Detroit's Demise: Google Streetview Before and After

damn. looks like pre/post katrina pictures

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Amazing how quickly these properties went to hell

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Not really, when you consider Detroit's demographics.

I thought Detroit went to shite long before 2009.

Reminds me of Nola

I bet there is a common denominator, but I just can't put my finger on it right now.

I always though detroit was shite and then I saw a video form like a blimp flying over the city before some sporting event, I think NFL, and was like woah, that downtown looks gorgeous.

So, I dont really listen to this stuff anymore. Sounds like the trashy areas just went to shite.

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I bet there is a common denominator,

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Basically Democrats and liberal ideals.

Take a Look Inside Detroit's Secretive Masonic Temple

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Stained by a century of Detroit soot and weather, the building's limestone exterior is almost comically foreboding.

Legends surround the Temple's interior, which is said to contain a labyrinth of rooms, some connected by secret passageways. It's also full of dramatic, unused spaces—the most famous being an unfinished swimming pool on the sixth floor. Unfortunately, most of the building is off-limits to the public. But with rumors of renovation and a possible loft conversion floating around, we snapped some photos during a recent tour from Preservation Detroit.

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If there's so much doom and gloom and bankruptcy, how does Detroit sustain 4 professional sport franchises?

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Really nice and wealthy suburbs. The metro area is in very good shape. The core city was destroyed by white flight, loss of factory jobs in the city, poorly run city government, unions, pensions......