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>> so there's different parts of even this building, which is just one part of the complex. >> the mayor took me to the site of the old studebaker plant which closed in 1963. at one time it employed 24,000 people. >> the company basically folded. almost overnight. they had some problems in the '50s, labor issues, business problems, and then the word went out one december day in '63 and the whole city changed. people thought the city was dead. pretty quick after that, we started losing population. down by the '90s we were down about 30,000 people from our peak. >> how are you doing? >> the mayo...

Ghost town the tallest high rise was empty. today, investment is pouring in, there are new condos, parks, restaurants, even a nightly light display along th restaurants, even a nightly light display along the river. one of the mayor's proudest achievements, similar sewers. >> it's linksed to a sensor down to the pvc tube and that is giving you a level reading on what the level reading is here if you know this is close to topping out you can reroute to other places avoiding an overflow. >> i bet donald trump's never had one of these experiences. >> i doubt it. >> so there's different parts of e...

>> i bet donald trump's never had one of these experiences. >> i doubt it. >> so there's different parts of even this building, which is just one part of the complex. >> the mayor took me to the site of the old studebaker plant which closed in 1963. at one time it employed 24,000 people. >> the company basically folded. almost overnight. they had some problems in the '50s, labor issues, business problems, and then the word went out one december day in '63 and the whole city changed. people thought the city was dead. pretty quick after that, we started losing population. down by the '90s we wer...