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• "I guess we have to take a couple of steps backward to move forward," Frederick said. • ___
Column: Will bankruptcy-led rebirth finally lead to 'golden years' for Detroiters?
• DETROIT (AP) -- One of my earliest memories of growing up in Detroit is the first night the city burned during the 1967 riots. I was 5 years old, standing with my grandmother outside our clapboard home as the Michigan National Guard rolled down Warren Avenue. • There was shooting and screaming. Buildings burned. A gas station exploded nearby. Sparks fell everywhere. • It was the fiery baptism that would define Detroit over the next 46 years. • I didn't live through Detroit's "Golden Years." By the time I was born, the Arsenal of Democracy, Motor City and Motown had grown tired. My hometown aged very badly, and at 4:06 p.m. Thursday, it became the largest city in U.S. history to go belly-up.
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