In September 2002, I made my first journey to downtown Detroit and the city, in fact, and actually visiting, not passing by on the Ambassador Bridge or I-94 or I-75. It didn't look as bad as I thought, amazingly, but it seemed quiet then, because nothing was going on, however, things have changed since then, and it is getting better. Those photos were taken with a disposable, so, they are slightly out of date. These photos were a LONG time coming. I ignored most of the run down places, and gathered some of the city's beauty and history.

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The Opera House, I saw Bill Cosby there last year
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I was caught on by that mural on the Broderick Tower
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Comerica Park
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Ford Field
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Little Gem Theatre
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Beautiful Garden in the Gem Theatre
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Fox Theatre, seen Jerry Seinfeld here, beautiful theatre as is the Opera House
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Hockeytown Cafe
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Looking @ I-75
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Looking south on Woodward Ave.
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Beautiful Fountain, Grand Circus Park
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Looking up at the Penobscot Building...
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RenCen
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Looking across to Windsor, Ontario...
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Looking at the sun and the Ambassador Bridge
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Joe Louis Arena
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RenCen, with Detroit's very nice waterfront path, be even nicer when its complete from Belle Isle to the Ambassador Bridge.
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Beautiful shot of Detroit's CBD with Hart Plaza, IMO
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Looking @ the tunnel.
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Here's some pics of Windsor just for the heck of it...

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Hope you enjoyed my first phototour of Detroit, have a couple more coming very soon!

i like windsor better :P

Jaybird, thanks for the pics of Detroit. Your disposable camera did just fine :cheers1:

Cheers!! :hi:

^ thanks and you're welcome Gladys8it, at least it's good to know my disposable can be reliable sometimes, although sometimes it's frustrating working with it, but I have a digital, so expect some Detroit pics with my digital soon! :)

I tried to take most of Detroit's good sides, history, and beauty. Believe me, underneath the abandonment and decay, there's beauty and history to be found in Detroit, just a matter of knowing where it is, and hopefully if the weather is nice.

Hi Jaybird,

Detroit does have a beauty all it's own. I'm glad that your able to show us shots of Detroit that we normaly do not see. :applause:

Cheers!! :hi: