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- with 925.000 inhabitants the 9th biggest city in the USA
- 82% black Americans (in the middle)
- but in the suburb halfway 99% white people
- from the black parts -> Detroit Techno
- the superstar Eminem live in Detroit
- founded 24. Juli 1701 from the French captain Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac under the name "Ville d'Etroit"
- important fulcrum from the French in the time of war
- one from the last attachments in the French- and Indian War (1754-1763) which was occupies from the Britain Military
- Henry Ford has in Detroit/Highland Park the first masses production from cars
- 2001 became Kwame M. Kilpatrick the youngest burgomaster
- the Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit is the most impressive building between the General Motors main Cantonment Towers
- the People Mover
- the Comerica-Baseballstadions
- the Fisher Theater
- at the Downtown verges the "Grosse-Point", near the Lake St. Clair
o one of the most richest towns in the USA
o earlier live \"Autobarone\" in this city
o today offsprings from Henry Ford
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- in Detroit minimum 500.000 people from Poland
- the Greenfield Village is a inimitable open air museum
- Singer:
o Juan Atkins
o Blake Baxter
o Eminem
o John Lee Hooker
o Derrick May
o Suzi Quatro
o Kid Rock
- sit from the Big Three (Ford Motor Company, General Motors and Crysler)
- Volkswagen of America is in the suburb Auburn Hills represent
- the sistercity from Detroit is Toyota in Japan
- Detroit Red Wings (Eishockeymannschaft)
- Detroit Pistons (Basketball)
- Detroit Lions (Footballmannschaft)
- Detroit Tigers (Baseball)
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