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Winter Woman

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Seems like I left too early. They are making money doing tours of the wrecks of Detroit. Boy, I probably have been just about everywhere in the city and I know all the stories, like where the some police killed other police because he was going to rat them out abut a murder. Where a husband shot his wife and her brother in their restaurant because she wouldn't obey him (Albanian). Malice Green. Where there are supposed to be ghosts and where the auto barons used to live.

Man, I could give a good tour.

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[h=2]Sightseeing of abandoned buildings, factories, schools, and churches is becoming a growing industry in the now dilapidated city of Detroit.[/h] Some people come from far away to visit Los Angeles and tour the houses of the rich and famous. Architectural student Oliver Kearney came from England to tour the ruins of Detroit. "No other American city has seen decline on this scale," Kearney claims.
With 78,000 remaining vacant structures that investors are cool on renovating, and with a city too bankrupt to shell out the $8000 per structure needed to demolish them, the landscape has become a fertile ground for curious exploration. Kearney explains that in Europe, when buildings become derelict, they tear them down. “In Detroit, you can relate, you can see traces of what's happened, you can really feel the history of a city," he says.
Since the city declared bankruptcy in July, there has been an appreciable increase in visitors inquiring about the ruins. Photographers from all over have come to take pictures capturing the downfall of the once burgeoning motor city. A couple of French photographers produced a book called The Ruins of Detroit.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/12/26/Detroit-Demise-Spurs-Tourist-Attraction-of-Ruin-Porn
 

beuffer420

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Don't forget about Greek town! I knew a lot of the store owners on the strip you would be surprised the things I've heard from the employees at Pegasus lol. Let's not forget the time I saw the Detroit fire dept stop at an abandoned house and break every last peice of copper out the house. Then drove off stopped backed back up to the house and ripped the front door of and threw it in the back of the fire truck and drove off lol. The d has won a special place in my heart lol. I'll always rep the east side d.
 

beuffer420

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Detroit is a special city, despite the financial problems that have arrived. If you can look past the outer shell of grime there is much to enjoy and tons of history. There's a church off east Jefferson that was connected to the Underground Railroad, I always would walk by it and check the place out. I even found a 10 dollar bill in the yard once lol. There's just an energy to the city that I can appreciate.
 

slowbus

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Detroit is a special city, despite the financial problems that have arrived. If you can look past the outer shell of grime there is much to enjoy and tons of history. There's a church off east Jefferson that was connected to the Underground Railroad, I always would walk by it and check the place out. I even found a 10 dollar bill in the yard once lol. There's just an energy to the city that I can appreciate.

There were a few houses where I grew up that were part of the Underground railroad.Cool stuff,IMO
 

ASMALLVOICE

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What has happened there, will happen again elsewhere very soon. It was helped a lot by that dirt bag, worthless mayor, Coleman Young. Down by over 65% in population. Since 1950, more have left than remain.
1.8m down to 700k as of this year.
Should not have ever happened, this is the result of politics without boundaries, morals, ethics, scruples or just plain simple decency.

Peace

Asmallvoice
 

bowlfullofbliss

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I have spent more nights in abandoned factories at raves in Detroit than I can believe. The old Packard plant was my favorite. Now it's being converted into housing lol. Ah the good ol' days.
 

Jimmyjonestoo

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There were a few houses where I grew up that were part of the Underground railroad.Cool stuff,IMO
There were alot it my area. One is still standing and on certain days is open to the public. You can still see the hidden entry ways and hiding places and everything. Cool to have such a part of history so close to home.
 

Winter Woman

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I used to watch a man on his bike dumpster dive in Eastern Market (Eastern Market is a food hub for MI) for produce. Later I'd watch him sell what he got out of the dumpster to Nick's Coney on Russell Street in the Market. Whenever I saw someone go in there I wanted to yell, 'Soylent Green is People'.
 

Winter Woman

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Try a bar on Piquette Street called the Villa Z. Good food and when the Tigers or the Lions are playing stop there have a drink and a free ride to the stadium
 
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