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passport.....ticket......scre....
passport.....ticket......screwdriver.....

Good Detroit documentary (3 p...
Good Detroit documentary (3 parts)
http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit

Thanks Heath, that was well worth a look.
I have always been captivated by abandoned and dilapidated buildings.
I think I have posted this link on the forum before, but it is fascinating stuff.
http://www.silentuk.com/indexabove.html

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Dearest H. Moon,
Please start the year off on the right foot by posting your links in the appropriate box clearly marked "associated web link".
Best,

Corrected.
http://www.silentuk.com/indexabove.html

FLW for 279,000 Michigan
What:
http://medialaxf.rapmls.com/swmric/listingpics/bigphoto/055/2935155_04.j...
There are quite a few: http://michiganmodern.org/michigan-modern-real-estate/
http://www.mlsfinder.com/mi_swmric/larrykleinheksel/index.cfm?action=lis...

Empire in decline
As one empire declines another ascends. Shanty towns in mainland China are being demolished to build megacities with shiny skyscrapers. How things change. Beyond the aesthetic and powerful narrative contained in these images, I feel a great deal of empathy for the people of Detroit.

It is a shame what's happenin...
It is a shame what's happening in Detroit, but I find urban decay to present a unique beauty. But you know, Detroit is in a unique position to reinvent themselves and is. Literally like a Phoenix, rising out from the shambles. In that process, correcting and redefining how a large city should be...not in terms of nineteenth and twentieth century but twenty first and even twenty second century. Might take 50+ years of cleaning, but it'll happen.
My forecast for China isn't too rosey. China's growth is explosive...staggering really and foolish. Limited resources, rapid population growth with ever increasing competition fueling demands and a Government nearly in complete control....worrisome from my perspective. China isn't alone as other previously underdeveloped countries rapidly develop up and down Asia...like India, Pakistan, countries of Africa. North Korea will eventually concede to global pressure, they'll have to. They won't be able to protect themselves from ambitious outside influences (even inside) seeking new development & resources. While established majors like the US, Russia and Europe maintaining and growing themselves. The needs and demands required will place HUGE strains on global resource supplies. Not just food and energy, but everything.

There's a blackened 50's...
There's a blackened 50's chair in the 11th picture on the guardian site. Looks almost like a Juhl.
http://newspirit-square1.blogspot.com

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Zombie movies!

that blackened chair....
looks more like the one out of my yugoslavian knock-off set.....comfy chair, sad sight....
p.s. detroit is nowhere near the only city in which this sort of decay is occuring...i think truly its just the natural order of things and of course only seen as an atrocity when its something widely considered as something beautiful, forsaking its utilitarian purpose or possibilities.......sincerely,
Post-Industrial Philadelphia

If those building were in...
If those building were in any large Australian city they would be snapped up and turned into expensive apartments.
Are there any charities in the US they are turning these buildings into low income housing or arts centres or anything?

Heath
Yes, that happens quite often in the US as well. The "problem" is many of these old buildings, particularly factories, are not located in the most "desirable" sections of a city (for example, Philadelphia). However, once gentrification of a particular neighborhood appears imminent, developers are sure to snatch up and convert any restorable buildings that reside within.

It would be even nicer to see...
It would be even nicer to see them used for actually making stuff again, like the way Modernica have used their buildings.
A lot of these sites look like they would make good craft studios but I suppose if the population isnt there its a dead end, can't quite wrap my head around no value real estate, its un-Australian.