Here's early 1960s footage of Detroit, Michigan. 

The clip begins with an interstate and overpasses. 1950s and 1960s cars zoom by. 

We then see a beautiful slow pan shot of the Detroit skyline. There is traffic in downtown Detroit, people walking about, shots of "Wayne University" and one of its signs, 1950s and 1960s "retro" architecture, and a shot of the facade of The Detroit Institute of Arts with Rodin's "The Thinker" statue in the foreground.

A station wagon passes a water fountain shooting multiple streams of water skyward. The voiceover suggests that the buildings seen are research and "styling" centers of the many automobile companies in the city. One sign reads "ENGINEERING STAFF." 

A large "FORD" building stands prominently. This is followed by a building that bears the sign, "BUICK MOTOR DIVISION GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION." 

In the clip's final two shots, we see men working on a factory line, assembling cars that appear to be far from complete.