OT sort of: 100 Abandoned Houses

[no_such_reality]

Having lived there in the early 90s, my first though was that it was Detroit.

The story isn’t about the houses, the story is about the city.

It’s a shame, those houses were truely grand.

For the burned houses, they are probably hell night victims. The houses were abandoned long before they are burned.

[LAAFTERHOURS]

I am going to guess most of them are near detroit or in michigan/ west virginia.

[LAAFTERHOURS]

I am going to guess most of them are near detroit or in michigan/ west virginia.

[LAAFTERHOURS]

I am going to guess most of them are near detroit or in michigan/ west virginia.

[LAAFTERHOURS]

I am going to guess most of them are near detroit or in michigan/ west virginia.

[LAAFTERHOURS]

I am going to guess most of them are near detroit or in michigan/ west virginia.

[SanDiegoDave]

This piece tells much about the situation in Detroit. Check out the aerial photo comparison of 1949 to 2003. It’s shocking. But at the same time, I think Detroit has finally hit bottom and can turn around. The article explores the tremendous opportunity they have now to model the city in a smart and balanced agricultural/urban mix. People are already doing it: buying up the land adjacent to those abandoned houses and farming on it. The advantage: You’ve got irrigation and drainage already in place. And they’re focusing on the local/organic benefits.

Money quote:
“Detroit may be best positioned to become the world’s first one hundred percent food self-sufficient city.”

http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2009/08/detroit-urban-laboratory-and-new.html

[SanDiegoDave]

This piece tells much about the situation in Detroit. Check out the aerial photo comparison of 1949 to 2003. It’s shocking. But at the same time, I think Detroit has finally hit bottom and can turn around. The article explores the tremendous opportunity they have now to model the city in a smart and balanced agricultural/urban mix. People are already doing it: buying up the land adjacent to those abandoned houses and farming on it. The advantage: You’ve got irrigation and drainage already in place. And they’re focusing on the local/organic benefits.

Money quote:
“Detroit may be best positioned to become the world’s first one hundred percent food self-sufficient city.”

http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2009/08/detroit-urban-laboratory-and-new.html

[SanDiegoDave]

This piece tells much about the situation in Detroit. Check out the aerial photo comparison of 1949 to 2003. It’s shocking. But at the same time, I think Detroit has finally hit bottom and can turn around. The article explores the tremendous opportunity they have now to model the city in a smart and balanced agricultural/urban mix. People are already doing it: buying up the land adjacent to those abandoned houses and farming on it. The advantage: You’ve got irrigation and drainage already in place. And they’re focusing on the local/organic benefits.

Money quote:
“Detroit may be best positioned to become the world’s first one hundred percent food self-sufficient city.”

http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2009/08/detroit-urban-laboratory-and-new.html

[SanDiegoDave]

This piece tells much about the situation in Detroit. Check out the aerial photo comparison of 1949 to 2003. It’s shocking. But at the same time, I think Detroit has finally hit bottom and can turn around. The article explores the tremendous opportunity they have now to model the city in a smart and balanced agricultural/urban mix. People are already doing it: buying up the land adjacent to those abandoned houses and farming on it. The advantage: You’ve got irrigation and drainage already in place. And they’re focusing on the local/organic benefits.

Money quote:
“Detroit may be best positioned to become the world’s first one hundred percent food self-sufficient city.”

http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2009/08/detroit-urban-laboratory-and-new.html

[SanDiegoDave]

This piece tells much about the situation in Detroit. Check out the aerial photo comparison of 1949 to 2003. It’s shocking. But at the same time, I think Detroit has finally hit bottom and can turn around. The article explores the tremendous opportunity they have now to model the city in a smart and balanced agricultural/urban mix. People are already doing it: buying up the land adjacent to those abandoned houses and farming on it. The advantage: You’ve got irrigation and drainage already in place. And they’re focusing on the local/organic benefits.

Money quote:
“Detroit may be best positioned to become the world’s first one hundred percent food self-sufficient city.”

http://theurbanophile.blogspot.com/2009/08/detroit-urban-laboratory-and-new.html

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