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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: littleman on July 08, 2013, 01:15:59 AM

Title: On third world Detroit
Post by: littleman on July 08, 2013, 01:15:59 AM: In the old core we had this ongoing thread about how bad Detroit is. Here's a video of a woman waiting for the police to show up after her house was broken into.
http://youtu.be/n1KmTAY67zA
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Mackin USA on July 08, 2013, 01:11:38 PM: http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2013/01/23/dangerous-cities/index.html

Most are run by DEMS.

SO SAD
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: ukgimp on July 08, 2013, 01:35:32 PM: Fox News! Holy sh##, they ham everything up, not a real news station.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Drastic on July 08, 2013, 02:14:27 PM: Quote from: ukgimp on July 08, 2013, 01:35:32 PM
Fox News! Holy sh##, they ham everything up, not a real news station.

pssst, that's a local fox network affiliate. ;-)
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: ukgimp on July 08, 2013, 02:28:09 PM: haha :-)

It just drove me a little mad as the guy I stayed with prior to the hurricane and election was a mad Fox News fan. All I can remember is Benghazi news and other relentless repetition of election stuff. Some of them were fit, others just got on my wick.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Drastic on July 08, 2013, 02:29:43 PM: Yeah, they all have a slant of some type. For the least biased reporting we watch bbc news. ;-)
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: rcjordan on July 08, 2013, 07:30:04 PM: broadcast news:
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Post by: Mackin USA on July 08, 2013, 09:42:38 PM: Classic, RC :)
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: bill on July 10, 2013, 06:30:38 AM: Man Arrested for Driving Antique Combat Vehicle Around Detroit (http://disinfo.com/2013/07/the-boom-in-motor-city-man-arrested-for-driving-antique-combat-vehicle-around-detroit/)
(https://disinfo.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/m20-armored-utility-car-02-300x202.png)
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: ergophobe on July 10, 2013, 09:11:50 PM: RC - if this forum had a +1 button, I'd use it on that one.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: rcjordan on July 18, 2013, 09:27:54 PM: Detroit files for bankruptcy

http://www.freep.com/article/20130718/NEWS01/307180107/City-Detroit-has-filed-Chapter-9-bankruptcy
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Mackin USA on July 18, 2013, 10:02:04 PM: YEP
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: rcjordan on January 10, 2014, 06:05:58 PM: Caution, time warp.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/drewphilp/why-i-bought-a-house-in-detroit-for-500

When you read, it's hard to keep in mind that this is within a city. It sounds more like the coal fields of Appalachia in the 60s.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Mackin USA on January 11, 2014, 05:08:43 PM: Some GREAT photos !! (Y)
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: werty on January 12, 2014, 10:13:16 PM: This is a 3 part series:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfuBc7Y7dDU

And I think sort of worth watching. Part 1 and 2 are sort of inspiring and the 3rd part will punch you gut.

Part of me wants to open a satellite office there.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: werty on January 14, 2014, 05:58:24 PM: Also:
http://roadtrippers.kinja.com/skiing-in-abandoned-detroit-buildings-is-coolest-thing-1484950654
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Rooftop on January 14, 2014, 06:28:58 PM: That is rather amazing.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: grnidone on January 14, 2014, 07:43:33 PM: That looks like a lot of work, but I'd do it! Love that they are skiiers not snowboarders...
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Rooftop on May 30, 2014, 10:25:25 AM: http://goobingdetroit.tumblr.com/

Streetview captures nature reclaiming detroit
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: rcjordan on May 30, 2014, 11:40:16 AM: $850M to tear down 40K houses

http://www.kfiam640.com/onair/john-and-ken-37487/detroit-we-need-850m-to-tear-12401306/

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/28/us/detroit-task-force-says-blight-cleanup-will-cost-850-million.html

Thats kinda pricey for residential demolition. I guess they had to factor in the, uuhhh, overhead (wink wink) for doing business in D.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: Drastic on May 30, 2014, 12:33:37 PM: Yeah, over 20k per home, when they are small and likely so close?

Yeah, factoring in something for sure.

Cool photos rooftop, looks like most of those started going downhill by being burned out.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: littleman on May 30, 2014, 05:49:24 PM: Thanks for sharing. I can't wrap my head around wanting to stay in a place like Detroit.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: grnidone on June 19, 2014, 05:59:28 PM: There are so much amazing architecture and history in Detroit. It makes me sad it is in such a bad state. It so much of American history.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: rcjordan on April 28, 2015, 12:59:16 PM: Baltimore was our next Detroit. I thought it would be Newark.
Title: Re: On third world Detroit
Post by: rcjordan on August 05, 2021, 02:40:27 PM: True in '77, True Today.

https://old.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/oyerw0/true_in_77_true_today/