Once the richest city in America (and perhaps even the world, depending on who you listen to), Detroit's descent from booming metropolis to urban nightmare has been nothing short of devastating. Yet while the center of the US automobile industry still remains a shadow of its former self, regeneration efforts are bearing fruit and a remarkable renaissance is underway in its downtown area.

Read on to discover the disastrous downfall of Motor City and get the scoop on its budding revival.