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                               Ruins of Detroit

I was born in Detroit [1] and while I wasn't exactly raised there, I did
spend many summers there (technically, Royal Oak [2], a suburb just north of
Detroit) so I have somewhat of a softspot for it (although I'm sure that one
winter spent there would cure me of that affliction).

But certain events (Organizaiton of Petroleum Exporting Countries / 1973) [3]
caused a once great city of over two million to decline, leaving much of the
city abandoned. And a shame too, since many of the buildings are (or were)
beautiful. Or at least something other than steel, glass and concrete.

So in coming across The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit [4] (via life from los(t)
angeles [5]) I'm getting this great feeling of nastalgia. Not that I've seen
many of the buildings pictured, but enough of them and it's a shame to see
them destroyed [6]. I mean, how many apartment buildings [7] do you see with
corner based semi-turreted coner balconies?

And okay, I have a fondness for brick buildings. I mean, can you imagine
living or working in a building this grand? [8]

Sigh.

[1] http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/
[2] http://www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us/
[3] http://www.buyandhold.com/bh/en/education/history/2000/opec1.html
[4] http://detroityes.com/home.htm
[5] http://www.subtle.org/se/
[6] http://detroityes.com/hudreq/index.html
[7] http://detroityes.com/hudreq/index.html
[8] http://detroityes.com/downtown/mcfull.htm

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