Detroit, Michigan filed for bankruptcy in U.S. federal court on Thursday, making it the largest municipality in U.S. history to seek Chapter 9 protection.
City of Detroit Files for Bankruptcy
![The inside of the abandoned "Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church in Detroit. When a Catholic church closes, the land and buildings go back to the archdiocese. If a new tenant doesn't materialize, criminals sometimes do.](https://gdb.voanews.com/2402f422-a644-496e-aeb8-48003096b63c_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The inside of the abandoned "Martyrs of Uganda Catholic Church in Detroit. When a Catholic church closes, the land and buildings go back to the archdiocese. If a new tenant doesn't materialize, criminals sometimes do.
![Tony Majka uses his iPhone to photograph inside an abandoned home in Detroit. Under the name "Tony Detroit," he's been taking photos of the city's many abandoned structures with an iPhone and posting them on Instagram. The simple shots of Detroit's desolation has earned him better than 300,000 followers.](https://gdb.voanews.com/9663b7f8-c396-45fa-b16b-18dafef64cf7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tony Majka uses his iPhone to photograph inside an abandoned home in Detroit. Under the name "Tony Detroit," he's been taking photos of the city's many abandoned structures with an iPhone and posting them on Instagram. The simple shots of Detroit's desolation has earned him better than 300,000 followers.
![June, 1983: An employee works on the assembly line at the Cadillac carmaker plant in Detroit.](https://gdb.voanews.com/430db7d8-8533-4c8a-a6a5-aadff7023a23_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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June, 1983: An employee works on the assembly line at the Cadillac carmaker plant in Detroit.
![The abandoned Packard Motor Car Company building that ceased production in the 1950's.](https://gdb.voanews.com/99303825-6646-46a2-a80a-faf1fed5c2ac_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The abandoned Packard Motor Car Company building that ceased production in the 1950's.