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April 1st, 2008, 01:56 AM
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Detroit: A decaying, murderous, abandoned city
I thought it would be fun to go through Flickr and find some interesting photos of Detroit, America's most underappreciated major metropolis.
All images are credited to their photographer. You can click on any of their names to find more images of the city. Downtown Detroit from above: image hosted on flickr  © ifmuth Scott Fountain on Bell Isle: image hosted on flickr  © DetroitDerek The Penobscot Building in the setting sun: image hosted on flickr  © Conlawprof The Spirit of Detroit: image hosted on flickr  © Maia C Urban "art" in the Dequindre Cut: image hosted on flickr  © radiospike photography A view of the New Center/North End area: image hosted on flickr  © pverdonk A foggy day in the city: image hosted on flickr  © kudzuplanet Downtown Density from Comerica Park: image hosted on flickr  © incendiarymind The Fox Theatre is often among the top-grossing live theatres in the nation: image hosted on flickr  © The Javelina Suburban Zombies in Royal Oak: image hosted on flickr  © Wigwam Jones Home-Grown produce in Eastern Market: image hosted on flickr  © ellievanhoutte A World Famous Mural in the DIA: image hosted on flickr  © Maia C Lover's of industrial ruins despair, these will soon be condos: image hosted on flickr  © The Toad A world-class airport terminal: image hosted on flickr  © mmartimo A view to a foreign nation: image hosted on flickr  © Girl.in.the.D Historic building in Fort Wayne: image hosted on flickr  © Maia C A view through 15 miles worth of haze: image hosted on flickr  © mandj98 Tunnel connecting the two concourses of Detroit's McNamara Terminal: image hosted on flickr  © Laughing Squid Detroit has one of the largest collections of theatres in the U.S. outside of New York: image hosted on flickr  © kelliekp The Golden Ga-- er... Ambassador Bridge sticks out in the distance: image hosted on flickr  © kudzuplanet The decline of the American Industrial Complex: image hosted on flickr  © Tom Roche A view towards Brush Park with the Detroit Medical Center in the background: image hosted on flickr  © ifmuth Eastern Market is one of the largest farmer's markets in the U.S.: image hosted on flickr  © brian cors Southfield Town Center: image hosted on flickr  © MikeWasFractal Winter in the city: image hosted on flickr  © Girl.in.the.D Campus Martius Park at night: image hosted on flickr  © Conlawprof A view of the skyline from within Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers: image hosted on flickr  © Ben+Sam Ice skating at Campus Martius during the winter: image hosted on flickr  © andre3002 The Dequindre Cut: image hosted on flickr  © Tom Roche A festival in New Center: image hosted on flickr  © ifmuth The Somerset Collection in Troy: image hosted on flickr  © worldmegan Apartment Buildings in Detroit's Gold Coast neighborhood: image hosted on flickr  © Monika & Tim The Detroit Public Library has a large historical collection: image hosted on flickr  © valkyrieh116 A view of the Financial District with the Detroit River and Windsor in the background: image hosted on flickr  © Krhn313 A peek at the Belle Isle Conservatory: image hosted on flickr  © Maia C Indian Village is a neighborhood on the East Side: image hosted on flickr  © Girl.in.the.D A close-up of the Ambassador Bridge from Windsor: image hosted on flickr  © Spacing Magazine Greektown is a small downtown enclave of shops and restaurants: image hosted on flickr  © mrbula New housing in Midtown: image hosted on flickr  © Girl.in.the.D The Fisher Building: image hosted on flickr  © polskiedetroit Crankbrook House: image hosted on flickr  © xray10 |
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April 1st, 2008, 03:27 AM
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Really Nice, and Surprising. I drive through all the time on business. Maybe I should stop somewhere for a bit...
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April 1st, 2008, 04:25 AM
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Great photos! shows both sides of detroit! nice collection
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April 1st, 2008, 05:36 AM
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I did not see decay and run down buildings. In fact, photos show Detroit is fine.
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April 1st, 2008, 06:01 AM
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I'm being ironic.
