On a two day visit in the Detroit area in late April I was able to take 9 photographs for my Missing Teeth series, here are 4 of them, all ...
This building on East Jefferson a block or so from the border with Gross Pointe shows inventive brick patterns.
Detroit's Abandoned Ruins Are Captivating, But Are They Bad For Neighborhoods?
While driving east on Interstate 96 from the Brightmoor neighborhood an abandoned church caught my eye. That part's coming. First, he...
Lee Plaza Hotel, Detroit MI. 2009 The Lee Plaza Hotel is a chapter in my book, Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream. Buy a signed copy via this link or get it on Amazon using the link below to learn more!
The Detroit Bicycle Club was the city's first in 1879. These were the day's of highwheeler bicycles that appealed to young adventurous men but few others. In fact L.J. Bates, the club's first president wrote in that tricycles would eventually become more popular since they attracted a wider audience. A Free Press editorial from 1883
Canadian photographer Philip Jarmain's series 'American beauty' captures the rapid destruction of Detroit's early twentieth-century architecture.
View detailed pictures that accompany our Ruins of Detroit article with close-up photos of exterior and interior features. (8 photos)
The Lee Plaza, located on West Grand Blvd in Detroit, was once an apartment hotel, one of the city's most prestigious addresses. Built in the 1920s, this 15-story art deco building featured a large and elegant lobby with shops and hotel services.
In the early 20th century a number of Detroit industry magnates including Sebastian Kresge, Benjamin Siegel, Charles Fisher and Water Briggs built their mansions on Boston Boulevard between Woodward Avenue and Hamilton Street a half-mile north of what is now called the New Center area.
I just love this jewel box building at 12045 Rosa Parks Boulevard in Detroit that is the former home of a church. I zoomed in on my photogra...
Built in the 1920s and used for decades as a big band dance hall, The Grande (on Detroit's northwest side) was a premiere rock concert venue from 1966-1969, hosting the likes of the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, The Who, MC5, Eric Clapton and Cream, Sly & The Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, Iggy & The Stooges, Genesis, Van Morrison, The Velvet Underground, Fleetwood Mac, BB King, Rush, The Grateful Dead, etc. Led Zeppelin's name was spelled wrong on the marquee the first time they played there. MC5 recorded "Kick Out The Jams" here and was considered the house band. Original psychedelic art posters from the Grande can fetch thousands of dollars. It closed in 1972. A baptist church bought it for their congregation four years ago but have not been able to afford the renovation. Another historic Detroit landmark lay in ruins. © 2008 radiospike photography, all rights reserved Do not use without permission. _MG_7065Ew
