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Arnold Home
If I remember correctly, this was the first stop on our first trip to Detroit. The night before we had met our hosts the Survival Crackaz in person for the first time. They had hosted an excellent party which absolutely set the stage for how the rest of the was going to play out. Meeting…
Cass Technical High School
Cass Tech was a special explore. Obviously lots of Detroiters got in but when we went it was boarded up very tight and we just happened to be there when the door was wide open. The amount of (perfectly usable, wasted) stuff left behind was amazing. We heard someone inside with us and it turned…
5th Precinct Police Station – Detroit
A quick visit to Detroit’s 5th Precinct Police Station for some shots on film.
Packard Plant – Trip 1
The Packard Plant. A Detroit legend. An Albert Khan masterpiece. The building that all of the news stories featured as emblematic of Detroit’s economic downfall. The Pack was also a legendary exploring destination. It was a 3.5 million square foot lawless demilitarized zone in the middle of one of Detroit’s less savory neighborhoods. I remember…
Northampton State Hospital Nurses’ Dorm- Trip 9
The nurses’ dorm was the first building you saw when driving past Northampton State Hospital. Perhaps because it was so out in the open and obvious, I never explored it until years later. As it turned out, it was a really fantastic building! The last few shots in the gallery are from the Memorial Complex.
Worcester State Hospital
Unfortunately my risk tolerance wasn’t quite high enough to see as much of Worcester as I wanted, but I did manage to get a few shots inside during the demolition, including of the famed camera obscura which was created by a hole in one of the boards over the windows. This was also the site…
