Comments about detroit

There are 81 comments about "detroit"

Peter: i gotta start keeping my eyes peeled for remnants here in {nyc}. i remember seeing them really often years ago, but im sure most have disappeared over time, sadly... here are a few more from [[8062:nyc]]......

in response to: Toynbee Tile Remnant by luna park

CE: I was there during the celebrations but left before the riots began. I was going to bike back up at about 1:30am but unfortunately got a flat tire when I was leaving (and my......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Edward: The tiles originally appeared in Philadelphia. The tagger is widely thought to live about 22nd and Walnut Streets. In philadelphia there are hundreds of the tags as well as newer ghost like creatures(think strawbery, vanilla,......

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

Justin: If you think this place is hell, come to Highland Park, Detroit. (Six-mile and Woodward) The Kensington area is very dangerous, but Highland Park Detroit is unforgiving. ...

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

EvilGentleman: Thanks, little ukraine and Peter. My family was indeed part of the Mohawk ironworking community. I went to the museum in my hometown of Kahnawake with my grandmother one time, and there was a good-sized display......

in response to: Under the Bridges by Peter

rick Rock: and to Ivo. if you like desolate urban areas, you should see detroit. Nice series of pics Btw...

in response to: Spring Garden / West Poplar / Loft District: Lost in Transition by serlingrod

Peter: dangerduckie: if theyre in {cleveland} or {detroit}, it would be hard for them to qualify for the title of ##ugliest buildings in {new york}##, yeah? sure, {nyc} has more run-down and burned out places- it is,......

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

dangerduckie21: that's the ugliest building you can find in NYC?!! Come on over to Cleveland or Detroit, we can show you some buildings that make that thing look like a mini-palace...hell, this one doesn't even have......

in response to: Ugliest Building in New York? by Peter

Someone in Detroit metro: Wow.....some of the comments made here have been really ignorant, but then again everone is entitled to their own opinions right? Here's mine: I have lived in Detroit metro area my whole life. I......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

johnny barracuda: Being from Detroit it's nice to see a city with leaders who (even though it's probably taken longer than it shoud've) are doing something about blight. If only we had politicians in Detroit with......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

Detroit: I have visited cabrini green since I was a child. I was wondering if people still live there as of now? I am from Detroit and I LOVE Chicago. The crime rate here in......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

LAUREN: it's actually beautiful in an abstract and artistic way. yeah sure, the decaying buildings are an eyesore but some of the most interesting things i have ever seen. i like being in Detroit despite what......

in response to: Mexicantown by Cosmo

iman: i'm a new yorker, and i think that ny is the best and most beautiful city in the world, but i was still pretty impressed with detroit....

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Kevon: Eric: 22nd Aug 2006: the detroit pics are realy nice and most of the pics are too except for that loser who thinks 4 buildings means albany deserves a pic. My personal favorites are Sydney......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Beadle and Tatum: I always brag that Cleveland has the Rock hall, but you realize what a coup it was after comparing the musical displays there about Tennesse, Detroit, London and New York to the display of medium......

in response to: RIP Robert Jr Lockwood by Beadle and Tatum

colavitos ghost: for the TRUE pedants, these pictures were taken in the "Franklin-West Clinton Historic District" within the "Detroit-Shoreway Neighborhood" on Cleveland's "Near West Side"....

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

colavitos ghost: i was gonna say the same thing, carrie, but you're right...no point in being pedantic. for the pedants: this neighborhood would be more accurately referred to as "detroit-shoreway"....

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

colavitos ghost: i was gonna say the same thing, carrie, but you're right...no point in being pedantic. for the pedants: this neighborhood would be more accurately referred to as "detroit-shoreway"....

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

colavitos ghost: i was gonna say the same thing, carrie, but you're right...no point in being pedantic. for the pedants: this neighborhood would be more accurately referred to as "detroit-shoreway"....

