Category: Detroit
Top 5 Abandoned Modern Cities
Some modern cities of the world that yesterday were full of inhabitants and life, now they’ve been abandoned. You probably know them as ghost towns. Of courses, behind every city is an interesting story. Stillness that surrounds these former human settlement seems almost palpable. In contrast to continuous noise and chaotic human restlessness that characterizes large [...]
Detroit City, Michigan – Automotive Paradise
Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located near the border with Canada in the mid-west region of the United States of America. Founded in 1701 by the French fur hunters, is today a major port on the Detroit River. It is famous worldwide as the industry’s traditional automotive center and [...]
Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts or DIA located near Wayne State University , Michigan , features one of the largest , most significant art collections in the United States. In 2003, the DIA had an art collection valued at approximately 1 billion dollars. With over 100 galleries, it now covers 658,000 square feet (61,130 m²). [...]
Renaissance Center , Detroit
Renaissance Center also known as the Ren Cen , located in the center of Detroit , is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers . The Renaissance Center complex is owned by General Motors being its headquarters. The central tower, the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, is the tallest all hotel skyscraper in the Western [...]
Belle Isle , the largest island park
Belle Isle , located only a couple of miles away from downtown Detroit is the largest island park in the US covering 982-acre (1.534 sq mi). It’s larger than Central Park in NYC and the third largest island in the Detroit River after Grosse Ile and Fighting Island . Belle Isle features Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (1904), [...]
