Why are so many homes in Detroit abandoned?

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Urban decay A significant percentage of housing parcels in the city are vacant, with abandoned lots making up more than half of total residential lots in large portions of the city. With at least 70,000 abandoned buildings, 31,000 empty houses, and 90,000 vacant lots, Detroit has become notorious for its urban blight.

Additionally, what parts of Detroit are abandoned? So take a look at these 9 abandoned places in Detroit that remind us of our city's past and the eerie feelings they leave us with.

• Packard Automotive Plant. Rain0975/Flickr.
• Belle Isle Zoo.
• Fisher Body Plant 21.
• Michigan Central Station.
• Michigan Theatre.
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• Vanity Ballroom.
• Wooward Avenue Presbyterian Church.

Accordingly, why did Detroit become abandoned?

The great auto factories became abandoned and as the workers moved on, so too did their houses. Today Detroit suffers from unemployment, poverty and other social problems although there are large urban renewal projects ongoing.

Who owns abandoned houses in Detroit?

The Detroit Land Bank Authority is auctioning off thousands of publicly owned properties through its public platform, Auction — and the bidding starts at $1,000. In June 2017, Vincent Orr, a native Detroiter, won an abandoned home through the bidding process for just $2,100.