Detroit in Ruins

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Post by rglover » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:15 PM UTC

Detroit in Ruins
detroiturbex.com

Re: Detroit in Ruins

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Post by jsavimbi » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:23 PM UTC

I'd never seen water flowing out of a basement before.

Re: Detroit in Ruins

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Post by kleeg » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:34 PM UTC

Are there significant policies that contribute to this blight? Seems like such a waste.

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Post by encoderer » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:35 PM UTC

If you want to see a side of this story the MSM doesn't cover, watch this great documentary with Johnny Knoxville:

http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit

Re: Detroit in Ruins

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Post by jeffepp » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:39 PM UTC

There is a TON of opportunity in Detroit. A lot of smart money has already started pouring into the city.

Re: Detroit in Ruins

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Post by saturdaysaint » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:43 PM UTC

This is unsympathetically referred to as "ruin porn" around Detroit. Yes, there are an exceptional amount of abandoned buildings (there are about 600,000 people in a city that could probably comfortably hold 3x that), but there are also world class universities, sports arenas, restaurants concert venues, houses and apartments, etc.

http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n8/htdocs/something-something...

Re: Detroit in Ruins

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Post by noelwelsh » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:47 PM UTC

I'd like to know more background on this. Why don't people move into the empty buildings? Housing in the UK is fairly scarce and empty buildings are likely to be colonised by squatters. After ten years or so squatters can actually claim the property. I thought artists would like the opportunity to get a big studio at a discount rate, and hackers who are bootstrapping would sure make their capital go a lot further in Detroit.

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Post by kevinskii » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:47 PM UTC

jeffepp wrote: post #5

There is a TON of opportunity in Detroit. A lot of smart money has already started pouring into the city.

Care to elaborate?

Re: Detroit in Ruins

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Post by neutronicus » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:48 PM UTC

noelwelsh wrote: post #7

I'd like to know more background on this. Why don't people move into the empty buildings? Housing in the UK is fairly scarce and empty buildings are likely to be colonised by squatters. After ten years or so squatters can actually claim the property. I thought artists would like the opportunity to get a big studio at a discount rate, and hackers who are bootstrapping would sure make their capital go a lot further in…

Detroit is crime-ridden and cold. Why not just move to another part of the US?

Re: Detroit in Ruins

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Post by trotsky » Wed, Aug 10, 2011, 3:52 PM UTC

saturdaysaint wrote: post #6

This is unsympathetically referred to as "ruin porn" around Detroit. Yes, there are an exceptional amount of abandoned buildings (there are about 600,000 people in a city that could probably comfortably hold 3x that), but there are also world class universities, sports arenas, restaurants concert venues, houses and apartments, etc. http://www.viceland.com/int/v16n8/htdocs/something-something...

A few thoughts on “ruin porn” from the site admin:

http://detroiturbex.com/updates/?p=47