Death Of an Automotive city
08-02-2011, 08:12 AM
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Death Of an Automotive city
Not sure if any of you Ladies & Gentlemen will find this of interest, but you never know.
I find this kind of thing quite fascinating, the crumbling architecture has a very "life without people" feel to it.
Hard to imagine these buildings were once founded on the booming American automotive industry of the post war years, their spender now dulled, merely an echo now of their glorious past.
Detroit City
I find this kind of thing quite fascinating, the crumbling architecture has a very "life without people" feel to it.
Hard to imagine these buildings were once founded on the booming American automotive industry of the post war years, their spender now dulled, merely an echo now of their glorious past.
Detroit City
08-02-2011, 08:25 AM
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It is astounding that buildings of such grandeur are just left to disintigrate like that...
There's a certain 'romance' to the crumbling remains of the once thriving automotive industry but in a very sad way indeed.
Very good photo's as well, really managed to capture the 'vibe' but what a terrible waste!
Many items in these photo's such as the woodpanneling, bannisters and even decorations in stone would fetch huge money over here as salvage!
There's a certain 'romance' to the crumbling remains of the once thriving automotive industry but in a very sad way indeed.
Very good photo's as well, really managed to capture the 'vibe' but what a terrible waste!
Many items in these photo's such as the woodpanneling, bannisters and even decorations in stone would fetch huge money over here as salvage!
08-02-2011, 08:54 AM
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That is quite incredible.
Hard to believe that people still live in that city when parts of it are like this. You'd think buildings such as churches, or the UA Theatre especially, would be saved and taken on by charities and things. They often seem to be over here.
As someone says above, it almost looks like chernobyl or something. All the books still in the library, the photos in the Police station, like it's just been abandoned in a rush.
My brother went to the motor show there this year and said it really was an awful place.
Hard to believe that people still live in that city when parts of it are like this. You'd think buildings such as churches, or the UA Theatre especially, would be saved and taken on by charities and things. They often seem to be over here.
As someone says above, it almost looks like chernobyl or something. All the books still in the library, the photos in the Police station, like it's just been abandoned in a rush.
My brother went to the motor show there this year and said it really was an awful place.
08-02-2011, 09:31 AM
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someone will eventually buy the land and do something with it, but it's not really a financially viable proposition to redo them as they will probably be worth less that whats been spent on them
even demolishing them will cost a few quid
even demolishing them will cost a few quid
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08-02-2011, 10:27 AM
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good link, thanks..some cool pics aswell.surely some of these buildings have had a helping hand in their ageing process thogh..for example srely a clock wouldnt melt n its own? would loved to have played in them places as a young un
08-02-2011, 11:49 AM
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It says in the link, buildings were built with the income from the booming motor industry in Detroit, then when manufacturing went elsewhere where it was a lot cheaper, money stopped rolling in to detroit and the people left.
Awesome photography, some of those buildings are stunning!
08-02-2011, 12:02 PM
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It says in the link, buildings were built with the income from the booming motor industry in Detroit, then when manufacturing went elsewhere where it was a lot cheaper, money stopped rolling in to detroit and the people left.
Awesome photography, some of those buildings are stunning!
08-02-2011, 12:13 PM
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Really good link that! Almost one of those things if you were a multi (multi) Billionairre i would love to by them all up and renovate them back to what they where! such an irrey feel to the photograhy its top work! The link to Vietnam at the bottoms top work too!
08-02-2011, 12:15 PM
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obv not teh whole city is like that, would like to see it in context
but if there ar eno jobs and no money theres no point spending money or repairing buildings that aint used to reusing land when theres is no new use
does show how one mans shite is another mans millions, if those buildings and land were in the uk theres millions in em and desperate need to use them
but if there ar eno jobs and no money theres no point spending money or repairing buildings that aint used to reusing land when theres is no new use
does show how one mans shite is another mans millions, if those buildings and land were in the uk theres millions in em and desperate need to use them
08-02-2011, 12:56 PM
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detroit is the ultimate example of urban decay. in the hights of motor city and the motown days, it was one of the most well known citys on the planet, now its full of poverty, and has one of the highest murder rates per city, in america.
08-02-2011, 05:45 PM
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if you look at everything over a long enough period, you will see that it all flows like liquid. buildings are like glaciers that are like mountains that are there and then gone.
08-02-2011, 09:25 PM
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http://www.derelicte.co.uk/rougham-hall
Here is one I keep on favourites. Click on the small pics and check out the fine details. The write up is interesting too.
Here is one I keep on favourites. Click on the small pics and check out the fine details. The write up is interesting too.
09-02-2011, 06:52 AM
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Great link.
In the comments it is mentioned that they are beginning to rebuild etc
In the comments it is mentioned that they are beginning to rebuild etc
09-02-2011, 07:38 AM
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The growth of the Jap industry killing off industry all over the world
this was the first place to be hit and hit hard and fast
It is happening all over the world , just not quite as fast as it hit this city that was basicly built around and for the motor industry
this was the first place to be hit and hit hard and fast
It is happening all over the world , just not quite as fast as it hit this city that was basicly built around and for the motor industry
09-02-2011, 08:19 AM
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The growth of the Jap industry killing off industry all over the world
this was the first place to be hit and hit hard and fast
It is happening all over the world , just not quite as fast as it hit this city that was basicly built around and for the motor industry
this was the first place to be hit and hit hard and fast
It is happening all over the world , just not quite as fast as it hit this city that was basicly built around and for the motor industry
We went the wrong way in Swansea years ago when we took the call centre route rather than keeping with industry and now their pretty much both gone forever.
Now the ford plants closed,along with many others that's pretty much it for well paid manufacturing work in Swansea,I suppose there's morganite but that's really it.
Big shame,as it was once the industrial capital of the world!!
09-02-2011, 11:57 AM
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well the real blame is greed and the high demand by all of us for ever cheaper goods yet the same if not better quality. its pretty obvious that with cheaper labour in the far east and abroad generally that we would price our selves out of competitiveness.
weve only ourselves to blame.
weve only ourselves to blame.
09-02-2011, 08:33 PM
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Spooky pictures. Amazing how a place can become so deserted.
Even in the uk I look around at places that seem to be just used and not maintained and see them being run down and down into shite holes you wouldn't want to live in.
I also wonder how long even when maintained a house will last, I mean mine was built in 1935, when will the brickwork,cement age to a point it is no longer stable?
Even in the uk I look around at places that seem to be just used and not maintained and see them being run down and down into shite holes you wouldn't want to live in.
I also wonder how long even when maintained a house will last, I mean mine was built in 1935, when will the brickwork,cement age to a point it is no longer stable?
09-02-2011, 11:24 PM
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well the real blame is greed and the high demand by all of us for ever cheaper goods yet the same if not better quality. its pretty obvious that with cheaper labour in the far east and abroad generally that we would price our selves out of competitiveness.
weve only ourselves to blame.
weve only ourselves to blame.