"Detroit. The automobile capital that once was" Told in pictures

[uptownsdotnetstacky]

Originally Posted by bruce negro

Originally Posted by 703FlipFiend

So what do the good parts look like? Are some of these abandoned places mixed in with the "good" parts? This is real petty of me, but I ask myself, "I wonder where the Pistons players live." or "I wonder where the athletes go to spend their down time."

They stay in the really nice suburbs, not in the city itself. That'd be ******ed. There are some really nice places like Greektown and MotorCity Casino, but it definitely doesn't have as many great parts as other "major" cities. The city is &%$#, but some of the suburbs are very wealthy.

The gap is pretty vast though....I can slide down Woodward and pass Deja Vu (deep hood) and 10 minutes later, cruise through Birmingham and see 2 Ferraris and a Lamb on my way to Revive (Fat shouts to Jerm)

 

[tizzlexiphone]

pic 3 & 4 look like where they filmed the first Matrix movie, or at least what that reminds me of.

 

[tizzlexiphone]

pic 3 & 4 look like where they filmed the first Matrix movie, or at least what that reminds me of.

 

[toy collector123]

Originally Posted by SelectaClutchStar

It's like some of you said that there is a strange beauty about the abandonment of the buildings and homes, but who do you lay blame for letting the city go to rot like this? It's puzzling to me that the government could ignore this, and continue to ignore it. My question to everyone is, what would it take to bring this city back to life?

the govt is busy catering to Syria and Libya 

 

[toy collector123]

Originally Posted by SelectaClutchStar

It's like some of you said that there is a strange beauty about the abandonment of the buildings and homes, but who do you lay blame for letting the city go to rot like this? It's puzzling to me that the government could ignore this, and continue to ignore it. My question to everyone is, what would it take to bring this city back to life?

the govt is busy catering to Syria and Libya 

 

[anathema]

Originally Posted by whywesteppin

What's weird is there is not a single person in any of these pictures. You'd think there'd be random people walking around... But there's nothing. Truly a ghost town.

Yeah, this stood out to me more than anything.

 

[anathema]

Originally Posted by whywesteppin

What's weird is there is not a single person in any of these pictures. You'd think there'd be random people walking around... But there's nothing. Truly a ghost town.

Yeah, this stood out to me more than anything.

 

[danikerhino]

Reminds me of St. Louis a little, needs more shopping areas and businesses to entice people to come back. In other word, rich people(companies) need to invest. It's a trip though because San Francisco barely has any abandon buildings and our downtown is bigger.

 

[danikerhino]

Reminds me of St. Louis a little, needs more shopping areas and businesses to entice people to come back. In other word, rich people(companies) need to invest. It's a trip though because San Francisco barely has any abandon buildings and our downtown is bigger.