5903 Dubois Street, #Detroit Sinclair Service Station. This one was always a favorite of mine. Demolished 2024/25(?)

Y'all remember how fucking hard this shit went on Guitar Hero 3

I shot this with a 2 megapixel camera. Why? Well...why not? From Eastern Market today.

This structure will almost certainly be demolished soon, and I don’t think anyone will bat an eye. Still, this corner is steeped in history, and the banking institution that once called it home saw the rise and fall of Poletown East. Check out this week’s video: youtu.be/N00ouxkBWfk

I’ve been spending the last month reporting on Philip Kafka’s presence in the Epstein files. I’ve been tasked with finding more Detroiters who are reconsidering their relationship with Core City businesses over this. Let’s talk. It could make the difference in this getting published.

14250 Plymouth Road, #Detroit Kelvinator Headquarters/Nash-Kelvinator Headquarters, later the American Motors Corporation Headquarters and a short bid with Chrysler after that. Demolished 2022-2023. More Detroit locations: www.eherg.com/map

3101-3107 McDougall Street, #Detroit S.M.S. Lombarda Hall/Italian Lombardi Club, later Marracci Temple No. 13, Grenadier Club. Destroyed by fire in 2022. Demolished 2024/25(?) More Detroit locations: www.eherg.com/map

You used to be able to find an affordable handyperson in Detroit for almost any project. Post-COVID, it just isn't possible. There are so many repairs we haven't been able to hire out because they're much more expensive than they were a few years ago.

The structure at 11700 Livernois in #Detroit suffered a devastating fire last evening. It was home to dozens of businesses over the years, including the Orange Peel, Rin-Sin, and Bailey Lounges. The upper floor was apartments, but the structure is likely now a tear down due to fire damage.

I accidentally took this photo while I was trying to shoot a video with a DJI Osmo Pocket I borrowed from work while in #NYC last week. Lots of neat views from the Manhattan Bridge on foot! Excited to get the film back. I nearly shot an entire roll of black and white film while crossing the bridge!

I needed to test a film camera I hadn't used in years, so I ran half a roll through on Chene Street the other day while shooting today's video. The film was super expired and appears to have degraded over time, but the photos are fun. 📷-Minolta Hi-Matic AF2

At the corner of Palmer and Chene, this 1920s storefront once housed the Palmer Bakery, Kowalski Sausage, and a hall where neighborhood residents gathered for weddings, meetings, and dancing. Today, it’s vacant. Check it out: youtu.be/ztLdxvvTNDg

I did the math on how much film processing costs at the local lab I've been going to for nearly a decade. The Wayback Machine to check their pricing from 2019, which is a couple of years after I started going there. All these figures include tax. Just...bleh.

I'm certainly a planner, lol

The Merrill Fountain used to be one of the many highlights of Campus Martius, Detroit’s grand, pedestrian-focused square. Today, it sits tattered in Palmer Park, though it has a bright future. Check it out: youtu.be/TMRvd6fOMVQ

who says making videos on historic preservation isn't exhilarating

Them: "go to therapy" Millennial dudes: "this'll do"

I wrote this article after frequent bumps in the road and pain points while trying to buy vacant lots owned by the #landbank near our house in #Detroit. The process seems harder than it needs to be, making it more challenging for residents to get the land they already maintain.

Building the library again. It is coming along nicely!

A huge group of kids got together outside my house next to the abandoned school for a fight this afternoon. They were going buck wild. Parents could do nothing. It didn't look like anyone got hurt. Kids screaming and yelling all over the place. Parents and neighbors honking their horns. Pandemonium!

Happy Saturday

Every few weeks somebody types a very long winded comment on my YT channel about how I talk weird and need to change to be successful on YT. I used to be nice, but now I basically tell people to fuck off. I do this for fun, stop telling me that I talk weird 😂 Watch or don't, idgaf

When this hall was built, it sat in the middle of a dense neighborhood, plugged into Detroit’s streetcar grid. Today, it’s on a dead-end road that’s brutal to reach, even though it sits between two bus lines. Now, a local non-profit is trying to save it. Watch the full video: youtu.be/mdsFts_RRXQ

Does anyone have off the beaten track NYC recs? TIA!

What's an album you loved when you were younger that you wouldn't enjoy as much if it came out at this point in your life? But you still vibe with for sentimental reasons?

