Detroit, A History Lesson for Hollywood
Aug 12, 2015 21:26:19 GMT -6
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Post by Michigan Swamp Buck on Aug 12, 2015 21:26:19 GMT -6
Detroit Michigan as a historic model for the rise and fall of Hollywood California.
Firstly, I'd like to point out that this idea comes from a comment made by Melz in "The CIA Wants To Control The Weather Through Geoengineering" thread. Her comment was as follows.
I grew up in the Detroit area, know it's history pretty well and keep tabs on what goes on over there. So this comment by Melz had me thinking that this idea of Hollywood moving to Detroit is like 5 years old now. I remember something about how our "tough nerd" governor reduced the tax incentives and was effectively ending Michigan's affair with Hollywood.
Then I started to wonder if all the problems in California would actually bring refugees back east to places like Detroit. It seems that such a thought is like the Okies from the 1930s dust bowl, but in reverse. So I decided to look into it and interestingly I was finding that this idea about Detroit becoming Hollywood may be more the opposite - Hollywood is becoming Detroit.
Here is an article from Variety Magazine (March 2014) explaining the general exodus of the film industry from the Hollywood area. It's not just Detroit and Michigan that the studios are filming in and the reason is basically because the tax incentives are better outside of California.
Hollywood Continues to Flee California at Alarming Rate
Here is a relevant quote from that Variety Mag article.
Here is an essay comparing Detroit's history and decline to that of Hollywood. It is the basis of this thread.
Los Angeles is the Next Detroit
Some quotes from the essay.
It goes on to describe how Detroit went down the toilet and then begins it's comparison of Hollywood with the following.
The essay goes on to summarize the history of the film industry in LA and compares it to Detroit's history in the auto industry. The following is in the conclusion of the essay.
So is Detroit becoming Hollywood or is Hollywood becoming Detroit? It's seems like they are exchanging places. Also, there seems to be some bigger message here, something deeply mystical with great spiritual meaning, ironic fate perhaps.
Firstly, I'd like to point out that this idea comes from a comment made by Melz in "The CIA Wants To Control The Weather Through Geoengineering" thread. Her comment was as follows.
Just move East and let go of the West that is becoming a desert waste land. It is no longer a land of milk and honey. Moving Hollywood is already in the works - to Michigan's Detroit no less! I guess Hollywood now wants to take part in Michigan's beautiful waters, scenery, and bounty.
I grew up in the Detroit area, know it's history pretty well and keep tabs on what goes on over there. So this comment by Melz had me thinking that this idea of Hollywood moving to Detroit is like 5 years old now. I remember something about how our "tough nerd" governor reduced the tax incentives and was effectively ending Michigan's affair with Hollywood.
Then I started to wonder if all the problems in California would actually bring refugees back east to places like Detroit. It seems that such a thought is like the Okies from the 1930s dust bowl, but in reverse. So I decided to look into it and interestingly I was finding that this idea about Detroit becoming Hollywood may be more the opposite - Hollywood is becoming Detroit.
Here is an article from Variety Magazine (March 2014) explaining the general exodus of the film industry from the Hollywood area. It's not just Detroit and Michigan that the studios are filming in and the reason is basically because the tax incentives are better outside of California.
Hollywood Continues to Flee California at Alarming Rate
Here is a relevant quote from that Variety Mag article.
The Feb. 22 rally featured an impassioned declaration by Maria Elena Durazo, secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, who pledged that organized labor will back the push for an improved film incentive.
“We are going to stand with you to make sure Hollywood does not become Detroit,” she declared. “I’ll be damned if we’re going to stand by and see the last film industry worker here turn out the lights. Hell, no!”
“We are going to stand with you to make sure Hollywood does not become Detroit,” she declared. “I’ll be damned if we’re going to stand by and see the last film industry worker here turn out the lights. Hell, no!”
Here is an essay comparing Detroit's history and decline to that of Hollywood. It is the basis of this thread.
Los Angeles is the Next Detroit
Some quotes from the essay.
50 years ago, Detroit was the fourth largest city in America. Thousands flocked to the Motor City to cash in on the growing automotive industry. Detroit boasted a population of nearly two million residents who enjoyed the highest median income as well as the highest rate of home ownership of any US city.
The city of Detroit today is a vast expanse of abandoned houses and vacant lots. The unemployment rates hovers at 28%, with the real rate closer to 50%. In the span of just eight years, from 2000 to 2008, metropolitan Detroit lost 150,000 jobs as a direct result of downsizing in the auto industry, and 75,000 homes went into foreclosure in 2008 alone. The loss of jobs and income led to a depopulation unparalleled in history, except in times of war or natural disaster.
But there was no war. There was no natural disaster. So what happened?
It is impossible to examine the staggering decline of Detroit without reflecting on the downturn of the American automotive industry — the city itself a direct product and casualty of the Big Three's hubris and severe market miscalculation.
The city of Detroit today is a vast expanse of abandoned houses and vacant lots. The unemployment rates hovers at 28%, with the real rate closer to 50%. In the span of just eight years, from 2000 to 2008, metropolitan Detroit lost 150,000 jobs as a direct result of downsizing in the auto industry, and 75,000 homes went into foreclosure in 2008 alone. The loss of jobs and income led to a depopulation unparalleled in history, except in times of war or natural disaster.
But there was no war. There was no natural disaster. So what happened?
It is impossible to examine the staggering decline of Detroit without reflecting on the downturn of the American automotive industry — the city itself a direct product and casualty of the Big Three's hubris and severe market miscalculation.
It goes on to describe how Detroit went down the toilet and then begins it's comparison of Hollywood with the following.
Automakers aren't the only ones affected by the globalization of an industry, but they are an example of what happens when globalization and cultural shifts are ignored with an "If it ain't broke…" mentality. The bigger issue is the dependence of a city on an industry with that mentality. The Big Three received government bailouts and the city of Detroit did not. The city's mayor is now going so far as to challenge the most recent census numbers — if the population is truly as low as reported, the city will lose even more much-needed federal funding.
There are parallels to another storied American industry entrenched in the growth and success of a city: the film industry and Los Angeles.
There are parallels to another storied American industry entrenched in the growth and success of a city: the film industry and Los Angeles.
The essay goes on to summarize the history of the film industry in LA and compares it to Detroit's history in the auto industry. The following is in the conclusion of the essay.
As the Big Six follow in the Big Three's footsteps, Los Angeles would be wise to eye its options to avoid devastation. If history is any indication, when a city that was built by, and synonymous with, an industry, a threat to the industry is a threat to the city.
So is Detroit becoming Hollywood or is Hollywood becoming Detroit? It's seems like they are exchanging places. Also, there seems to be some bigger message here, something deeply mystical with great spiritual meaning, ironic fate perhaps.