Detroit Now & Then - Detroiturbex

**animatedmartian** · March-31-14, 07:57 AM

http://detroiturbex.com/content/ba/feat/

An interactive look at the growth, decline, and revival of the city of Detroit through historic and present-day pictures.

I've seen a decent amount of before and after pictures of various locations around the city, but none quite like these. Makes me think Detroit is and has been more dynamic of a city than even NYC. Obviously in both good and bad ways.

**SDCC** · March-31-14, 09:43 AM

Excellent pictures, presented in a unique before and after format…Thank you for posting and I enjoy the pics. There is optimism as well, the last group of photos is titled Revival.

**dguy4evr** · March-31-14, 05:26 PM

It appears that a lot of work went into these pictures. Very informative and insightful. I really enjoyed them, thanks.

**night-timer** · March-31-14, 10:12 PM

Excellent thread...

**Detroit Signal** · March-31-14, 10:48 PM

Fantastic job!!!!!

**Benedict** · April-01-14, 01:28 PM

My word, what an excellet site! Thank you for sharing it. I couldn't stop until I had read every single page in its entirety.

**MizMotown** · April-01-14, 02:39 PM

yea... great job and interesting twist. folks are so creative!

wish they'd include before/after of State Fairgrounds.

**YourCorner** · April-02-14, 12:20 PM

This is fantastic! Thanks for sharing =)

**EASTSIDE CAT 67-83** · April-03-14, 06:15 AM

A few of those photos really show the loss of homes in the lower east-side neighborhood between Jefferson/St Jean and Mack/Alter Rd. Its like Berlin in 1945!

**ordinary** · April-03-14, 10:40 AM

At first I was skeptical but the pictures do make me feel cautiously optimistic.

**313rd** · April-04-14, 11:50 AM

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I was able to get the same vantage point from a Shorpy picture almost 100 years after the original date.

**Smirnoff** · April-06-14, 07:58 PM

The site is AWESOME!

Big thanks for posting.......

**canuck** · April-06-14, 10:18 PM

Excellent site. Thanks for the link AM.

**Király** · April-07-14, 10:55 AM

People here berated me when I mentioned I hired Detroiturbex for a day to accompany me on a city tour including abandoned sites. Hopefully this new work of his will help explain it. He knows the city well and can give historical context into what you are seeing. I wouldn't have have got nearly as much out of my visit to Detroit without his knowledge and expertise.