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Detroit, then and now

An email from a friend asked “Is this the real Detroit?”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9tXzQFQ0b8

To which I replied in the negative.

But unfortunately, this is the real Detroit:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02x8EHXPfB0

And check out the Packard Plant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNZPOP5WENc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-FXIXGd7LA

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3 responses to “Detroit, then and now”

  1. Frank Avatar
    Frank

    One man’s junk is another man’s treasure.
    http://classicalvalues.com/2007/01/post_220/
    I say preserve Detroit for posterity.
    This was America.

  2. chocolatier Avatar
    chocolatier

    Bulldoze these abandoned buildings, and ASAP. After World War 2, the Capitalist West Germans immediately demolished the ruined buildings in West Berlin, but the Communists left the ruins of East Berlin intact. Its seems obvious to me which side made the better choice.

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    Frank

    Choclatier, there will be no capitalist renaissance in Detroit, ever. I say leave them there as a symbol and warning for future generations.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb4eZ7Z5yk8