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Nature Reclaiming Detroit

post #1 of 39
11/7/09 at 12:02pm
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Nature is taking Detroit back, one abandoned house at a time.

Overlord, this is for you....
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post #2 of 39
11/7/09 at 1:00pm
Did anyone read that RS article a few months back on Detroit? It's depressing as christ, it reminds me of all those Russian towns and cities that got abandoned once communism collapsed. Except here it's the economy collapsing that's responsible
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post #3 of 39
11/7/09 at 1:42pm
Detroit has been collapsing for years. It's not just this recent recession that's responsible.

That said these pictures are both really neat and depressing.
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post #4 of 39
11/7/09 at 1:47pm
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Detroit has been collapsing for years. It's not just this recent recession that's responsible.

That said these pictures are both really neat and depressing.
I was not trying to suggest that the downfall of Detroit started in September of last year. The US Economy has been in trouble for years, and areas of this country have been in a depression for years, it just took till last year for it to touch the rich. That's why the first we're hearing of our nations financial woes coincides with this most recent upheaval
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post #5 of 39
11/9/09 at 3:02pm
Those houses have "The Lonesome Death of Jordy Verrill" written all over them.
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post #6 of 39
11/9/09 at 3:43pm
They do look like they'd make great settings for ghost/haunted house stories don't they? I'll bet the neighborhood kids dare each other to go into many of them at night (assuming, of course, there's a neighborhood left to produce said kids).
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post #7 of 39
11/9/09 at 3:49pm
I find these images to be both haunting and beautiful..
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post #8 of 39
11/10/09 at 8:25am
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They do look like they'd make great settings for ghost/haunted house stories don't they? I'll bet the neighborhood kids dare each other to go into many of them at night (assuming, of course, there's a neighborhood left to produce said kids).
This is Detroit Iggy. Kids have enough real life horrors to deal with so ghost stories aren't a priority. And most of the dares involve shooting other kids to gain drug territory.


And as loathe as I am to respond to something the Princess posted, Detroit's deterioration began with racially charged riot of 67 and decades of corrupt city government. The down spiraling manufacturing economy simply exacerbated that decline.
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post #9 of 39
11/10/09 at 11:36am

This one kind of makes me even more sad, because damn, you can tell that house used to be gorgeous. Seriously, Detriot (the city, not the "industry") should be taken over by the federal government as the next revitilization city. Take a big chunk of people who are having hard times, help them revitilize some of the more savable houses and the city, and start over. I've seen it work wonders in neighborhoods in Baltimore, imagine it on a grand scale in Detriot.
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post #10 of 39
11/10/09 at 11:44am
An interesting perspective on photos like this and lazy journalism about Detroit:
http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n8/ht...etroit-994.php
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post #11 of 39
11/10/09 at 12:04pm
Thanks for that. Killjoy.
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post #12 of 39
11/10/09 at 12:08pm
So I'm genuinely curious: whatever happened to harbortown market, Death Surge? I remember there being a fire, but I just assumed it was a little kitchen flare-up or something. www.harbortownmarket.com remains ominously defunct.
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post #13 of 39
11/10/09 at 12:11pm
Well, there goes my dream of getting a small army together and become the Marquis of New Detroit.
I wanted to be A-number one!
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post #14 of 39
11/10/09 at 12:17pm
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Thanks for that. Killjoy.
Always happy to help crush dreams! It's what I do.
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post #15 of 39
11/10/09 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by Eyeball Kid View Post
An interesting perspective on photos like this and lazy journalism about Detroit:
http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n8/ht...etroit-994.php
The problem with that article is that it does nothing to disprove the plight of Detroit. There's no defense of the city or its citizens. It's a journalistically questionable shame piece aimed at the journalistically questionable.
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post #16 of 39
11/10/09 at 1:58pm
I never got the sense the article was trying to say there's no blight or decay in Detroit, but to try and get at a more balanced view of the situation and to point out some of the opportunism, distortion, and exploitation going on. I mean, he ends the piece with a guy describing the end of American Empire; that doesn't sound like an attempt to refute Detroit's death.

Also, it's just a three page blog entry. The guy would probably need to write a 400 page book to really dig into the real situation in Detroit and the way its decay is reported and fetishized.
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post #17 of 39
11/10/09 at 2:09pm
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I never got the sense the article was trying to say there's no blight or decay in Detroit, but to try and get at a more balanced view of the situation and to point out some of the opportunism, distortion, and exploitation going on. I mean, he ends the piece with a guy describing the end of American Empire; that doesn't sound like an attempt to refute Detroit's death.

