No, this isnt post Katrina New Orleans… And no, there is no water nearby this place either.
Just lots of “land boats” as I call them.
This house sits in one of the hundreds of ghost town areas in Detroit. Places where streets are abandoned, or just blocked off – places where few houses remain and wildlife and anarchy have over run the area.
CLICK HERE to see the area satellite photo from 2002 – it doesnt look much better back then.
These blown out houses are some of the most dangerous things in the City, many have the natural gas utility still left on. I can not tell you how many I have seen that are just left gushing gas into the open air. Whole blocks of them.
This former residence sits in a wide open ghetto prairie, with almost no viable structures anywhere in sight.
I disturbed a large ghetto pheasant tromping through the prairie grass.
Somebody “torched” a car here: i.e. burning it probably for insurance fraud.
Heres a Google Maps satellite image of this hood:
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I used to visit a Ford plant about 1/2 mile away from this area. Doesn’t surprise me at all. I take many back roads to avoid accidents on I-94 and see these areas all the time. (I’ve seen pheasants along I-94 too).
I appreciate your stories. Please keep posting and sharing. Have you thought of compiling your insightful posts and begin a film documentary?
I am new to your BLOG, I just discovered it today via International Metropolis BLOG…… very impressed with your coverage of Detroit and area… i hail from the Motor city – my birthplace – I have visited many times, but have lived away from it since 1953… amazing how it has fallen to rubble. I am interested in the old buildings, and their present state.
thanks for all your hard work here.
it’s kind of funny, if you zoom in a little on the map, you can see the boat on the lawn. next, there will be hookers showing up on street view maps, hey wait, that happened too…..