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

colavitos ghost: i was gonna say the same thing, carrie, but you're right...no point in being pedantic. for the pedants: this neighborhood would be more accurately referred to as "detroit-shoreway"....

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

colavitos ghost: i was gonna say the same thing, carrie, but you're right...no point in being pedantic. for the pedants: this neighborhood would be more accurately referred to as "detroit-shoreway"....

in response to: The Streets of Ohio City by little ukraine

EvilGentleman: Judging from the responses to his articles, I would say that Scott Sargent has managed to piss off a lot of people with the "Most Boring Towns" series. I personally do not find it wise......

in response to: America's Most Boring Towns: 1 by Scott Sargent

Mecca Young: It's so exciting to see that someone is still interested in detroits artistic growth like I am.I'm a female artist who grew up in detroit, my whole life but, are well aware of outside cities.......

in response to: Mexicantown by Cosmo

David: The top bridge is the Veteran's Memorial Bridge, or the Detroit-Superior Bridge. I don't know what the little one is called, but it's a pretty neat swing bridge. It pivots in the middle,......

in response to: Bridges of Cuyahoga County by Jon

Peter: yay {detroit} {graf}!...

in response to: Michigan Places That No Longer Exist 002 by Cosmo

EvilGentleman: All I can recall is that in 1990, I was heading into the city on an elevated freeway coming from Chicago while riding on a Greyhound bus. The abandoned freeway was lower than us, and......

in response to: The Flats by David

joey: where's cosmo? is that a detroit tigers hat he's wearing?...

in response to: Hydrocephalic Selleck by Tyfoid Kid

Cosmo: Wow, Peter, excellent find! I see from their photo gallery that there might have been a third tile in Detroit that I didn't know about. Also, there is at least one "new school"......

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

Cosmo: The tiles seem to be disappearing due to cities fixing up their old roads...I'm so glad I got these images of the Detroit ones, so far as I know no one else has published images......

in response to: Toynbee Tiles by Cosmo

Chris Erb: I really like the pictures of the empty mansions from Detroit. it's sad to see but the decay of Detroit can be very interesting....

in response to: Mexicantown by Cosmo

Cosmo: I'm late to this post and I'm not sure it's necessary, but that really is someone in the lotus position. In front of the city's government buildings there is a giant sculpture called "Spirit......

in response to: Detroit Police by Peter

colavitos ghost: thanks for reppin' detroit. i was there for the first time about a month ago and had a really nice time. i especially enjoyed mexican town!...

in response to: Good Luck, Rhino! by Cosmo

Cosmo: Not sure how it works in Europe, but I am certain that over here in Detroit punks would urinate all over the thing, not just into the hole, thus rending the entire surface sticky and......

in response to: Public Urinals: Amsterdam by Peter

joey: cosmo. i'm just an ordinary guy who grew up in cleveland and figures most people on the internet are young people. i wanted you to know i visited detroit once in my lifetime....

in response to: Bush\'s Garden of Eating by Cosmo

joey: i toured the detroit stroh's brewery in august of 1972. before cosmo was born. i have a photograph of that somewhere around here. probably in a box in the garage...

in response to: Bush\'s Garden of Eating by Cosmo

zagg: I love this, doll house heh, *snicker* thought I have to call on it --- this has to be an older photo since there is no way it is snowing right now in Detroit. *hour away, and......

in response to: Heidelberg Doll House by Cosmo

Eric: the detroit pics are realy nice and most of the pics are too except for that loser who thinks 4 buildings means albany deserves a pic. My personal favorites are Sydney and Montreal, beautiful orange......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Josh Langille: Defintiely not in the top 15 but worth maybe an honourable mention: the Detroit skyline as seen from Windsor, ON, Canada: [[img:14703]] [[img:14704]] [[img:14705]] Hope you enjoy. ...