Also, it's just a three page blog entry. The guy would probably need to write a 400 page book to really dig into the real situation in Detroit and the way its decay is reported and fetishized.
Agreed but the whole thing just kinda came off as a whiny, petulant piece with no intent other than shame. I realize that's kind of the point of blogging but something about the tone just irked me.
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post #18 of 39
11/10/09 at 2:12pm
Look, I'm not gonna believe this thread until I see photographic evidence of RoboCop fighting a giant fern.
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post #19 of 39
11/10/09 at 2:19pm
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Look, I'm not gonna believe this thread until I see photographic evidence of RoboCop fighting a giant fern.
Directive 6: Landscaping Enforcement should be carried with extreme prejudice.
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post #20 of 39
11/10/09 at 4:52pm
"Your move, creeper vine."
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post #21 of 39
11/10/09 at 5:47pm
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"Your move, creeper vine."
"Madame, you have suffered an emotional shock. I will notify a ficus crisis center"
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post #22 of 39
11/10/09 at 7:11pm
I refuse to believe there isn't anyone out there talented enough with photoshop to make Millette's request a reality.
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post #23 of 39
11/10/09 at 7:13pm
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This is Detroit Iggy. Kids have enough real life horrors to deal with so ghost stories aren't a priority. And most of the dares involve shooting other kids to gain drug territory.
Apparently SOMEONE never saw "Tales from the Hood".
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post #24 of 39
11/10/09 at 11:11pm
I dunno about that. . . crackheads can be pretty determined.
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post #25 of 39
11/11/09 at 8:56am
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So I'm genuinely curious: whatever happened to harbortown market, Death Surge? I remember there being a fire, but I just assumed it was a little kitchen flare-up or something. www.harbortownmarket.com remains ominously defunct.
It was a more serious fire, and then there was also a water main flood shortly thereafter. The rumor mill has mentioned some gambling debts coupled with the bad economy had both incidents under investigation for some time. And yet they keep posting updates on their web site on work progressing, so it's a wait and see situation.
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post #26 of 39
11/11/09 at 8:59am
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Apparently SOMEONE never saw "Tales from the Hood".
See that was New York. Detroit's more in the "Hostel"/"Hills Have Eyes" arena than "Bones"/"Leprechaun in the Hood".
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post #27 of 39
5/15/10 at 11:07am
And so it begins! - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...od=rss_US_News

I can't wait until they start marketing Detroit as the green space capital of the US!
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post #28 of 39
5/15/10 at 1:03pm
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And so it begins! - http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...od=rss_US_News

I can't wait until they start marketing Detroit as the green space capital of the US!
I'm pretty sure this just a big 'fuck you' to Mitt Romney for his jobs comment during the last campaign.

All kidding aside, this is an interesting development. There are a lot of cities that ought to downsize. This could be the next trend in urban planning.
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post #29 of 39
5/15/10 at 1:16pm
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Mayor Dave Bing has pledged to knock down 10,000 structures in his first term as part of a nascent plan to "right-size" Detroit, or reconfigure the city to reflect its shrinking population.
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Mr. Bing hasn't yet fully articulated his ultimate vision for what comes after demolition, but he has said entire areas will have to be rebuilt from the ground up.
Step 1: Demolish
Step 2: ???????
Step 3: Profit
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post #30 of 39
5/15/10 at 2:16pm
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Step 1: Demolish
Step 2: ???????
Step 3: Profit
Step 2 is eaaassssyyy:
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post #31 of 39
5/18/10 at 3:02am
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The younger Mr. Romney, who is considered a leading GOP presidential candidate for 2012, said "it's sad" that his childhood home is being razed, "but sadder still to consider what has happened to the city of Detroit, which has been left hollow by fleeing jobs and liberal social policies."
If only Romney had enough money to buy back his beloved childhood home and preserve it. A sad end, indeed.
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post #32 of 39
5/18/10 at 7:33am
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If only Romney had enough money to buy back his beloved childhood home and preserve it. A sad end, indeed.
They should burn it down, piss on the ashes, and salt the Earth where it stood. Fuck Romney.

And someone needs to point out it's not the liberals that want to move factories to off-shore hellholes where management can get a temporary tax holiday and pay slave wages. Furthermore, someone should point out that Romney's fortune came from a company doing just that. Fuck Romney.
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post #33 of 39
5/18/10 at 8:31am
My point is that he's richer than shit and could easily buy the house. Could've bought it at any point over the last thirty years. Him saying it's sad his childhood house is getting razed is disingenuous bullshit.
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post #34 of 39
5/18/10 at 10:01am
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My point is that he's richer than shit and could easily buy the house. Could've bought it at any point over the last thirty years. Him saying it's sad his childhood house is getting razed is disingenuous bullshit.
No I got your point. I was reacting to Mitt's bullshit. You're right, if he really wanted to do something about it, he could've used his Bainbridge Capital money to buy it.

I just don't like Mitt Romney and will use any excuse to make that clear.
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post #35 of 39
1/3/11 at 12:39pm
Another year, another set of pictures showing Detroit's decay. It's jarring just how beautiful some of these places are. It's like seeing underwater footage of the ruins of the Titanic. And then there's places that are just creepy, like the abandoned libraries that still have all the books on the shelves.

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post #36 of 39
1/3/11 at 1:23pm


Wasn't this a boss level in Devil May Cry?
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post #37 of 39
1/3/11 at 3:01pm
Mostly an FYI, but some of these pictures they're using are several years old. You can find dates for some of them on the photog's actual website, plus more stunning pictures.

http://www.marchandmeffre.com/bio/index.html
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post #38 of 39
1/3/11 at 3:39pm
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Originally Posted by Sumeragi View Post
Another year, another set of pictures showing Detroit's decay. It's jarring just how beautiful some of these places are. It's like seeing underwater footage of the ruins of the Titanic. And then there's places that are just creepy, like the abandoned libraries that still have all the books on the shelves.
Yeah the one in the police station, the biology classroom, and dentist cabinet were pretty creepy/awesome too. These places seem like they would be a goldmine for shooting post-apocalyptic or horror movie scenes... though I'd be scared of the damn places collapsing on me.
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post #39 of 39
1/3/11 at 10:47pm
Here's something to provide some positivity about Detroit. They don't gloss over the decay, but the filmmakers and especially the entrepreneur show how a younger generation is trying to build on what they've got. And I could listen to the owner of the speakeasy talk for days.
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