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The Detroit River is the border between Canada and the United States. One side is the Canadian city of Windsor and on the other side is Detroit, also know as the ‘Motor City’ (Motown). Windsor and Detroit share a lot and one thing the people on the Windsor side enjoy is the view of Detroit’s skyline. Prominent on that skyline is the Renaissance Centre the world headquarters of General Motors.
This beautiful three story Spanish Revival apartment building in Detroit was built in 1928 and until recently was still occupied. If you go on this Streetside link you can see that over the last ten years this neighborhood has gone downhill incredibly fast. In 2008 it was still being used:
www.google.com/maps/@42.4342891,-82.9754517,3a,75y,358.86...
Now almost nothing is left though the apartment building across the street still is occupied:
www.google.com/maps/@42.4342897,-82.9754686,3a,75y,0.56h,...
It is still listed online as "for rent,"
"Explore your new place at 14299 Fordham St in Detroit. This community can be found in the Burbank area of Detroit. From availability to location, the community staff is ready to help you find your perfect floor plan option. Contact or drop by to check the availability and schedule a tour today."
Greektown Casino-Hotel provides a great view of Detroit's annual fireworks display. Despite the threat of violent weather, everything went off without a hitch last night.
...happy friday................:-)
...title ...♪♫♫...The Vision...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eOZQmlArjY
@{-->-- ...thank you all very much my dearest friends.....................................................♥
I did not end up with very many images I liked of the fireworks for various reasons. This one was my favorite after a little cleanup.
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a monument located in Belle Isle Park, in Detroit, Michigan. Designed by architect Cass Gilbert and sculptor Herbert Adams, the fountain was completed in 1925 at a cost of $500,000.[1] The lower bowl has a diameter of 510 ft (160 m) and the central spray reaches 125 ft (38 m). The fountain honors the controversial James Scott, who left $200,000 to the City of Detroit for a fountain in tribute to himself. (Wikipedia)
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Detroit, MI 2013
Huge thanks to Shutter Photo for the feature article today. I've been in sort of a shooting rut with such a busy schedule this summer; but I hope to get re-energized soon to get some new ideas out. Thanks again to Travis for the eloquent motivation. :)
I was going to add a description before posting this, but just realized I forgot to mark this as private...
But, I guess I don't have much to add anyway. I happened to be driving around southwest Detroit and noticed the smoke about a mile away from this house fire. I managed to get quite a few shots from the alley behind the house where a small crowd had gathered. Unfortunately, this happens way too often in Detroit.