Flint: From GM's Birthplace to a City in Crisis
General Motors was founded in Flint in 1908 by William C. Durant. At its peak, GM employed over 80,000 people in the Flint area. The closures came in waves starting in the 1980s, dramatized in Michael Moore's 1989 documentary Roger & Me. By 2010, GM employment in Genesee County had dropped below 8,000. The population fell from 197,000 in 1960 to under 100,000.
The Flint water crisis began in April 2014 when the city, under state emergency management, switched its water source from the Detroit system to the Flint River without proper corrosion treatment. Lead leached from aging pipes into the drinking water. The contamination was not publicly acknowledged for over a year. Criminal charges were eventually filed against several state and city officials. The crisis drew international attention and became a case study in environmental injustice.
The University of Michigan-Flint and Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) remain in the city. Kettering operates on a co-op model where students alternate between classroom study and paid work terms with corporate partners. The Flint Cultural Center includes the Sloan Museum, Flint Institute of Arts, and Longway Planetarium.
The Flint River runs through downtown, and efforts to use the riverfront as an anchor for redevelopment have continued for years. The Flint Farmers' Market, relocated to a renovated building downtown in 2014, is considered one of the better public markets in the state.
Escort websites operating in the Flint area are reviewed and listed on Escortservice.com. The site functions as a directory only. It does not arrange appointments, confirm regulatory standing, or act as an intermediary. Users must be 21 or older to access the platform.
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General Motors was founded in Flint in 1908 by William C. Durant. At its peak, GM employed over 80,000 people in the Flint area. The closures came in waves starting in the 1980s, dramatized in Michael Moore's 1989 documentary Roger & Me. By 2010, GM employment in Genesee County had dropped below 8,000. The population fell from 197,000 in 1960 to under 100,000.
The Flint water crisis began in April 2014 when the city, under state emergency management, switched its water source from the Detroit system to the Flint River without proper corrosion treatment. Lead leached from aging pipes into the drinking water. The contamination was not publicly acknowledged for over a year. Criminal charges were eventually filed against several state and city officials. The crisis drew international attention and became a case study in environmental injustice.
The University of Michigan-Flint and Kettering University (formerly General Motors Institute) remain in the city. Kettering operates on a co-op model where students alternate between classroom study and paid work terms with corporate partners. The Flint Cultural Center includes the Sloan Museum, Flint Institute of Arts, and Longway Planetarium.
The Flint River runs through downtown, and efforts to use the riverfront as an anchor for redevelopment have continued for years. The Flint Farmers' Market, relocated to a renovated building downtown in 2014, is considered one of the better public markets in the state.
Escort websites operating in the Flint area are reviewed and listed on Escortservice.com. The site functions as a directory only. It does not arrange appointments, confirm regulatory standing, or act as an intermediary. Users must be 21 or older to access the platform.
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