Is Detroit Really That Bad???
I have been reading a lot of BS on Facebook this week, and it got me thinking.
If you haven't seen it, GooBing Detroit posted some before and after pictures showing Detroit's decline. Gizmodo picked it up. So did some conservative websites.
I AM NOT DEBATING whether Detroit has it's challenges. WHAT I AM OUT TO PROVE is that the news out of Detroit isn't as bad as you are led to believe. There is development here, and there are some good stories. Armed with 45 minutes and a sleeping family, I was able to compile 4 "before/after" pictures that show better things in Detroit.
On top of the great new developments in the city that haven't been photographed yet, here are a couple. If you want to find some other favorable Before and after, please email me the photos at [email protected]
Comments can be left at the bottom of each section.
If you haven't seen it, GooBing Detroit posted some before and after pictures showing Detroit's decline. Gizmodo picked it up. So did some conservative websites.
I AM NOT DEBATING whether Detroit has it's challenges. WHAT I AM OUT TO PROVE is that the news out of Detroit isn't as bad as you are led to believe. There is development here, and there are some good stories. Armed with 45 minutes and a sleeping family, I was able to compile 4 "before/after" pictures that show better things in Detroit.
On top of the great new developments in the city that haven't been photographed yet, here are a couple. If you want to find some other favorable Before and after, please email me the photos at [email protected]
Comments can be left at the bottom of each section.
3909 Woodward, Detroit
http://www.freep.com/article/20140126/BUSINESS04/301260081/Rents-rising-Detroit-downtown-Midtown-Corktown
1st shot: 2009
2nd shot: 2013
Nice apartment building being built to replace Ronald McDonalds childhood home.
1st shot: 2009
2nd shot: 2013
Nice apartment building being built to replace Ronald McDonalds childhood home.
4240 Cass, The Auburn
First Picture 2009
Second Picture 2013
The Auburn: A 58 unit apartment building with shopping to boot. While it will most likely be filled with hipsters, they will probably pay the rent (and then complain that the rent is too high).
http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/cass-corridog-opening-at-the-auburn-this-weekend.php
Second Picture 2013
The Auburn: A 58 unit apartment building with shopping to boot. While it will most likely be filled with hipsters, they will probably pay the rent (and then complain that the rent is too high).
http://detroit.curbed.com/archives/2013/05/cass-corridog-opening-at-the-auburn-this-weekend.php
Gateway Marketplace, 8 Mile and Woodward
First Picture, 2008
Second Picture 2013
Gateway Marketplace is a new development in Detroit. IN an area that had little shopping, this new shopping center allows Detroiters to shop in their neighborhood...not out in the suburbs.
check it out at http://www.gatewaymarketplace.net
Second Picture 2013
Gateway Marketplace is a new development in Detroit. IN an area that had little shopping, this new shopping center allows Detroiters to shop in their neighborhood...not out in the suburbs.
check it out at http://www.gatewaymarketplace.net
8056 Trinity; Detroit, Michigan
This isn't a great improvement, but this is pretty important. While the offending blog cherry picked locations that got worse over time in Detroit, I can cherry pick locations that got better over time.
As you can see from the first picture, the house is boarded up...second picture shows he house to be occupied...also looks like people are taking better care of their lawns.
i cropped out the guy in front of his van....sure he would appreciate it.
As you can see from the first picture, the house is boarded up...second picture shows he house to be occupied...also looks like people are taking better care of their lawns.
i cropped out the guy in front of his van....sure he would appreciate it.
