Disappearing cities of Metro Detroit: Royal Oak, Michigan

It all started here.

Detroit News, 2/12/2019

Since the downtown project got underway, several Main Street bars and restaurants have closed, claiming business had dropped off because customers have nowhere to park. Customers and vendors interviewed by The News believe the popular Farmers Market is in danger because of parking issues. 

Opponents of the downtown project sued the city to stop the development, alleging Royal Oak officials violated state law and city ordinances. 

The new project proposed at Main Street and Catalpa, about a half mile north of downtown, has been met with some objections from the staff of the city Planning Department, who wrote a memorandum advising the Planning Commission to require traffic, parking and impact studies before making any recommendations to the city commission.

Source:  Wikipedia

Royal Oak's population peaked at 86,238 in 1970. Its 2017 estimated population is 59,112 -- a drop of 27,126 (31%).

Incorporated in a village in 1891 and a city in 1921, Royal Oak is located in the southeastern corner of Oakland County, just north of Hazel Park and Ferndale.   

Disappearing cities of Metro Detroit.
Allen Park.  (4/11/2019)
Dearborn Heights.  (4/14/2019)
Detroit.  (1/1/2019)
Ecorse.  (4/8/2019)
Ferndale.  (4/18/2019)
Garden City.  (4/13/2019)
Hamtramck.  (4/5/2019)
Harper Woods.  (4/16/2019)
Hazel Park.  (4/17/2019)
Highland Park.  (4/6/2019)
Inkster.  (4/12/2019)
Lincoln Park.  (4/10/2019)
Redford Township.  (4/15/2019)
River Rouge.  (4/7/2019)
Wyandotte.  (4/9/2019)

Source:  Georgetown Public Policy Review

Disappearing cities of the Mountain State

Other disappearing West Virginia cities:
Bluefield.  (3/20/2019)
Charleston.  (3/14/2019)
Clarksburg.  (3/19/2019)
Fairmont.  (3/18/2019)
Huntington.  (3/15/2019)
Logan.  (3/22/2019)
Parkersburg. (3/16/2019)
South Charleston.  (3/21/2019)
Weirton.  (3/17/2019)
Wheeling  (1/16/2019)

                    Disappearing cities of the Buckeye State

Source:  Cleveland Plain Dealer

Other disappearing cities of the Buckeye State:
Akron. (2/28/2019)
Brook Park (3/3/2019)
Cambridge.  (2/27/2019)
Canton.  (3/1/2019)
Cleveland.  (1/2/2019)
Cleveland Heights.  (3/5/2019)
East Cleveland. (3/2/2019)
East Liverpool.  (2/18/2019)
Euclid.  (3/4/2019)
Gallipolis.  (2/23/2019)
Garfield Heights (3/6/2019)
Ironton.  (2/24/2019)
Lakewood.  (3/8/2019)
Maple Heights, 3/7/2019)
Martins Ferry.  (2/21/2019)
Parma.  (3/9/2019)
Pomeroy.  (2/22/2019)
Portsmouth.  (2/25/2019)
Steubenville.  (2/20/2019)
Warren.  (1/18/2019)
Youngstown.  (1/9/2019)
Zanesville.  (2/26/2019)

Disappearing cities and boroughs of the Keystone State

Aliquippa.  (1/12/2019)
Ambridge.  (1/17/2019)
Arnold.  (1/18/2019)
Braddock.  (1/19/2019)
Bradford, (1/20/2019)
Carbondale.  (1/21/2019)
Charleroi.  (1/22/2019)
Chester.  (1/23/2019)
Clairton.  (1/24/2019)
Coraopolis.  (1/25/2019)
Dickson City.  (1/26/2019)
Donora.  (1/27/2019)
Duquesne.  (1/28/2019)
Farrell.  (1/29/2019)
Harrisburg.  (2/12/2019)
Homestead.  (1/30/2019)
Johnstown.  (1/6/2019)
McKees Rocks.  (1/31/2019)
McKeesport.  (2/1/2019)
Monessen.  (2/2/2019)
Nanticoke.  (2/3/2019)
New Castle.  (2/4/2019)
New Kensington.  (2/5/2019)
Oil City.  (2/6/2019)
Pittsburgh.  (1/13/2019)
Pittston. (2/7/2019)
Scranton.  (1/14/2019)
Shamokin.  (2/8/2019)
Sharon.  (2/9/2019)
Steelton.  (2/11/2019)
Swissvale.  (2/13/2019)
Titusville.  (2/10/2019)
Uniontown.  (2/14/2019)
Washington.  (2/15/2019)
Willkes-Barre.  (2/16/2019)
Wiklinsburg.  (2/17/2018)

Other U.S. disappearing cities

Baltimore, Maryland.  (12/31/2018)
Benton Harbor, Michigan.  (1/15/2019)
Buffalo, New York, (1/8/2019)
Cairo, Illinois.   (1/5/2019)
Detroit, Michigan.  (1/1/2019)
East St. Louis, Illinois.  (1/11/2019)
Flint, Michigan.  (1/7/2019)
Gary, Indiana.  (1/4/2019)
St. Louis, Missouri.  (1/2/2019)