Delray is a neighborhood in southwest Detroit. Its inhabitants were primarily Hungarian and Polish immigrants at the time of the village's incorporation in 1897. Today, it's primarily vacant lots and industry. @hergenreder.bsky.social #oldbuildings #village #urban #detroit #michigan #puremichigan

This week's video is on the German Seventh Day Adventist Church, which has stood at the corner of Sylvester and Field since 1926. By the late 1950s, it was home to Miles Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. TRIGGER WARNING: domestic violence youtu.be/iAePLBbJ7Bs

If you don't know what an 'on-the-go playlist' is, idk what we have to talk about

Drone just TOOK OFF today while on a shoot. No rhyme or reason. Luckily, it stayed connected to my phone so I could see where it landed and a resident let me go into their backyard to get it. Wild experience, wouldn't recommend.

I cut the shit out of my thumb on Thursday. There was blood everywhere. I was worried I'd have to go in to have it patched up. Instead, I wrapped the hell out of it with Pokemon bandaids. Just took them off for the firs time, and it's safe to say that Meowth, Magicarp, and Kabutops did their jobs.

I'll do literally anything other than the work I'm actually supposed to be doing rn

Though mostly forgotten today, George Hammond was one of the first entrepreneurs to transport meat on ice across the country using an ice box. His massive facility in #Detroit, of which only one building still stands, is a testament to that innovation. Check it out: youtu.be/r8tT2dSZumQ

HELP! Looking for a lawyer to donate their time (or discount it at the least) for a project my community is working on. We're organized and dedicated, but we need legal help. I won't get too far into it, but we're trying to save a building so the community can use it in perpetuity. #Detroit

If you lived in Detroit 100 years ago, you probably lived withing walking distance of a handful of small, independent theatres. Today, there are hardly any left. This week's video covers that topic and, more specifically, the Zellah Theatre. Check it out: youtu.be/DvHVK6AF__0

IMO, Palmer Park could be one of the best and trendiest neighborhoods in the ENTIRE Midwest if redeveloped properly. The city needs to do everything possible to promote the proper development of the district. There's nothing else like it in Metro Detroit. Detroit needs density. PALMER PARK HAS IT!!!

You should be legally able to opt out from gambling and alcohol advertisements. I’m so sick of it

First time in my adult life that I've been sick for an extended period other than COVID. No fun, let me tell ya. And over some of my very limited time off 😂

Detroit Fire Department Engine House No. 22 served the City of #Detroit for 88 years. This week's video covers its history between 1895 and today, including a stint as Detroit's hottest restaurant, La Casa de España. Check it out: youtu.be/yrW1puYlpA8

I don't take much time off work. We get time off at the end of the year. Sounds like a great time for me to get knocked on my ass by some sickness, right? Lovely.

The Ideal Bar, an institution in southwest Detroit’s Delray neighborhood, has been closed since the 1980s. This week’s video covers the history of the establishment, Delray, and Zug Island. Check it out: youtu.be/ndDF7ENk9bU

Most of Detroit's 19th-century school buildings have been demolished. M.M. Rose School still stands tall, albeit tattered, on the east side, as it has for over 125 years. Check out this week's video: youtu.be/qZ0R5BkxSY0

EGLE has issued a hazardous waste operating license to US Ecology Detroit South. It was operating without one since 2008. Proof that no matter how many people show up and say they don't want something in their neighborhood, money does what it wants. I've never met a single person in favor of this.

Curious about all the zoning changes being proposed in Detroit? So are lots of residents, community groups and even city councilmembers! Here's our explainer of what's in all the proposals: outliermedia.org/detroit-zoni...

This week’s video is on Odell’s Lounge on Chene Street, which burned in September, and, more broadly, the issue of arson in Detroit. Check it out: youtu.be/T4UR0YoxrJg

Getting older feels like having incrementally less time for the things you like until you die. If you're lucky, you might get a few unfettered years of it when you retire.

You do not understand procrastination until you see me WFH on Fridays

I wanted some hazelnut spread but its so cold in our house that it was hard to spread so I put it on the heating vent and the cat started licking the container

This week’s video is on St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church and, more generally, what happened to the #Catholic Church in #Detroit between its founding in 1701 and the modern era, which has been plagued by closures. Check it out: youtu.be/66AjwEP32jM

It is official; I opted for the more expensive health plan from work this year. It's still a garbage plan, but if you see me at all in 2026, slap me in the face and tell me to go to the doctor so I don't waste my money.

Sometimes I feel like the goofiest goober in town. I wish I enjoyed my day job as much as I do filming stuff like this! Coming to YouTube on Friday.