Detroit is the historic hub of automobile manufacturing in the US. Once the proud symbol of American industrial strength, it fell on hard times after decades of population loss, rampant debt and financial mismanagement. Here are some of the remnants of Detroit’s past as it again hosts the North American International Auto Show.
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A Plymouth Breeze with rust spots is parked in the snow. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
An older model Lincoln Town Car with a damaged body sits in a backyard of a Detroit home. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
An unidentified old model car, with its rear number and tire damaged, sits abandoned in the snow. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
An older model Chevrolet SS Impala with a missing wheel is parked at the backyard of an apartment building in Detroit. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
An old Ford F-250 pick up is left to rust in the yard of a Detroit home. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
A Chevrolet Astro Van with graffiti is parked outside Kings Auto Parts in Detroit. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
An abandoned old-model Ford van in the yard next to a tractor. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
A Mazda 626 is left to the elements at a yard. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
A battered Oldsmobile Delta 88 sits in the snow behind a building. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
An older model Lincoln Town Car with a damaged wheel sits in a parking lot of a business in Detroit. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
A Chevrolet Suburban 1500 stripped of its parts sits abandoned in a vacant lot. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
A damaged Plymouth Breeze with rust spots is parked in the snow. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
An older model of a Cadillac Eldorado sits abandoned in a parking lot. Joshua Lott / Reuters -
A Chevrolet El Camino parked outside of a building in Detroit. Joshua Lott / Reuters
Remnants of Detroit’s troubled past — in pictures
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