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Surreal Before-And-After Photos Of Post-Industrial Detroit

Rob Wile   

Surreal Before-And-After Photos Of Post-Industrial Detroit
Thelife1 min read

It's one thing to imagine what the ruins that now litter parts of Detroit looked like in their heyday.

It's another thing to perfectly capture what all those places once were.

Photo project DetroitUrbex has paired photos showing derelict edifices with ones showing what those structures looked like when Detroit was bustling.

The results are haunting. We first saw this at Motor City Muckraker.

Check it out:

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Packard Assembly Line, circa 1941-42

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Packard Assembly Line, today

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Packard Plant South, circa 1925

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Packard Plant South today

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Packard Motor Car Company building; Packard disbanded in 1958

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Packard Motor Car Company building, today

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Chalmers Motor Company building, demolished 1991

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The site today

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The site today

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Highland Park Model T Plant, 1910, partially demolished in 1956

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The site today

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Hudson Motors Administration Building, demolished 1960

You've got to see the whole thing, it will really wreck you »

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