I can here the question mark in your head. But I have a series of photos that I took in Detroit that I would like to share even though it is a subject far from the usual fare at Lost in Arles.
I was moved by my brief time in the Motor City. The push pull energy while questioning, bitter bites of decades decay and small nickel tokens of hope raising up like flags of non-surrender.
It is an American dilemma.
There are a whole lot of symbols out there.
I have two more posts that I will share, also on the weekends. Food for thought, food for compassion hopefully. But if it is not your cup of brew, there is no judgement in that too.
Wishing you all well. Let’s keep our eyes open.
Hello Heather,
I have visited Detroit on a number of occasions. So much history and the birth of Motown.
Did you see 60 Minutes recently, which featued the singer Rodriguez who lives in Detroit
Here is the link, we found it fascinating. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7424704n
Your images are wonderful Heather
Helen xx
Amazing post! Have a nice weekend:)
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Moving photos and prose ….mille merci's. I grew up in Michigan and find it very striking, poignant. So much to address, the hope, the despair.
Some really nice shots…well worth posting and more. Particularly like the Mercury Bar shot.
as always: very beautiful pictures, heather.
almost surreal. like a film setting.
yesterday my friend marco and i have talked about abandoned places and the mysterious aura they hold.
some of the buildings on your photos really want to make me go inside and look and take photos.
xxx j.
Stark! Great photos. I tend to love decaying Cities but I fear that this one may be dying for good.
Thank you for sharing this!
Thank you dear tg. Yes, there is more. And history is so…hah! Of course I am not even going to try to finish that. Our old house here in Arles overlooked the Roman Baths of Constantin and yes, even those were nothing but a playground for our neighbors when they were young. So much is relative, so much is real…
*bisous*
As much as I live for the sweet/salty combo, that is one bit of fusion food that I will pass on, thank you!
The US is so huge and so varying it is hard to scratch the surface of what it can be Jackie. And I know what you mean–since living here have we been to Spain or Italy, both so very close? Nope. We'll get there hopefully one day.