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thenewgreen  ·  4318 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 30 abandoned places that look truly beautiful

Having these two back to back was a good move. Love the repetition:

I was surprised that the train station in Detroit wasn't on the list. It seems to make the "ruin porn" rounds quite regularly:





AnSionnachRua  ·  4317 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That pic of the train station screams at my eyes. There's a time and a place for HDR. I don't know when or where.

b_b  ·  4318 days ago  ·  link  ·  

MCS is number 19 on the list.

Fun fact: The term "ruin porn" was coined for Detroit.

thenewgreen  ·  4318 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No shit. Thanks man, I just looked through it and somehow missed it. b_b, searching for the origins of "ruin porn", led me here. Now I have to hear that Barry Gordy/Sammy Davis song. You ever?

b_b  ·  4317 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Binelli has done a lot of writing about Detroit recently. He has a really interesting book called Detroit City is the Place to be. However, I believe the term is credited to James Griffioen, who runs a blog called Sweet Juniper.

Never heard of the song.