The rise and fall (and nascent revival?) of Detroit – in pictures

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Jim Powell

Detroit experienced astonishing growth at the end of the 19th century, transforming into a thriving metropolis. Now the once-booming car factories are eerie ruins and neighbourhoods that were home to vibrant communities are in danger of vanishing. But, as this selection of images from the collection at Detroit Urbex also reveal, not all is lost

• Photography Then and Now lets you leap through time by clicking the historic image to reveal the modern view – you can drag or swipe to control the speed

Fort Street, DetroitFort Street, Detroit
Date unknown: Detroit’s astonishing growth through the late 19th century transformed a small but thriving city into a modern metropolis. October 2013: The only remaining traces of the old Fort Street is the Presbyterian Church at far right. Photographs: Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library and Detroiturbex
Grand Circus Park, DetroitGrand Circus Park, Detroit
1940s: From its roots as a turn of the century industrial boomtown, Detroit grew into a thriving metropolis almost overnight. 2013: Grand Circus Park, Detroit. Photographs: Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library and Detroiturbex
Coleman Young Airport Expansion, DetroitColeman Young Airport Expansion, Detroit
1981: A proposed project to lengthen a runway at Coleman Young International Airport on Detroit’s east side required buying out over 100 homes located next to the airport. Originally proposed in 1988, the project didn’t begin until 1994, and the buyout process was slow. Some houses were purchased and torn down immediately, while others were purchased but not torn down for months or even years. 2010: 25 years after it was first proposed, the runway expansion plan has been more or less abandoned, and the neighborhood sits mostly empty. Photographs: DTE Aerial Photo Collection and Google Maps
Highland Park Model T Plant, DetroitHighland Park Model T Plant, Detroit
1910: Henry Ford moved production of the Model T car from a small factory in Detroit to a massive new plant located on Woodward Avenue in the city of Highland Park. The introduction of assembly line production here in 1913 revolutionized the way that cars were made, but made this and similarly designed plants obsolete. September 2013: After Ford moved automobile production from Highland Park to a new factory on the River Rouge in 1927, the plant continued to make auto parts as well as trucks and tractors. Part of the plant facing Woodward Avenue was demolished in 1956, and remained empty until construction of a shopping centre in 1997. Photographs: Shorpy.com and Detroiturbex
Bridge over East Grand Boulevard, DetroitBridge over East Grand Boulevard, Detroit
1939: Though the Packard name is mostly forgotten now, it was one of the most significant early automobile marques to settle in Detroit. From 1903 to 1954, Packard produced luxury and mid-price cars at its factory on East Grand Boulevard. October 2013: A botched merger with Studebaker, another struggling independent automaker, led to the end of the brand in 1958. Photographs: Detroit Public Library and Detroiturbex
Gear and Axle Plant, DetroitGear and Axle Plant, Detroit
November 1945: Workers on strike picket in front of the Chevrolet Detroit Gear & Axle Plant. At the end of the Second World War, automobile workers demanded a 30% pay rise to keep up with the rising cost of living. When General Motors refused, over 300,000 workers went on strike which lasted 113 days. Labour relations during the 1940s and 50s were one of several reasons why companies started to relocate their factories in cities and state outside of the union stronghold of Detroit. January 2014: The Detroit Gear & Axle Plant, as well as several other nearby factories were later sold to American Axle & Manufacturing in 1994. Another strike in 2008 by workers at the Detroit plant fatally damaged labour relations, and American Axle closed the plant in 2012. Photographs: WSU Virtual Motor City and Detroiturbex
Woodward Avenue, DetroitWoodward Avenue, Detroit
20 June 1943: Racial tensions boiled over into one of the worst outbreaks of civil unrest in American history. Fights between black and white youths on Belle Isle spilled over into the surrounding neighbourhoods and quickly escalated into pitched street battles and looting. September 2013: Woodward Avenue today. Photographs: Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library and Detroiturbex
Hazelwood and Linwood, Detroit, MichiganHazelwood and Linwood, Detroit, Michigan
July 1967: Three National Guardsmen with weapons drawn patrol the corner of Hazelwood and Linwood as residents from the neighbourhood look on with a mixture of amusement and anger. September 2013: The corner of Hazelwood and Linwood today. Photographs: Walter P Reuther Library and Detroiturbex
Collingwood and Hamilton, DetroitCollingwood and Hamilton, Detroit
25 July 1967: The long-term effects of the 1967 riots on the city were catastrophic. Many neighbourhoods around 12th Street never recovered. October 2013: Only a few houses remain on Collingwood Street at Hamilton. Photographs: Courtesy of the Burton Historical Collection, Detroit Public Library and Detroiturbex
Eastown Theater, DetroitEastown Theater, Detroit
30 September 1930: The Eastown theatre has been through several different lives; firstly as a movie theatre in the 1940s, a music venue in the 1970s, and finally as a setting for raves and electronic music in the 1990s. September 2013: After the attached apartment complex burned down in 2010, the theatre fell into further disrepair, and now awaits demolition. Photographs: HistoricDetroit.org and Detroiturbex
Detroit Hope Hospital ICUDetroit Hope Hospital ICU
May 2012: After closing in 2011, Detroit Hope Hospital was put up for sale and most of its equipment left in place. October 2013: When the property was foreclosed in 2013, the security guards watching over the shuttered hospital were laid off. It took only a few weeks for scrappers to strip the building clean. Photographs: Detroiturbex
Sanctuary, St Agnes Catholic Church, DetroitSanctuary, St Agnes Catholic Church, Detroit
1927: St Agnes was once a thriving Catholic church on the north side of Detroit. August 2013: Changing racial demographics and an overall decline in the number of Catholic parishioners in the city led to its closure in 2006. Photographs: The Michigan Architect and Engineer and Detroiturbex
Kendrick Manufacturing Co, DetroitKendrick Manufacturing Co, Detroit
May 2008: A public charter school bought and began renovation of a vacant industrial building on Chene Street in 2009 that had once been used by the Kendrick Manufacturing Company. November 2013: The University Prep Science & Math High School opened in September 2010, and is now one of the top-ranked schools in the city. Photographs: Detroiturbex
Orchestra Hall Proscenium, DetroitOrchestra Hall Proscenium, Detroit
October 1970: Though the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1887, it wasn’t until 1919 that it found a permanent home in Orchestra Hall. Designed by theatre architect C Howard Crane, it was regarded as one of the finest music venues in the city, elegantly styled and acoustically perfect. November 2013: By 1970, Orchestra Hall had been vacant for 20 years and had fallen into severe disrepair. It was slated for demolition to make way for a Gino’s Hamburger restaurant until members of the symphony stepped in and contacted the company. Not realizing the significance of the building, Gino’s actively worked with the symphony to save the building and eventually sold the property back to them. Photographs: Library of Congress and Detroiturbex

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