Comments on: ghost city (detroit part 2)

By: Lisa

Lisa — Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:57:25 +0000

Thanks, I find these images really beautiful and like to incorporate abandoned buildings as imagery in my paintings. There is something about the building being abandoned by humans, it takes on an identity of it’s own. A space of held memories. The building lies on the border of being demolished in an impending space.

By: Rob G

Rob G — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:45:17 +0000

After growing up in a nearby Detroit suburb during the 60’s & 70’s, I am encouraged by the many that want to reclaim Detroit’s 1920’s charm and architecture. My parents grew up and worked in Detroit. Listening to their stories of the past about Detroit was only a mystery to me
Pity, most of my life I have seen nothing but the city abandon most of these treasures, now their seems a renewed interest in reclaiming these treasures from the grave.

By: louise

louise — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:06:43 +0000

I used to live in detroit 22yrs ago and its real sad to see some of the places I used to know the way they are now.

By: Courtney Davenport

Courtney Davenport — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:14:44 +0000

Hello, I’m working on a screenplay that is set in Downtown Detroit and I was hoping that you had more pictures of the city and abandoned buildings that you wouldn’t mind sharing. Thank you, it is very much appreciated.
-Courtney.

By: Courtney Davenport

Courtney Davenport — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:14:23 +0000

By: Karli George

Karli George — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 21:38:19 +0000

Man, how have I missd this site??? I am fascinated with abandoned buildings, and I feel the same way as the author-couldn’t care less about them once they have been restored-and I think the author stated it perfectly for me as to why that is. Good job. Is there anywhere at all I can fond a listing of abandoned buildings in and about the Portland area? They seem to be disappearing like crazy and it makes me sad

By: Donald

Donald — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 17:38:02 +0000

Hello,
I was born at the old Delrey Hospital on West Jefferson way back in 1937. I left Detroit to join the Army in 1954 and have many found memories of the City as it was nearing the end of its golden years. I feel that I let the city down by staying in the West after my time in the Army. Recently I returned to Detroit to visit my mothers grave and had to leave within a few hours as I could not relate to anything from my past. I truly was so depressed by the decline of the old neighborhood that I felt cheated.

By: Ska Bob

Ska Bob — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:24:02 +0000

Unfortunately the Train Station is no longer as safe or easy to spelunk in as it used to be. There are regular patrols to clear out the homeless and the curious, and quite often you find large parts of it flooded after a lot of rain.
One of the oddest things, as a resident of Detroit (ok a suburb right now, I’m 11 miles from the core of the City – for scale, the outskirts of the metropolitan area known as Detroit are almost 40 miles out) is to see what happened to the city for the Super Bowl. There’s townhouses ALL OVER the place in spots that used to be abandoned lots or entire blocks burnt out from some Devil’s Night past or even the ones left over from the race riots in the 60s…It’s like somehow the city decided people were going to fall so madly in love with Detroit from going to the Super Bowl, that they’d move in. Yeah, with no jobs, THAT’s gonna happen.
Probably the best part about your post is the bit about the attitude of those that destroyed the UA theater. It’s very much become the Spirit of Detroit. “This place sucks, so I’m gonna do whatever I have to, screw over everyone and anyone I need/want to to get more, and get the Hell out of this place!” Just about everyone here is trying to get rich quick, even the rich…That’s how Detroit’s divided, btw – not by race. We’ve got the most diverse population I’ve ever seen in a big city, especially in terms of quantity (the largest population of middle eastern descent outside the middle east, for example) and nobody, NOBODY gets on eachother just about race. If you’re stupid, or annoying, or in the way – you’re gonna catch Hell…but it’s because you’re stupid, or annoying, or in the way. It’s a level of honesty that people hide from with things like racism. It’s the REAL melting pot.
btw, I’ve got access to a pretty decent collection of spelunking pics…feel free to toss me an email if you want some, and I’ll see what I can dig up…

By: matt mc

matt mc — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:17:56 +0000

that is the detroit train station- it is one of the prime ruins of detroit. do a google search and you’ll find lots of stuff.

By: Erica

Erica — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:31:44 +0000

I was wondering what the last building in the above photographs is? We drive to Windsor, Canada a few times a year and have always wondered what that building was. To me it has always appeared so haunting and beautiful at the same time. Thanks for the info!