Azazello1313 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I found this article/photo-essay/blog-post fascinating, I really had no idea the extent to which all this was going on there. I highly suggest reading the whole thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Dick Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Interesting. +1. Amazing pictures of entire neighborhoods completely disappearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 (edited) I've studied this phenomenon more than you can even begin to imagine. The urban core has been experiencing this for decades, just never at this widespread level in one metropolis. It is both scary and interesting all at the same time. When (if? ) the economy rebounds/improves, there will be a ton of opportunity for developers. Hopefully a rebirth will occur, and will occur in a smart fashion. There have been some good things happening in post-Katrina New Orleans; granted the "rehab" there has happened as a result of a natural disaster rather than the decline of a city's economy/lifeblood. I actually contemplated a move to the Big Easy to take part in the process of the eventual rebirth of the city. It's a city planner's dream, really. Thanks for the link... I think I found yet another site to frequent. Edited December 12, 2009 by darin3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I've studied this phenomenon more than you can even begin to imagine. The urban core has been experiencing this for decades, just never at this widespread level in one metropolis. It is both scary and interesting all at the same time. When (if? ) the economy rebounds/improves, there will be a ton of opportunity for developers. Hopefully a rebirth will occur, and will occur in a smart fashion. There have been some good things happening in post-Katrina New Orleans; granted the "rehab" there has happened as a result of a natural disaster rather than the decline of a city's economy/lifeblood. I actually contemplated a move to the Big Easy to take part in the process of the eventual rebirth of the city. It's a city planner's dream, really. Thanks for the link... I think I found yet another site to frequent. I have quite literally heard this about Detroit for my entire life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 i thought the country was a nice place to raise your kids? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cliaz Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I found this article/photo-essay/blog-post fascinating, I really had no idea the extent to which all this was going on there. I highly suggest reading the whole thing. outstanding post, Az. In fact you just helped me on some research I was doing (however I did not know I was looking for this topic). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatman Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Tangential, but an interesting perspective on Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darin3 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I have quite literally heard this about Detroit for my entire life. It's been a common theme in most urban cores for decades. It's just more widespread - especially now - in Detroit. The urban core (or "downtown", if you will) all but dissipated in the 50's and 60's when suburbanism hit. In the 70's and 80's, the urban core stayed unpopulated/unpopular because of "suburban downtowns". Companies chose to locate close to their workforce (typically it was the other way around; employees lived close to where they work). Los Angeles' downtown, for example, was a wasteland just 10-15 years ago. Sure, there were some office high-rises, but NO ONE lived downtown and God forbid you go downtown to eat, drink and be merry. Developers bought up a ton of land, built the Staples Center and now hotels, condos, shopping, you name it... is sprouting up around Staples Center and all of downtown LA. Rebirth can happen, but it won't happen in this economy. Me and my 5 part-time jobs are waiting for a turnaround. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiegie Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Tangential, but an interesting perspective on Michigan. I'd actually argue that Grand Rapids is up there with, if not above, Ann Arbor as one of Michigan's bright spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooknladder Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 ......Spain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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