Detroit continues.
Even if an Emergency Manager has been brought in and there are persistent rumours of the city declaring bankruptcy.
I was literally overwhelmed by all of your comments regarding my previous post in this series. How to begin to respond? I admit, I felt defeated in the face of something I am grappling to understand but it would seem that the people of Detroit aren’t down for the count just yet.
*Update: I am really thrilled to be working with the amazing D. A. Wolf again today on her fantastic blog, Daily Plate of Crazy. So if you are looking for a Provence fix, you can find it here!*
It looks so sad. So sad and forlorn.
A brilliant post.
Because behind the devastation and pubs and church halls there are writers and painters and musicians and all sorts of magic.
We can feel it
Not all of it, which somehow saddens me the most. Although I think there was a proposed plan at one point to raze the worst areas to turn them into parks and it was nearly 25% of the inner city land…
Absolutely, G and so well put, as always. But for me, these photos are not about the past but about a possible future for all of us. And that scares me as much as a possible plague.
Bisous…
I definitely agree with you Francine. The jobs have to come back to the US.
And I can only imagine your friend's stories…It is scary that even the Emergency Manager is possibly corrupt as well…
Remi had a similar reaction and I agree with you too Debra. It is just especially challenging as there are so many destroyed homes next to lived in ones…it creates a dangerous situation.
Bisous to you and scratchies to DD,
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Hello, Michel–I spent part of my childhood in Mason, MI (just outside of Lansing) and now my Mom and Sis live in Ann Arbor, so I go to visit them as often as I can (aka not often enough!). These photos were taken during my last trip back.
And I couldn't agree with you more. A very sad and frustrating situation.
But yet there are areas that are moving forward and a good arts scene from what I understand. It definitely isn't abandoned, just struggling ma chere Contessa.
Thank you as always. Yep, this is reality for these folks.
Especially one that did so much to advance the US economy previously, Jackie. I hear you.