Urban exploration photos often give us a sense that these crumbling, abandoned buildings are still haunted by the people who once walked their halls. This series of "Now & Then" photos from DetroitUrbex go a step further, contrasting photos of the abandoned Lewis Cass Technical High School with photos of its days as a…
A Proposal for Detroit: Turn a blighted neighborhood into a giant…
With so many of Detroit's buildings abandoned, plans are underway to gradually move residents out of some neighborhoods entirely
How to Tell if Your City is Dying
Detroit just took another huge step towards the abyss, with its proposal to turn off street lights across half the city
Crowdfund Cthulhu tiki mugs, a classroom-based RPG, and a documentary…
Cthulhu and cuteness are vying for your crowdfunding dollars this week, with unholy tiki mugs, an adorable collection of comics featuring Metroid's Samus, and a charming video game about a girl with time-traveling goggles. There's also a system for turning school into a role-playing game and a documentary about the…
Detroit plans to shrink by leaving half the city in the dark
Detroit's population is shrinking. The city boasts 60% fewer residents today than it did in 1950, and, as we've seen, many of its grand buildings have been left to rot
The vast, abandoned salt mines that lurk beneath Detroit
Over 1,000 feet beneath the city of Detroit is a 1,500 acre sprawl of tunnels created by salt miners at the turn of the twentieth century. Over at Environmental Graffiti, there's a fascinating story about the rise and fall of Detroit as the great city of salt production. Discovered in the late nineteenth century,…
RoboCop Jr. defends dystopian Detroit
When his son decided that he wanted to be RoboCop for Halloween, this dad didn't just make him a crafty cyborg suit. He also took his son on a photoshoot through the dystopian streets of Detroit.
The Grandiose Decay of Abandoned Detroit
Nearly a third of Detroit's homes are vacant, and along with the residences, the city's stately hotels and cultural centers have been abandoned as well, falling into dramatic disrepair, their grand ruins still showing the promises of a once-booming city.