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Josh Langille: Windsor's skyline may not be up to par but we are lucky to have a beautiful waterfront with an incredible skyline as a backdrop in Detroit. This is Casino Windsor. One of the few prominent......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

Chris Erb: The controversy is starting to pour in so here are my reasons for excluding some cities that I was considering: **Ottawa:** For a city its size and importance, the skyline in't very impressive. The Parlement......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

phill: Is cabrini green really that dangerous? I mean it can't be like iraq where you walk in a literally a expolision happens. I think it's pretty much just exagerated. Chicago today is no where near......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

phill: Is cabrini green really that dangerous? I mean it can't be like iraq where you walk in a literally a expolision happens. I think it's pretty much just exagerated. Chicago today is no where near......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

EvilGentleman: Halifax, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, Winnipeg... Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, St. Louis, Washington DC, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas... Even Tokyo! Fredericton has passed them all! So many posts for such a small city. Amazing......

in response to: Untitled by Marlo

EvilGentleman: Directions from Montreal to San Diego: Autoroute 20 West (becomes 401 West at Ontario border) Go to end of road (Windsor, ON) North on Huron Church Road to Ambassador Bridge. Stop at US Customs in Detroit, MI.......

in response to: The Drive Home by jfilip

Peter: ooh, i love those oldskool gmc busses with the double-headlights! growing up, we called those "CARTAs", cause that was the name of my town's pubtrans system. when i saw that photo, i almost hastily......

in response to: L\'autobus by CE

EvilGentleman: Apparently, octopi are available at certain Asian restaurants and specialty seafood stores in our fine city, but not to the extent that they are in Detroit, where it was recently common for Red Wings hockey......

in response to: Octopussing by EvilGentleman

TheExpo: Our Crew Goes around PLymouth...a little place near detroit michigan, if any one near wants to hit us up... check the myspace group michigan parkour...

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

Peter: wow, eg, what stories. and... for what its worth... i, also, have been turned back by the {rcmp} at the {windsor}/{detroit} footbridge. actually, the exact statement was "go back to america!" due to my expired ID/info. hmm....

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

EvilGentleman: And lest someone accuse me of America-bashing because the antagonists in the previous story were so clearly all Americans, Canada is no better. A year and a half later, in December of 1990, my American......

in response to: Speak Out by M. Rojas

motown fenskee: cheaa fuck da system we gonn take over, i agree wild eddie 2 what u said it was like a punch in my face but true im gonn try and expand my art......

in response to: Dallas Graffiti Writers Busted! by Dallas Police

moonbean: everybody at the moonbean at 10 o'clock allright i wanna see everybody there from hool to evil gentelman to viernes to miss maners to ice man to that crazy oscar the grouch,to mr detroit ,canadians......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Crazy Canadians: I thought you people were all calm in the Great White North. You sure these two aren't from Detroit?...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

mr detroit: pretty toy...

in response to: Demonized Medicine by stormtrooper

mr detroit: no COOTER but i kiss your mama with it...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Cooter: Hey "mr detroit" do you kiss your momma with that mouth?...

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

mr detroit: to CANADIANS ROCK WOW you canadians can spell better than us,is that the best you can come up with?is that why your so better?so let me see in a country as multicultural as canada your gonna......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

AAA: Canadians Rock - right on To Mr. Detroit Go back to your rat hole and take your president with you too - your government has wrecked havoc where ever they have put their unwanted fingers in. ......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

My backyard isn't a landfill! : To Mr. Detroit. I'm glad you think that garbage isn't important since Toronto sends all of it's garbage to Michigan. I don't want to live in a dump and I have written essays on changing public......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Canadians Rock!!!: To Mr. Detroit... Ha ha ha...you make all of us laugh, before you post a comment run it through the spell checker next time...your writing makes you look as stupid as your president.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Canadians Rock!!!: To Mr. Detroit... Ha ha ha...you make all of us laugh, before you post a comment run it through the spell checker next time...your writing makes you look as stupid as your president.......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

this man is a hero: REPLY Dear American Threadjacker from Detroit: 2nd Feb 2006 - 01:34 GMT first off since you love them so much join them up there in canada become canadian you fuckin idiot since you stick up from them......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

