After leafing through some back issues of the British Journal of Photography, I came across an article about this book.
So, through the miracles of inter library loans (good old British Library), I got my hands on the real thing.
The book details the demise of the once great Motor City of Detroit. Through years of neglect, mismanagement, recession and social unrest, the city has gradually rotted to the point that whole tower blocks, neighbourhoods, schools, colleges, railways stations and hotels have stood empty for years before being demolished or refurbished.
These images represent a wonderful study in to the social and economic stabilities of a city that has relied heavily on a single industry (cars). Once this industry started moving out of the city (or if they did stay and start to dwindle, as it has for Ford and General Motors), Detroit started to dwindle itself. The pictures document the surprising spread of rot that has made it's way through this once thriving city.
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