A trip to visit Abandoned Detroit is one that every Urban Explorer or adventurous photographer should experience at least once.
Detroit, the city that was once one of the most prosperous and fastest growing cities in the United States is now a shell of its former self.
Abandoned Churches, Abandoned High Schools, Abandoned Hospitals, theaters, houses and luxury hotels.
My first trip to Detroit was in April 2014 when I experienced a whirlwind day where we visited a cathedral, a former theater, a concert hall, a luxury hotel a recently abandoned church and a high school. I returned in March 2015 and visited an abandoned automotive factory, two abandoned churches and a high school, then again in May 2016 to visit more churches, high schools, houses and more.
The city of Detroit, in the U.S. state of Michigan, has gone through a major economic and demographic decline in recent decades. The population of the city has fallen from a high of 1,850,000 in 1950 to 677,116 in 2015, kicking it off the top 20 of US cities by population for the first time since 1850.
However, the city has a combined statistical area of 5,318,744 people, which currently ranks 12th in the United States. Local crime rates are among the highest in the United States (despite this, the overall crime rate in the city has seen a decline during the 21st century, and vast areas of the city are in a state of severe urban decay.
In 2013, Detroit filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in U.S. history, which it successfully exited on December 10, 2014. Poverty, crime, and urban blight in Detroit continue to be ongoing problems. Nonetheless, poverty is improving; median household income is rising, criminal activity is decreasing by 5% annually,and the city’s blight removal project is making progress in ridding the city of all abandoned homes that cannot be rehabilitated.
What beautiful architecture. How sad and tragic that it has fallen into disrepair. I am an amature photographer. I find old buildings and architecture fascinating. I live in WA state and found an old church and cemetary that is abandoned. The cemetary is on the historical registry but I can’t find anything on the church. Would you have any advice as to how to find more information about it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you
Karen
i lived in canada and those thing dosent exist here,its a modern tragedy that hit a city liked detroit,i hoped that the good lord would blrssed the people of detroit.today nobody is responsible for this huge mess.sad and tragic.
Nathan Fruendt
I would Love to save one of these place if I had the money too.
Cody
It looks like Detroit was hit by an asteroid or atom bomb.
What beautiful architecture. How sad and tragic that it has fallen into disrepair. I am an amature photographer. I find old buildings and architecture fascinating. I live in WA state and found an old church and cemetary that is abandoned. The cemetary is on the historical registry but I can’t find anything on the church. Would you have any advice as to how to find more information about it. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you
Karen
i lived in canada and those thing dosent exist here,its a modern tragedy that hit a city liked detroit,i hoped that the good lord would blrssed the people of detroit.today nobody is responsible for this huge mess.sad and tragic.
I would Love to save one of these place if I had the money too.
It looks like Detroit was hit by an asteroid or atom bomb.
I would love to have a organized tour.? ?