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Philip Jarmain captureed an echo of Detroit’s former opulence in a series of photographs titled American Beauty: https://www.kostuikgallery.com/project/america

• rmason 4y ago
  Three updates since those pictures have been taken. The State of Michigan has poured tens of millions into Belle Isle (an island in the Detroit River that's a park) and that includes the aquarium. Ford bought Michigan Central Depot and is pouring a couple of hundred million restoring it and two nearby buildings. It will be the headquarters for their self driving team and other car related tech. The first floor will be rented to merchants. The old General Motors building was like that. You could eat, buy a suit or see the dentist all without leaving the building. You think Silicon Valley invented that sort of thing? The David Whitney building has been completely restored and is now a five star hotel. There has been so much demand for hotel apartments that they're converting I think the two top floors. https://historicdetroit.org/galleries/david-whitney-building-renovation-photos https://historicdetroit.org/galleries/david-whitney-building...