Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

[D-Mack]

Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

In downtown Detroit, the streets are lined with abandoned hotels and swimming pools, ruined movie houses and schools, all evidence of the motor city's painful decline. The photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre capture what remains of a once-great city – and hint at the wider story of post-industrial America


http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesi...ographs-ohagan

pictures
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesi...graphy-detroit


Looks like we have a great scenery for post apocalyptic movie

[jk]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

wow. i've seen other galleries of detroit pics, too. let's see, we've lost new orleans, or at least much of it, and we've lost detroit. once is an anomaly, twice is beginning to be a trend. the chinese are building empty cities, brand new, to keep themselves busy. meanwhile we're losing whole, formerly inhabited, cities to neglect.

[Spartacus]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

pictures
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesi...graphy-detroit


Looks like we have a great scenery for post apocalyptic movie

You can just SEE Charlton Heston being chased by some apes through some of those pictures.

Or by Anthony Zerbe.

[BuckarooBanzai]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

But why did it happen?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hhJ_...layer_embedded

[BuckarooBanzai]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Forgotten Detroit

http://www.forgottendetroit.com/index.html

[lakedaemonian]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Looks a lot like Chernobyl......which I guess is kinda apt, since it's just a different kind of meltdown that caused it.

[lakedaemonian]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Here's a well known, but awkward to navigate site with a lot of recent(last 7 years) photos of Chernobyl.....strikingly similiar to Detriot in some ways.

http://www.kiddofspeed.com/chapter1.html

[shiny!]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Such beautiful buildings. Abandoned libraries still full of books. You'd think someone would have collected the books and sent them to other libraries that could use them.

[BuckarooBanzai]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Such beautiful buildings. Abandoned libraries still full of books. You'd think someone would have collected the books and sent them to other libraries that could use them.

Yes it was interesting to see that in all the pictures, every single thing of any value was looted from those sites, many of which have been abandoned for 20+ years. Every single thing except the library books, that is. But then again, if your typical looter ever spent any time reading a book, they probably would have something better to do than looting.

[wayiwalk]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Not well known to me - thanks for the post, this was really interesting.

[wayiwalk]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Also left behind was the american flag in the church.

[don]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Don Was & Dave McMurray Trio

[wayiwalk]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Actually - looking back through the photos - there's alot of stuff made out of REAL wood that is probably worth salvaging....

[Fiat Currency]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

pictures
http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesi...graphy-detroit


Looks like we have a great scenery for post apocalyptic movie

Scary. Some of those look like scenery from Fallout: New Vegas

[FondoFinder]

Re: Detroit in ruins: the photographs of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre

Let's face it, some areas of Detroit have gone to hell, and are going to stay that way. I think there is little choice but for the government to step in, buy up the land, and perhaps create some prisons. Who would complain that it would lower their property values?

The cold, fast running waters of the St. Clair river may as well be shark infested, and would keep Canadians from complaining too much (unless they introduce pirhanas). And then Michigan could ship their garbage to other states (perhaps in addition to, or instead of Canada) and take back prisoners in return. Fair trade? It would be interesting to see the actual exchange rate of tons and type of garbage per prisoner/offense.

Currently, the pictures and video's are sure to attract only more addicts, dealers, and gangs. Perhaps having prisons there would make them think 1.25 times (thinking twice is a stretch).

Why have prisons in nice climates, anyway? Convert the ones in Florida into Holiday Inns for snowbirds from Canada