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    brent6017: We have had this phenomenon in Indiana for decades. Come to Gary, and see what an industry shutting its doors and leaving does to a region. The stee... more »
    MadHungarian: If you want the ruins to be replaced by something else, be careful what you wish for. The ruins of the Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, PA: [www.ob... more »
    SundaySunday: You could see the Packard Plant from my 9th floor office window where I worked last year. It's incredible how sprawling that ruin is. My office was in... more »
    Mad_Science: Having lived my whole life in relatively prosperous areas of California [*dodges thrown shoe*], it's amazing to me that huge buildings and chunks of l... more »
    FrankRizzo: I can't believe no one has posted THIS! Anytime anyone speaks of Detroit, I think of this. more »
    Pete Gaines: I love urban exploration. My dad and I used to go stomping around abandoned buildings when I was a kid, before it had a name. more »
    mytdawg: Here's an interesting take by Pat Buchanan of all people - [news.yahoo.com] more »
    dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity: I'm curious as to who owns these buildings and how much property tax they have to pay. Anybody cares to enlighten me? more »
    V1650: These old factories are sad, but they're nothing comapred to the dozens of basically abandoned office buildings and skyscrapers that constitute downto... more »
    Deartháir II: Fantastic job, Ben. There is such a melancholy beauty in these old buildings. They speak to the excitement of the postwar boom, the days of rampant ex... more »
    War2d2: Secure In His Own Manhood: The whole post is well written, but that is one awesome third paragraph, Ben. Really, really well done. more »
    CypressCarNut: My family comes from a city in Mexico called San Luis Potosi. There is a GM assembly plant churning out Pontiac G3's and Chevy Aveos - mostly for Lati... more »
    Joshuman: Say it with me everyone. It's means it is. Its is the possessive form. more »
    Cognitive Friction: I opened this page right as the randomizer on my iPod landed on "Let it Die" by the Foo Fighters. "In too deep and out of time/ Why'd you have to go a... more »
    Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: What Graverobber said. Letting these great factories decay like this is a crime, pure and simple. And with their closing, so went the livelihoods o... more »
  • #carpocalypsenow

    The Ruins Of Detroit Industry: Five Former Factories

    With the President mulling the use of TARP funds to help Detroit automakers weather the Carpocalypse, we thought it appropriate to show you these five Detroit industrial relics that didn't quite make it.
  • #industrynews

    Barack Obama Spends Portion Of The Debate Talking Up Detroit