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This got posted to reddit and i thought it was interesting. Here it is today for comparison.
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Detroit circa 1917
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patient_zero
Falafel District
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They've made some major modifications since then! I really enjoy the intense sharpness of the print (probably shot medium or large format, with film dense in silver halide crystals). It's a beautiful print, actually.
I took immediate notice of the streetcars and people walking into the middle of the street (yikes). Several areas on High Street would have looked similar in that time period. Cars would soon change the layout of Detroit and the streetcars would disappear, and it would be transformed into Motor City.
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anillo
Marzipan City
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here's a larger version (at least for me it made the one posted small enough to not mess up the rest of the formatting of the page).
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johnwirtz
Evanston, IL
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Shared Space at its finest. I can't help but feel that even though we can move faster now, we've lost something urbane about moving at 15 MPH or less.
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alexs
Limestone bluffs of the Scioto
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What strikes my eye is, the number of people walking. I wonder if that was taken during lunchtime.
The crosswalk markings remind me of the way assembly-line floors are marked with areas where it's safe to walk, and you're supposed to stay within them to keep out of the way of the operations.
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crsimp01
Columbus, Ohio
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How far has Detroit fallen? This just makes me sick to my stomach, check it out:
Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1882089_1850973,00.htmlPosted 2 years ago # -
patient_zero
Falafel District
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Broad and High circa 1915:
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colinpperkins
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Lakee911 wrote >>
Too bad that's the best that Detroit ever looked! Ha :)
This is probably when the city had a population of nearly 900,000.
Some of these can be found of Columbus too. I think they're so neat.If you really like cool photo comparisons of urban environments, you really should check out New York Changing:
http://www.newyorkchanging.com/index.htmlVery cool book.
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Tenzo
Chicago Lakeshore
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crsimp01 wrote >>
How far has Detroit fallen? This just makes me sick to my stomach, check it out:
Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1882089_1850973,00.htmlThat is what happens when you a have a mayor named Coleman who raises taxes.
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colinpperkins
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Tenzo wrote >>
crsimp01 wrote >>
How far has Detroit fallen? This just makes me sick to my stomach, check it out:
Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1882089_1850973,00.htmlThat is what happens when you a have a mayor named Coleman who raises taxes.
On the list of things Coleman Young did wrong, raising taxes isn't even in the top 10.
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