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‘It’s buzzing here’: Detroit’s revival takes shape after decades of decay

www.theguardian.com 04-01-2025 11:00 1 Minutes reading

The tech scene is booming in the US’s largest Black-majority city, with foreign investment and a recent population boost

When the Book Cadillac hotel opened in Detroit a century ago this month, it crowned the Motor City as one of the most dominant metropolitan powers on the planet.

The tallest hotel in the world at the time, it boasted more than 1,100 rooms set across 31 stories. Back then, Detroit was a place where all and sundry wanted to see or be seen as the city’s dominant industry – automobiles – fueled the dawn of mass mobility for the wider world.

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