http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2011/jan/02/photography-detroit?%2F%3Fpicture=370173054&index=0
My friend, a cultural anthropologist, sent me this link today. It appeared in the UK Guardian a few days ago. It shows the decline of the once majestic city. Architectural masterpieces from a century ago sit in ruins. The remains of once gorgeous ceilings cover a century of decay. This is the Detroit the rest of America thinks of. It is not the one that I think of though.
Sad to say, but some of these buildings were probably like this when I was growing up there. I don't understand why the city does not level these. They really are an eyesore, plus are somewhat dangerous. I remember driving down Woodward as a child and seeing remnants of buildings left from the late 60 riots. They just sit there. Why?
Corrupt government? Sure, there is a history of that in Detroit. Lack of funds. Yes, I am sure demolishing these buildings takes a ton of money. But letting these buildings just rot away is not serving any purpose other than providing fodder for more anti-Detroit rhetoric that the media has had a love affair with for the past forty years.
There are still many cool things going on in Detroit. Are they reading about that though in the United Kingdom? Probably not.
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