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Urban Ruins Photo Gallery of Detroit
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Motorist
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There is a neighborhood just east of downtown Detroit (can't remember the name) that is so bad that you can see the second floor plan in Google Earth. The roofs are completely gone but the second floor walls are still there. It used to be full of beautiful houses but now is mostly just grassy blocks.
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Matthew
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Motorist wrote There is a neighborhood just east of downtown Detroit (can't remember the name) that is so bad that you can see the second floor plan in Google Earth. The roofs are completely gone but the second floor walls are still there. It used to be full of beautiful houses but now is mostly just grassy blocks.
I remember going through this area as a child on the way to Belle Isle. Belle Isle used to be an amusement park, last I read it is now an upscale community only accessible by ferry. On the way from my Aunt's urban home we would pass block after block of gorgious old victorian homes minus roofs. I'm really surprised it is still there after 20 years.
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michaelcoyote
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Far more comprehensive site here: http://www.detroityes.com/toc.htm
Also check out The Heidelberg Project
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Mercurius
First Avenue
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The Simpsons did it
http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14564&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
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Walker
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Mercurius wrote The Simpsons did it
http://www.columbusunderground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14564&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
I knew I had seen this posted somewhere before. ;)
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columbusguy20
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You can get to Belle Isle by taking East Jefferson Avenue to Grand Boulevard; which, by the way, is still very beautiful! Just imagine if Columbus had such a park on half the scale as Belle Isle!
But Detroit is a very unusual city. There are just such large swaths of the city that are just completely "blown" out! There are sooo many "sad" streets in Detroit that just make you feel depressed. They include Gratiot Avenue, Vernor Highway, Lafayette Street, Grand Boulevard, Cadillac Boulevard, Linwood Avenue, Wyoming Avenue, and so on. Downtown Detroit is also just such a contrast to anything you've ever seen. 300-400 foot high building completely abandoned. Very strange indeed.
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Matthew
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KSquared wrote
zp945 wrote The theater turned into a parking garage is the strangest I think.
That looked really bizarre.
They featured the theater garage in Eminem's 8 mile movie pretty well. There is a lot more to it than most photographers show. One guy has a website dedicated to it, for the life of me I can't find it again. It is the basic story of old run down theater, and needing another parking lot - with a twist.
Another city with fascinating ruins is Gary Indiana. Lots of websites dedicated to that as well.
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wildgoose77
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Another incredible Detroit photo gallery here:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jan/02/photography-detroit#/
And Gary, Indiana here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dtribby/sets/72157608831497490/
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GW_Justice
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Here is a vid that has a positive take on Detroit.
http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit
Featuring - Johnny Knoxville?
This video made me think that taking an exploratory trip to Detroit would be not so dangerous as it seems from the general "dead city" hype.
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rus
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GW_Justice wrote >>
Here is a vid that has a positive take on Detroit.
http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit
Featuring - Johnny Knoxville?
This video made me think that taking an exploratory trip to Detroit would be not so dangerous as it seems from the general "dead city" hype.Still has that zombie wasteland vibe though.
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christylwilliams
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GW_Justice wrote >>
Here is a vid that has a positive take on Detroit.
http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit
Featuring - Johnny Knoxville?
This video made me think that taking an exploratory trip to Detroit would be not so dangerous as it seems from the general "dead city" hype.I think it was Wonderland that posted this on Facebook about a month ago. The problems in Detroit remind me a lot about the issues we experience in Columbus (although on a smaller scale), with the suburban sprawl and how spread out the city limits are. Poor urban planning from 50 years ago has really come back to haunt Detroit and a lot of other cities.
I really admire those young people's efforts and how they're basically giving the finger to the naysayers and skeptics. This video just gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
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AmyJ
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I have a lot of love for Detroit. The guy in the first video riding around with Johnny Knoxville, Phil, is my friend's boss. Their restaurant has a 2+ hour wait nearly every single night of the week. It's insane. You can tell a little from the video that it's smack dab in the middle of nothingness too -- basically in the shadow of the train station.
If you haven't been there in a couple years, I definitely recommend taking a weekend trip. So much hidden goodness.
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