River Rouge Power Plant

**JBMcB** · October-21-24, 09:23 AM

Here's a neat video of The Proper People exploring the River Rouge power plant, that had the boiler explosion in 1999.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pL3wfB3fso

Linked is an interview with one of the survivors. I've read they've started tearing the plant down recently.

**GrtLksMarlin** · October-23-24, 10:32 AM

Very cool! Though 'ruins of Detroit' sorts of things aren't the current positive story, as a designer [[machines and plants), I love stuff like this and could spend hours imagining it in its heyday, yet also find a special beauty as it is.
Thanks for the post!

B.E.F.

**JBMcB** · October-23-24, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by GrtLksMarlin

Very cool! Though 'ruins of Detroit' sorts of things aren't the current positive story, as a designer [[machines and plants), I love stuff like this and could spend hours imagining it in its heyday, yet also find a special beauty as it is.

They call themselves The Proper People for a reason. They recorded this video last year, and waited for demolition to start to release it. This video is probably the last visual record of the plant before it's demolition.

**GrtLksMarlin** · October-23-24, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by JBMcB

They call themselves The Proper People for a reason. They recorded this video last year, and waited for demolition to start to release it. This video is probably the last visual record of the plant before it's demolition.

Well, I ain't so proper. Still nice to see, and I get the many reasons why these things need to go, yet they're still something amazing to see. Thanks for sharing the video!
B.E.F.