I think they mean like this: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/7h077...
At 70k, the median house price is still very cheap. https://www.redfin.com/city/5665/MI/Detroit/housing-market
At 70k, the median house price is still very cheap. https://www.redfin.com/city/5665/MI/Detroit/housing-market
Imagine those green spaces looking a bit more like this (pardon the crass title, it's the first one I could find): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWEdjiEJg0U
edit: this article also has some really nice aerial shots https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/12/07/opinion/sunda...