 It seems most people tend to focus on all of the negative aspects of the city and either don't care or don't want to know that there are other "normal" aspects to the city.
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April 1st, 2008, 06:54 AM
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I love the Fisher Building!
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April 1st, 2008, 07:21 AM
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beautiful Detroit
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April 1st, 2008, 07:26 AM
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I have to see this place for myself. I see beautiful, lively pictures like this but I hear it's a run down, dangerous shithole of a place to be.
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April 1st, 2008, 07:43 AM
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Licence to kill.
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That fog picture is awesome.
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April 1st, 2008, 10:23 AM
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ALWAYS THE OPTIMIST
NICE JOB Hudkina! i like the sarcasm..made me look at this thread and SUPRISE!!, haha....not bad, Detroit!
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April 1st, 2008, 08:21 PM
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It always seems that the "bad" threads always get a bigger response than the "good" threads.
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April 1st, 2008, 09:22 PM
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Well, looks really nice for me.
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April 1st, 2008, 09:54 PM
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Detroit has so much potential. It reminds me of Chicago and Milwaukee had they gone to shit financially. Detroit deserves to be born again. The first thing it needs is a diverse downtown population that is not segregated. Manhattan, Chicago and Philadelphia were able to draw in millionaires from the suburbs to live amidst their charmfully gritty downtown streets even in their darkest days. I don't see why Detroit can't. Those wimps from Bloomfield Hills and Grosse Pointe should be fueling the downtown residential boom. I see a city just begging to thrive again. I would love to buy there as an experiment.
If I were mayor of Detroit.... I would start building a light rail that goes down Woodward Avenue and that goes along the waterfront forming a T. I would focus on getting Woodward Avenue completely densified all the way to Birmingham. I would try to salvage every old building. Change the names of the "mile" roads as it provides a psychological stigma. Tax the rich towns in the metro area to pay for the central city since they are the ones that abandoned it. Those damn suburbanites. Legalize marijuana and have Detroit be the only city in the US where marijuana is legal. Let it be our Amsterdam and watch tourism go nuts. |
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April 1st, 2008, 11:10 PM
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Some More:
A stylized look at downtown density: image hosted on flickr  © Conlawprof The night skyline from Windsor: image hosted on flickr  © Cobby17 The fountain in Hart Plaza: image hosted on flickr  © canuckr The exterior of MOCAD, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit: image hosted on flickr  © DetroitDerek Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament: image hosted on flickr  © pinehurst19475 Interior of the Main Branch Library: image hosted on flickr  © Fir Dawg The Detroit Yacht Club: image hosted on flickr  © pinehurst19475 A little bit of New York in the Midwest: image hosted on flickr  © Erik Twight Broadway after dark: image hosted on flickr  © B0nes Old townhouses in the city core: image hosted on flickr  © DecoJim Close-up detail of the Wayne County building: image hosted on flickr  © DetroitDerek Rivertown/Lafayette Park in the Winter: image hosted on flickr  © palsule_mahendra Middle-class homes in the city: image hosted on flickr  © ifmuth The David Stott Building from Capitol Park: image hosted on flickr  © swpj73 The skyline from the new Tricentennial State Park in Rivertown: image hosted on flickr  © DecoJim The Belle Isle Bridge in Winter: image hosted on flickr  © lovegreenkitty A crowded Comerica Park: image hosted on flickr  © Steve G. |
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April 2nd, 2008, 01:28 AM
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Best art deco skyline in the world. Give Detroit some credit.
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April 2nd, 2008, 04:41 PM
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I am falling in love with detroit....
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April 2nd, 2008, 07:11 PM
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Great pics! Detroit its a nice city
 Why you called it "abandoned"?  The old factory and the graffiti pic perhaps, but the rest is wonderful!
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April 2nd, 2008, 07:42 PM
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The city is notorious for having a few neighborhoods that were abandoned over the years due to various reasons.
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April 2nd, 2008, 10:52 PM
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Wow Never thought there're some Edwardian flair in Detroit!
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April 3rd, 2008, 01:56 AM
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Endless summer
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Wow, you've succesfully made Detroit look fabulous!
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