the same thing was going on in west Cleveland back in the 90's. they were trying to revitalize the area. a lady i was dating owned a laundromat in an old mansion she got 60k from some foundation to rehab the place,but she had to borrow 100k to get the 60k
If you can get the address, do that google street view option. You can kind of walk up and down a street and look at both sides. I did that a few days ago after reading this thread; I used the satellite view zoomed in first, then found city blocks that had almost no houses left...then used the street view. I was suprised to see that some streets looked like country roads with trees and bushes taking back what was once prime building lots. Pretty amazing to see.
When you zoom in on an address, there should be an icon showing in one corner, of a cartoon person. You click on that and drag it to whatever point on the map. Sometimes, if you can't drag the icon guy to a spot, that means that area was never photographed by their special camera car. Should work in any part of a big city though.
I remember in the mid '80's when Michigan Ave. in Dearborn was being repaved... They were digging out the trolley tracks that were buried some 10-15" deep from being paved over so many times... Wish I had a camera at the time to take pictures of how Michigan Ave. once was... There's still buildings in use since the early 1900's.. I've seen one building that was dated 1919...
JLEBLANC31...I grew-up in New Orleans and was totally un-aware of this "distribution plant". Exactly where is it? DD
Detroit is 'The New Brooklyn'?!?! Worth a read. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/f...t-pushing-its-economic-recovery.html?src=tptw
The Green Channel (yes Martha, he said The Green Channel) has a series of 1-hour documentaries titled ' Detroit In Overdrive' -if you can find it on your cable, satellite or otherwise, it is worth your time to see some good things happening here in Detroit....Enjoy! -Mark http://planetgreen.discovery.com/vid...-pressure.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/vid...-hometown.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/vid...ake-jeans.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/vid...the-riots.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/vid...t-in-overdrive
thunderkiss65, Awesome pictures. It would really be a shame to see what that same area looks like today. Is that Woodward? I don't see any street signs but the Woodward Arcade tells me it is on woodward. If I compared pictures taken now with that last pic you posted, I bet I would feel ill. What in the hell happened to our city. WHat a shame. Just look at all those incredible signs, all gone now as well as the people.
I obviously don't come to this board very often so sorry to dredge this up, but this post bothered me. It's about as racist as it comes. They immigrated there just like any other group. Any issues with the Mexicans and their burritos in Southwest Detroit or Poles and their cabbage in Hamtramck? Is that considered a "blight" too? How about Italians in Brooklyn or Puerto Ricans in NYC? Some groups have very strong communities that have settled and grown, and why is that a bad thing? Geez...
There is a major middle eastern presence in the Detroit area, but the predominant ethnic group in Detroit itself is black, not Muslim or middle eastern.
Who 'won' was the banksters. They funded both sides, and control (destroy) to this day. See Detroit? They are done with us (worker bees). More pix, from the locals please!
Wow, this is why they say a picture is worth a thousand words. I think they may have underestimated that based on those pictures. The old building have such beautiful style and character, and to see them in this condition is literally heart breaking.
you are so right on many fronts,im from the south and my pride says the south should have won the war.but im afraid there wouldnt be a "we" if the south had won.
As a baby boomer that came from a family of hard working men that made America the Industrial Giant that it once was i am angry and sad at what we have become, consumers of throw away products produced in a country other than our own.
I took a "drive" down some of the old neighborhoods using google earth. Not a very cheery look but still cool. 91 Manchester St Highland Park, MI is the location of the old Ford plant
Does anyone know where to find a copy of "Ruins of Detroit"? It appears to be sold out and the very few copies I can locate are several hundred dollars! Yoink!!
Some of these photos of Detroit are truly amazing. I found some other ones which were compiled into a book. http://detroit138squaremiles.com/julia-taubman-captivated-detroit Julia Taubman, the photographer seems to be really passionate about her work which makes the photos more appealing.
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