Detroit back in the day.

tallboy66 · #1 Posted **Feb 18, 2011, 9:54 PM**

My 10 year anniversary is coming up this summer, the one of leaving Detroit.

No "dibs" needed.

Centropolis · #2 Posted **Feb 18, 2011, 11:31 PM**

I love the mix of photos...gotta have some sunlight to make a shadow.

Rizzo · #3 Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 12:10 AM**

Oh wow. I recognize some places no longer with us. I always appreciate these older photos.

tallboy66 · #4 Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 12:49 AM**

I wasn't thinking of doing the thread but that Chrysler 200 commercial got me thinking.

I've got an entire box full of 35mm Detroit.

Centropolis · #5 Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 1:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by tallboy66

I wasn't thinking of doing the thread but that Chrysler 200 commercial got me thinking.

I've got an entire box full of 35mm Detroit.

I would get all of that hooked up on here if I were you. That stuff you posted is like a cool drink of water to me.

tallboy66 · #6 Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 1:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by Centropolis

I would get all of that hooked up on here if I were you. That stuff you posted is like a cool drink of water to me.

I repeat myself with some of the pics and it takes hours to scan pics in one by one. But yeah.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=177869

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=176315

ShadowMaster · #7 Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 2:15 AM**

I am digging this post

Centropolis · #8 Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 2:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by tallboy66

I wasn't thinking of doing the thread but that Chrysler 200 commercial got me thinking.

well, whatever anyone thinks of that commercial, i was embarrassingly teary eyed during it because I constantly think of Detroit, and there isn't a moment I don't obsess over metropolitan hegemony, decline, and well, the sort of thing places like metro detroit does better than any other area anywhere. (luckily I had sunglasses handy...).

long live Detroit.

Expat · #9 Posted **Feb 19, 2011, 2:54 AM**

That commercial gave me chills. I must plan a pilgrimage to Detroit. It is the patriotic thing to do.

ifeeldope9779 · #10 Posted **Feb 21, 2011, 12:30 AM**

incredible pictures. thanks for digging them up

Chef · #11 Posted **Feb 21, 2011, 1:48 AM**

Really cool thread. Thanks for posting these.

hudkina · #12 Posted **Feb 21, 2011, 5:01 PM**

Where are you finding those cars? I've been through virtually every neighborhood in the city, and I never see them. The only thing I've ever seen was a boat someone abandoned in the Delray/Fort Wayne area.

JivecitySTL · #13 Posted **Feb 21, 2011, 6:10 PM**

A couple more gems:

tallboy66 · #14 Posted **Feb 22, 2011, 3:21 AM**

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Originally Posted by JivecitySTL

A couple more gems:

Yeah that's before my time but you don't ever see foot traffic like that now.

tallboy66 · #15 Posted **Feb 22, 2011, 4:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by hudkina

Where are you finding those cars? I've been through virtually every neighborhood in the city, and I never see them. The only thing I've ever seen was a boat someone abandoned in the Delray/Fort Wayne area.

Mostly along the stretch that was along the river from the Ren-Cen to Chene Park which is now cleaned up with a park,lofts and stuff and up along the old train tracks(bike trail now) all the way to Eastern Market.

The area east of Woodward and 94 winding up all the way to the I-75 entrance.

The mini van was along John R. and Ferry which is now condos/townhomes.

I bet if you went down Gratiot,6 mile or even a car lot on 8 mile.

stepper77 · #16 Posted **Feb 22, 2011, 7:17 PM**

Nice photos!

hudkina · #17 Posted **Feb 25, 2011, 12:35 AM**

I don't know. I always see movies filmed in the 70's and 80's with cars on blocks or abandoned in some alley, but in all my travels throughout the city I have never seen anything like it besides that boat in Delray. Don't get me wrong, I've seen plenty of illegal dumping sites, etc. but I've never seen a burnt out car anywhere in the last decade or even in my limited city exposures growing up.

lio45 · #18 Posted **Feb 25, 2011, 12:53 AM**

With scrapmetal currently selling for ~10 cents a pound, those carcasses, if they existed, wouldn't stay there a day before getting picked up by someone with a trailer and winch.

tallboy66 · #19 Posted **Feb 26, 2011, 5:06 PM**

"Scrapping" has become big business even more so with the boom in recycling.

There was also a period when insurance fraud was the thing, tired of your car? leave it downtown someone will torch it for a few $100.

Downtown and WSU/Cultural/New center have improved since then so I doubt you'll see it too often anymore.

I was either in awe or having too much fun to take pics of the burned up Burger King along Cass or the bums warming themselves with 55 gallon drum fires in China town.