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Old 11-08-2020, 06:17 AM   #306 (permalink)
Lisnaholic
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The Detriot exploration continues.
Two houses which look like vampire lairs, except for the inhabitants who are casually chilling in the front garden:
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Another picturesque house:
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Not delapidated, but the weirdest attempt at faux-medieval architecture I've ever seen:
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And finally, my new favourite Detroit building:
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Those photos are just fabulous, Marie; exactly the kind of houses I love too; I will take your tip and explore google streetview. So far I have relied on YouTube, which has many drive-around videos of dilapidated US cities, including Detroit. A key search term is "hoods".

Here are some pics that I think you might also like, plus a good place to visit virtually: Gary, Indiana:-

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For myself, I can't seem to shrug off a morbid fascination with America's Rust Belt, which has brought me, inevitably, to Gary, Indiana. There are two good documentaries on Youtube explaining the town's demise, but I'll limit myself to posting a couple of pics:-



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