Disappearing Detroit: Urban Analysis
A series of diagrams that give a visual depiction of Detroit's growth and decline over the 19th and 20th centuries.
Detroit experienced a steady exodus of citizens for over 60 years. Because of this mass exit, thousands of vacant lots and neglected buildings lay lifeless in a barren landscape. Although a great many of these structures can not be saved in their current conditions, there are a lot that can be (and should be). This remnant of structures represents the history of Detroit; a history that can't be replicated; a history that does not exist any where else in the world. To demolish these buildings and to raze these lands would be to strip the very essence of what made Detroit what it was. The next few diagrams depict the municipal demolition efforts, most of which is focused in the oldest parts of the city.
