In mid-July, I took a personal vacation and visited friends from my hometown of Austin, MN, as well as the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here are some photographs and my experience along the journey.
On December 30, 2018, I went out to explore Continental Motors in Detroit with my brother and Jason (@jejones). Jason guided us through the area and talked to us about the evolution of graffiti from different artists over the years. He told stories from his viewpoints of what used to be and when it got …
Continuing the first part of our urban explorations… Andrew, Jennifer, and I headed to Brewster-Wheeler Rec Center in Detroit very close to where the Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects are located (and about to be torn down as of this writing) for the second part of our 6th Urban Exploration. This location was special for me because like …
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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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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 …
This is the 5th history writing I’ve done. This was written on November 13th of 2012 shortly after I returned from Europe (Turkey, Bulgaria, and Greece). It’s been over a year since my last history update. I guess you could say I was figuring things out. I hadn’t worked with anyone or anything for about …