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Christian Roselund

17 Jun 2016

The highway southwest from Detroit into Northern Ohio passes through suburbs of derelict three story wooden frame houses and boarded-up brick buildings, many of which are covered in graffiti. In the distance beyond the haze the outline of a city holds little more promise. Toledo is a Rust Belt city, once part of America’s industrial …

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