The Fantastic Ruin of a Modern City

[mbarrick]

What happens when a modern city made wealthy in the first third of the 20th century falls into decay and ruin after nearly half its population moves away? Look at Detroit.

Here's a few of the more spectacular images from the site:


An abandoned, burnt-out mansion.


A railway platform designed for millions of passengers, serving none for decades.


A grand theatre at the base of a skyscraper, serving as a parking lot.

Comments

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

I'll have to find the sight again, I don't remember the city, but it is a bunch of college kid who started out exploring a derelict building at their university and then progressed to old factories, sewers, and all sorts of weird urban spaces. It's quite neat...

Found it.

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

http://www.actionsquad.org/missions.html

And Vancouver copy-cats

[mbarrick.livejournal.com]

http://www.wraiths.org/missions.htm