Tofufi
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Well, this morning I trundled into Detroit with my camera...
The main road - Michigan Avenue - heading into Detroit.
Michigan central station, Detroit. It was built in 1912-1913, although the upper floors were never completed or used. It was closed in January 1988 and has not been used since.
This is a suburb less approx 1 mile from downtown Detroit.
This road, in downtown Detroit was closed... look closely
The view in the mirror - central Detroit.
The skyline...
Again, only a mile or two from the downtown area:
This used to be all houses...
Only two houses left on this road...
and still so close to the central area...
Some roads are just covered in litter, rubbish and debris.
Even the biggest houses are not immune...
There are still some people living here - and if you go a couple of blocks it appears almost normal again
Some houses still even have contents and stuff in them.
Although many are returning to nature quite fast.
and many have been hit by arsonists...
I'm told many empty houses are burnt by the neighbours, to prevent drug dealing or other problem residents moving in - I don't know if there is any truth to this...
More arson:
and finally, heading out past the (in)famous:
It's a strange, sombre place.
You can go through areas like those above, and a couple of blocks later everything seems quite presentable. There are still some residents who have clearly been there a while and are still going about life as usual.
Let's hope history learns from this place
The main road - Michigan Avenue - heading into Detroit.
Michigan central station, Detroit. It was built in 1912-1913, although the upper floors were never completed or used. It was closed in January 1988 and has not been used since.
This is a suburb less approx 1 mile from downtown Detroit.
This road, in downtown Detroit was closed... look closely
The view in the mirror - central Detroit.
The skyline...
Again, only a mile or two from the downtown area:
This used to be all houses...
Only two houses left on this road...
and still so close to the central area...
Some roads are just covered in litter, rubbish and debris.
Even the biggest houses are not immune...
There are still some people living here - and if you go a couple of blocks it appears almost normal again
Some houses still even have contents and stuff in them.
Although many are returning to nature quite fast.
and many have been hit by arsonists...
I'm told many empty houses are burnt by the neighbours, to prevent drug dealing or other problem residents moving in - I don't know if there is any truth to this...
More arson:
and finally, heading out past the (in)famous:
It's a strange, sombre place.
You can go through areas like those above, and a couple of blocks later everything seems quite presentable. There are still some residents who have clearly been there a while and are still going about life as usual.
Let's hope history learns from this place
