Many people have a vision of Detroit that is essentially a deserted — and dangerous — urban wasteland.
But in reality it is a city of incredibly stark contrasts.
In order to show the world what the city is really like, here's a video we saw on Deadline Detroit from a hobbyist who goes by Tretch5000 on YouTube. The videographer attached a camera to a small RC quad-roter drone in order to show the outer beauty of the city and the utter despair that overtakes parts of the metropolis.
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While some of it is depressing and other parts uplifting, all of it is hauntingly beautiful.
(H/T to Justin!)