By: dydecker
I always wonder about our fascination with old ruins. Maybe the appeal is simply that you can get in and explore a space that's usually off limits. I get the same buzz inside any empty building,...
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(former detroiter) i've actually visited the train station referenced above a few times. quite an amazing place -- i do so much hope they actually do something with it; they guy that owns it is...
View ArticleBy: jengod
There's also historic farm architecture. For more see Beautiful Barns from the Barn Again joint venture between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and, uh, Chevy Trucks.
View ArticleBy: eriko
And such others as this, and this. Not all new buildings are bad. Not all old buildings are good. Just because we've destroyed a few good old buildings doesn't mean all old buildings should be saved....
View ArticleBy: pmurray63
Anyone interested in this thread may have seen this before, but for anyone who hasn't, behold The Fabulous Ruins of Detroit (which was started waaaay back in 1996). He's still at it, adding many other...
View ArticleBy: plep
The Detroit Metro Times has an abandoned shelter of the week feature. Some of these buildings seem to have so much potential. (Hats off to Pop Culture Junk Mail for the pointer, a long time ago).taz...
View ArticleBy: pmurray63
It's more than that, BinGregory. For too long, we have had politicians and developers who believe that new is good and old is bad. We tear down beautiful old buildings to put up modern eyesores. It's...
View ArticleBy: BinGregory
The American Midwest seems to be full of interesting, crumbly places. They don't call it the Rust Belt for nothin'.
View ArticleBy: tss
The American Midwest seems to be full of interesting, crumbly places. Your Built St. Louis link being another excellent example. Another one: Upper Michigan's Keweenaw peninsula, once the most...
View ArticleBy: taz
I'm a huge fan of crumbly places, and have actually lived in a few great crumblies myself. Not necessarily crumbly, but still interesting in terms of midwest older architecture is the Chicago Landmarks...
View ArticleBy: Postroad
Nice, Plep. I always wonder about our fascination with old ruins. Is it akin to visiting cemetaries when not visiting loved one for some perspective on our mortality, entropy?
View ArticleAbandoned buildings and other interesting historic bits of the American Midwest
Forgotten Detroit ; the Book-Cadillac, an abandoned hotel in Detroit; Indiana Historic Architecture; the history of Hammond, Indiana; Marktown Historic District, East Chicago, Indiana. The American...
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