At the corner of Michigan and Trumbull
September 2, 2009
Climbed up on to the roof of our 1992 Plymouth Voyager to take this photo of Tiger Stadium.
Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre
August 31, 2009
Several months ago I was asked to shoot a story about the economic ruin of Detroit, specifically focusing on architectural ghosts that were directly related to the automotive industry. I am not a native of Detroit, and aside from half a dozen visits to the city, I have not spent much time there.
I recently came across the photography of Yves Marchand and Romain Meffre. Among their Ruins of Detroit project, there are several excellent photographs. I particularly appreciate the one pictured above, which is an image of the ballroom inside the Fort Wayne Hotel. There are many striking images, and I personally think that the magazine should have purchased photos from Yves and Romain rather than having asked me to create new ones. In any case, it is worth your time to visit the Marchand and Meffre site in order to take a good look at some powerful work.
Detroit will always be a mystery to me.