held Back

by Alexandria Neason,

Battling for the fate of a school district

Detroit industry, north wall (detail)

Art by Diego Rivera,

Aurora, Detroit, 2008

by Andrew Moore,

Nobody’s Detroit

by Philip Levine,

Rubble, Detroit, 2009

by Will Steacy,

Douglass Projects, Detroit, 2009

by Will Steacy,

Satellite dish, Detroit, 2009

by Will Steacy,

Foreclosed homes, Detroit, 2009

by Will Steacy,

Detroit Arcadia

by Rebecca Solnit,

Exploring the post-American landscape

The flight from City Hall . . . four mayors who aren’t running again

by Fred Powledge,