Will Detroit be the next location for the X Games? Let’s hope so. This city could use a major event like this to bring things up again!
Tag: detroit
X Games Detroit Trailer from The Work Inc on Vimeo.
I really want to make it out to Detroit for this. I miss that city so much.
Somehow I’ve missed this entirely. But check this out: Detroiturbex has an entire slideshow of archival images from the Packard Auto Plant in Detroit before its complete abandonment. Also, it has been reported that the roof of building 5 at Packard has collapsed.
Description reads: NYC RR 4-6-4 Dreyfuss Hudson #5344 at Michigan Central station in 1939. Why in the world do trains no longer look this cool?
I didn’t know Edward Burtynsky did a series of photos in Detroit back in 2008. Among the places he photographed was the Piquette Avenue Ford Plant which was responsible for producing Ford Model T’s. In the same building apparently is Henry Ford’s Design Studio. Today, the Piquette Plant is a museum (I think…I’ve never actually [...]
A fantastic video from Fuel Tank TV about a man named Craig Metros who moved from Detroit to Melbourne and began working for Ford Motor Company there. Drawing, illustration, collage, and custom vehicular mods are just some of the skills under his belt. Fascinating individual.
