The falling economy has had major fallout around the world. Detroit, once the robust epicenter of automotive manufacturing, has been hit especially hard. Check out this photography series from inside the city of Detroit.
“Once the city’s primary passenger depot, Central Station has not been used since 1988. Photographer Hemmerle sought out Detroit’s derelict buildings as part of a project exploring how far America has fallen. “Industry is one of the things that we let go that we need to get back,” he says.
See more photography by this artist.
You may also be interested in these books
- Lost Detroit: Stories Behind the Motor City’s Majestic Ruins
- Forgotten Detroit (Images of America)
- Detroit: Remember When, Vols. 1 & 2
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If people like ‘remains of detroit’, they’ll also probably enjoy Dave’s ‘Desolate Metropolis’. Not all of his shots are from Detroit as he’s from Boston, I believe, but a while back he had a nice series on the Motor City.