Detroit Photograph - Crumbling History by Priya Ghose

Crumbling History is a photograph by Priya Ghose which was uploaded on July 6th, 2012.

Crumbling History

This is a photograph I took while exploring the former Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit, Michigan. Exploring the plant was a unique experience... more

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Title

Crumbling History

Artist

Priya Ghose

Medium

Photograph

Description

This is a photograph I took while exploring the former Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit, Michigan. Exploring the plant was a unique experience full of thrilling, beautiful, and heartbreaking discoveries, and it will stick with me forever.

The plant itself closed in 1958, however a variety of other businesses used the large complex until the late 1990s. After it was abandoned, the plant began to draw numerous urban explorers, graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintballers. Scavengers have also extensively stripped the buildings of wiring and other building materials. I saw this on a large scale during my visit to the plant, and took care to avoid a decently large crew of people equipped with power tools who were taking something from a section of one of the buildings (copper, perhaps).

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July 6th, 2012

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Comments (72)

Betty Denise

Great light and texture in this magnificent abandoned scene!

Chris Daugherty

Fabulous Capture ~~~

Audrey Wilkie

Simply stunning!!

Mary Bedy

This is outstanding, Priya!

James Aiken

Beautiful decay Priya. Incredible details and point of view. sharing

Marcia Lee Jones

Wonderful work with this old building!

Bob Christopher

Hi Priya...I like your image. A wonderful find and you have photographed it very well...Cheers Bob f/v

Steven Reed

Stunning capture! Masterful work with the lighting, the sepia really brings out the detail. Wonderful composition with such depth!

Jo Ann Tomaselli

Love, love, love this image Priya! You've captured this crumbling structure beautifully and sepia tones enhance the feel of decline ~ well done!

Alice Van der Sluis

Great picture... V/L

Sharon Cummings

Great find...amazing textures!

Sharon Cummings

This is fantastic Priya...I love the depth and texture that you captured! Sharing!

Zina Zinchik

great work capturing history

Pravin Sitaraman

This is very nice. I have explored the Packard plant recently as well. Full of interesting scenes.

Diane Miller

Image speaks volumes. Great perspective/vantage point in taking the photo. Love the color or rather absence of it for this image...very nice!

Bruce Bley

What a wonderful capture, Priya!! Love the perspective, lighting, and composition. I can just imagine the work that went on in this building at one time and how our society has changed so much from that period. F/V

Hartmut Jager

This is a really Great Photo, - and perhaps a warning that could become a symbol of the world's future, if we do not take care of certain negative and unsustainable things - we currently chose to ignore.