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and as others have mentioned, detroit's prewar sksyscraper stock really is amazing. in fact, after the the two biggies (NYC & chicago), i'm guesing that detroit might be no. 3 globally in terms of prewar highrises, both quantity & quality.
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and as others have mentioned, detroit's prewar sksyscraper stock really is amazing. in fact, after the the two biggies (NYC & chicago), i'm guesing that detroit might be no. 3 globally in terms of prewar highrises, both quantity & quality.
I definitely have to agree with you here. I really wish and hope detroit sees much, much better days...
I like downtown so much I want to move it all down here to Philly.
No, Detroit has a great collection of Pre-War bldgs. My relatives there say that they hate Detroit. I say, "Why?"
Masterful. Having never been there myself, I really get a sense of the richness of that city's architecture and what it says about its former standing in the world of powerful cities. In a way, maybe its economic fortunes delayed what would otherwise have been ongoing redevelopment, with the loss of many more of those gems. It is eerie, though, to see such a big city so empty. In all your pictures I counted two pedestrians (both in Greektown!), did you do that on purpose?
The Fox Theatre - now that's a real sign.
Great work my friend. Always a pleasure to see what you shoot.
oh man, i have been waiting for a solid detroit thread...thank you...despite the condition it is in, the city is among my top 3 favorites. also, nice shots of the guarding building, prbly the most stunning work of art deco in the country (IMO). great song too
Great stuff. A Detroit thread that doesn't set out to be a grit/ruins fest but it shows it for what it is. Downtown Detroit is an amazing display of architecture. It looks in a lot of ways like a semi-deserted Manhattan, which for photo purposes, the lack of crowds is a good thing.
People think I'm crazy if I say I want to visit Detroit, but I do, and this displays why. I want to see this great city that America forgot.
Any thread that starts with Gil Scott Heron is going to be good - this one lived up to it.
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