There is a haunting photo essay on Detroit's sad decline into abandonment featured in Time Magazine right now. Maybe I'm moved because Detroit is my hometown (well the suburbs of in reality but there is certainly a connection to the city we in the 'burbs surround). I grew up wishing that I was from a vivacious, thriving city like New York or Chicago (and consequently moved to both those cities) and it was always so depressing to drive through Detroit and see the potential it still had.
Detroit is a beautiful city. Architecturally amazing. Brimming with a history seemingly forgotten. There's something quite haunting about the city still, a town of ghosts. Over the years I've tried to explain the oddness of the place to others who have never been. Its almost like taking a trip to Machu Pichu or Pompeii. A civilization destroyed and an ancient ruins remained. The only difference is there are still people alive who remember its days of glory.
http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1882089,00.html
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