Christmas in DETROIT

flar · #1 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 3:15 PM**

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D O W N T O W N • D E T R O I T

MIDTOWN

EASTERN MARKET

G R E E K T O W N

ColDayMan · #2 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 3:24 PM**

Well done.

mr.John · #3 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 3:37 PM**

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Thundertubs · #4 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 4:11 PM**

That is a sexy Midwestern city. Nice work.

diskojoe · #5 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 4:15 PM**

nice work!

Evergrey · #6 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 4:43 PM**

a haunting tour of Downtown Detroit's beautiful silent buildings

Centropolis · #7 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 4:49 PM**

God, I always lust over those pre-war highrises. nice job.

OhioGuy · #8 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 5:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by Centropolis

God, I always lust over those pre-war highrises. nice job.

They certainly are sweet! Probably could use a good power washing to really make them shine, but I definitely agree about the pre-war highrises.

Steely Dan · #9 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 6:15 PM**

stunning. simply stunning.

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.

ChiTownCity · #10 Posted **Dec 31, 2010, 4:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by Steely Dan

stunning. simply stunning.

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...

Paradox21 · #11 Posted **Dec 31, 2010, 7:45 AM**

Excellent work! This might be the best downtown Detroit series I've ever seen on this forum.

ls1z28chris · #12 Posted **Dec 31, 2010, 7:55 PM**

Detroit is a beautiful city, much more so than it gets credit for. Great work.

Dr Awesomesauce · #13 Posted **Jan 2, 2011, 8:07 AM**

In its day it must have been one hell of a city. I've only been once - to see a Tigers game - and I was both unnerved and impressed with what I saw.

BnaBreaker · #14 Posted **Jan 4, 2011, 4:32 AM**

Look at all those abandoned swimming pools!

Seriously...great stuff.

stormkingfan · #15 Posted **Jan 8, 2011, 7:06 PM**

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?"

Mille Sabords · #16 Posted **Jan 31, 2011, 1:50 AM**

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.

ifeeldope9779 · #17 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 5:03 PM**

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

SouthByMidwest · #18 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 6:57 PM**

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.

harryc · #19 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 7:05 PM**

Any thread that starts with Gil Scott Heron is going to be good - this one lived up to it.

Kingofthehill · #20 Posted **Dec 30, 2010, 7:28 PM**

As real and as hard as they come. No pics of Corktown, though?