To the really intelligent person who posted this....: canadians=losers: 2nd Feb 2006 - 01:00 GMT i live in detroit,guess how many murders are here a day,and you stupid fucks are a making big deal out of garbage?LOL then you wonder why you have such......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Dear American Threadjacker from Detroit: First, learn to speak and write the English language properly and then come back and talk to us. You sound like a short bus kid grunting his way through a writing assignment. Second, try to stay......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Someone who Thinks Toronto is no better than Detroit.: So girl in white vest, the pictures show a totally out of control act from your boyfriend. How exactly does one get his hand stuck in a wheel? His left hand is holding......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

The Birdman: Probaly the longest dwelling residents remaining in this neighborhood are the Woodberry family. How about asking them for a little commentary and input on the destruction and redevelopment of the neighborhood to accompany your photos?......

in response to: Brush Park, Detroit by Tmax 400

jack: i like wales in june, how about you. i like the detroit bridge, how about you? manchester really rocks, cant get my fill and the urbis, oh yes the urbis gives me a......

in response to: Manchester Dec 2005 - Part 2 by indykid

Peter: URBIS... a museum of urban life? cool! just found this: [[http://www.urbis.org.uk]] ... some def cool stuff. love the {detroit} bridge, too. great paint job. you really got some great shots of the buildings there, too... i......

in response to: Manchester Dec 2005 - Part 2 by indykid

Peter: sweet! im always a sucker for the trolly photos, heh. that last photo is breathtaking, with the elevated roadways and buildings. it reminds me of the RenCen in {Detroit}... [[214:there are some photos here]], but i......

in response to: toronto night by jeeff

JayEastsider: wow great pictures i have never personally been too detroit but i had a friend who lived there for a year and she said quite large areas of the city are in urban decay. i......

in response to: Brush Park, Detroit by Tmax 400

Dubhain: Actually, IIRC, this is what was known as GM's Tarrytown Assembly Plant. This would explane the pits in the factory floor. From GM's 2001 press release trumpeting a (defunct) development deal for the site: "The former......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

pillboxer: Well, that would look like Detroit except they don't like to tear down abandoned buildings. They just like to let them sit and decay to give urban explorers and graffiti artists places to poke......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

annetlux: detroit and some of lansing too......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

_flyonthewall_: Yeah, the big three are on their knees. This photo reminds me of what half of Detroit looks like....

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Peter: [[img:2871]] well, its like the bottom half of most all the lakes borders american states, which are most likely the source of most of the pollution, as they border industrial cities like {chicago}, {detroit}, {buffalo}, etc......

in response to: Hard Rockin\' by Bleeagh

Peter: i really wanna go to {demf} this year, yo. like, for real. {detroit}, whut!...

in response to: Detroit at Night by Peter

chucksspeed: amped kickin it imagine a line worker - ten hour shifts hanging the same trim piece every 68 seconds. trim takes 12 seconds to hang; 56 seconds left to do whatever can be done in less......

in response to: i am Detroit by trouble

Peter: for 8 years, my love for NYC has been unshakable; after spending the weekend in Detroit, though, its as if I've taken on some mysteriously sultry new urban lover, a thickly populated inner-city mistress linked......

in response to: i am Detroit by trouble

trouble: notice anything missing? no vinyl flooring! hardcore. even detroit pulled out the mats after 20 minutes or so....

in response to: i am Detroit by trouble

Peter: hey, this is really a great shot! i live in new york city, so of course i have a soft spot for the b-boy scene here. i did just get back from demf, where i took......

in response to: i am Detroit by trouble

peter: in other words: scary detroit coasters....

in response to: St. Kilda, Melbourne by O

trouble: old rickety roller coasters... check out 'roller ghoaster' on ifilm. i love old coasters too, living in detroit we were 2 hours from 'cedar point' which i think still holds the record for most......

in response to: St. Kilda, Melbourne by O