The Detroit Water Sewerage Central Yard is located at the intersection of Orleans Street and Erskine Street. This was our third and final stop for the day after exploring Greenfield Elementary and Fredrick Douglass Academy. What made this place stand out was the vastness of it all. The graffiti and open spaces gave this place a sense of …
On June 22nd I went out with Andrew of Detroit Proper Photography and my girlfriend Jennifer to see some more abandoned structures in Detroit. Our first stop was somewhere near Robinwood Street, which has been dubbed as one of the most abandoned neighborhoods in Detroit. We didn’t stop there too long, as we were heading towards …
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Fredrick Douglass Academy High School is located on the corner of Chene and Leland in Detroit. This was our second stop after exploring Greenfield Park Elementary on May 24th, 2014. I was here two years ago and immediately noticed more overgrowth since that time. It would seem Mother Nature had decided to reclaim this land as …
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Greenfield Park Elementary is located at the corner of Brush and Parkhurst in Detroit. Last Saturday, May 24th, I went out with Andrew and Marc again to explore abandoned schools on the East side of Detroit. The pictures below are of our first stop. The years haven’t been good at this school, from the outside …
I’ve been exploring some of the abandoned buildings in Detroit since 2012. These pictures are from my first time back in the field (finally!) with local explorers again. In this exploration, we checked out the Continental Factory, Grand Trunk Cold Storage & Warehouse, and some other places I have no idea how to navigate to …
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On April 4th & 5th I went on a class field trip with Eastern Michigan University. We went to the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and visited galleries in the West Loop neighborhood. During these times I hung out with some very cool people and made some new friends. I brought …
I need your help with something. I’m currently working on a video project for my Graduate Program at Eastern State University and need your time and generosity to film personal household environments. This semester I will be documenting personal spaces inside of domestic spaces. I need footage from bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, garages, etc. I’m …
On a Friday morning on September 23rd, I woke up and killed some time taking pictures of fog. There is something unique about the city of Austin Minnesota. Besides living there for six years from 2000 to 2006 during high school and some community college, I was visiting the “Austin Art Festival” which was taking …
On April 3rd-ten days ago my sister and our friend Teresa visited Philadelphia together on a road trip for spring break. I saw two cousins of mine that I hadn’t seen in WAY too long… (Jamie, Toni – it was great seeing you two again). Although visiting them was the highlight of the trip, so …
From March 4th to the 6th, 2013 I was fortunate enough to finally travel to New York. The visit was an experience, that’s for sure. Besides seeing my friend Aaron I hadn’t seen in over two years, I got to explore the better part of Manhattan and a little bit of Brooklyn. Below are some …