It is around 1:30 PM in Roseville, MI. I'm in the Walmart/Five Below/Marshalls/Sally Beauty/Dollar Tree parking lot. A woman emerges from her large SUV; she's probably in her mid-50s. Her mother is with her, probably pushing 80. The daughter has a Loverboy crewneck sweater on.

Last weekend, the structure at the corner of Fort and Scotten received an emergency demolition notice from the City of #Detroit. Originally a pharmacy and used as a party store for decades, it was last used as the Old Nasty Yacht Club, a moped club.

happy holidays to all who celebrate

REMINDER: Dequindre Cut extension in-person meeting is tomorrow Wednesday May 13th 6-7:30pm at the Faith Experience Church, 2260 Medbury. Will discuss plans for 1-mile trail segment between E Warren and I-94.

I'm coming close to having seen everything I want to see in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. Not that I am opposed to seeing things twice, thrice, etc. But if anyone has any recommendations that they think I may have missed, I'd love to hear them. Annual trips show no signs of slowing, either way.

Mind you, this crash was never properly investigated

In 2003, items found inside this building led to two square blocks being evacuated and a portion of Gratiot Avenue being shut down. Before that, it was a furniture store, a home entertainment business, and a laboratory. Check out this week's video: youtu.be/xTYQyF74EBI

6921 West Fort Street, #Detroit Southwestern High School. One of Detroit's finest. Closed 2012. Promised redevelopment 2015. Demolished 2023. 10-acre new build on the site today by Bedrock. No tenant, to my knowledge.

I saw a semi truck with two 'No Parking' yard signs lodged onto its front bumper today. You know, the kind they put on residential streets when they are street sweeping. So, this massive machine was obviously on someone's lawn today and brought a few souvenirs along for the ride

Come out to hear residents ask over and over how they're going to mitigate wind from a massive scrap yard that constantly uses an open torch and a toxic waste facility two blocks from the route that residents have tried to shut down repeatedly, but was just reapproved to operate for 10 more years 😀

Some 2-megapixel photos around #Detroit from over the past 7 days. Shot with a Kodak EasyShare from 2003. I've shot a lot of photos like this lately. I'm not sure why 1/4

Friendly reminder that Walter Reuther (maybe) was assassinated

This week's video is on a former bank-turned-church on Mack Avenue, one of the last buildings standing on this stretch of the thoroughfare. Built in 1920 and designed by Louis Kamper, it has outlasted nearly everything around it. Check it out: youtu.be/_kF1Q8bLri0

To everyone who bashes parking lots in Detroit, have you ever thought about the attendants who would be out of a job if we got rid of the parking lots? What would they do? Does anyone think about their lives? /s Shot with my 2MP Kodak digital camera from 2003 omw to work the other day

My Michigan-themed hot take of the day: Bob Seger has ZERO great studio albums, but his Greatest Hits CD is fantastic, and his best album is a live album.

I graduated from the University of Michigan 9 years ago today. Have never had a job that utilized my degree, hate my current job, feel that most higher education is more of a rip-off than ever before, and get regular texts, emails, and phone calls asking for donations to my alma mater. Go Blue (lol)

I relapsed on local online auctions. It's been years

More frequent buses would make it easier for people like me who forget to eat all day and are fine with it until it smacks them in the face. I could just hop off, grab a snack somewhere, and hop on the next one…if it weren’t AT LEAST a half hour away

I was commuting on the Riverwalk today when I saw a person walking a rottweiler and was completely glued to their phone. As I rode by, their dog lunged and tried to bite me. They had no idea it happened until the leash yanked and I yelled at them.

As Michigan becomes a 'climate haven,' do we also become a 'tick haven?' If so, I think we should just cancel that

Some 2-megapixel photos around #Detroit from over the past 7 days. Shot with a Kodak EasyShare from 2003. I don't normally enjoy shooting in the sunshine, but I like these. 1/5

Facebook has made me rich

I'll have some work displayed at Office Space Gallery on Grand Boulevard for a little over a month. Opening this Saturday from 6-10. Here's a flyer and an image that'll be in the exhibition.

My biggest ick? Saying that you're [LOCATION] based when you do not live in said [LOCATION].

This week's video is on the surprisingly ornate Marathon Linen Plant, a former industrial laundry facility on the east side that's on the brink. Check it out: youtu.be/C_SySiu5N7k

This little Cushman just spawned by our house today and disappeared within 15 minutes. Never saw the person. I'd love to own one of these lil guys and just cruise around the neighborhood with a hard hat on all day, pretending I'm doing important stuff (I'm getting Olipop from the corner store)

Legit as I plug in my mic to record the narration for tomorrow's video, a wood chipper pulls up outside my house and starts chipping wood that's been sitting there for months lmao what the fuck

I've posted it before, & will again. A large chunk of this line has unused rail, and converting it into a pathway or public transit would connect Detroit more than almost any other project. The JLG, Hamtramck, Milwaukee Junction, New Center, Lincoln Street, Core City, Southwest, & Delray.

Historic preservation circles have been screaming this for years. Sure, some buildings have to go. But spend a chunk of the demolition budget on repairing buildings, and Detroit will become a more affordable city with neighborhoods whose historic integrity is intact. Great reporting from Outlier!

I am on the struggle bus and the driver will not stop no matter how many times I pull the cord to get off

I'll have some work displayed at Office Space Gallery on Grand Boulevard for a little over a month. Opening this Saturday from 6-10. Here's a flyer and an image that'll be in the exhibition.

another one in the mailbox today, y'all

I think we could essentially fix public transit in Detroit if we took all the money Shri Thanedar spent mailing me things and put it into DDOT's budget

Some 2-megapixel photos around #Detroit from over the past 7 days. Shot with a Kodak EasyShare from 2003. Lots of fog photos this week. (1/3)

Here's a before-and-after that shows highway construction and the erasure of 1,500 homes, 144 businesses, and 16 churches to create the GM Poletown Plant (Factory ZERO), where they currently make the EV Hummer. From my video on Beth Olem, circled in red. Just sickening! Video: youtu.be/NgztjJIOvuY

There’s a cemetery in Detroit/Hamtramck you can only visit twice a year because it’s stuck inside an active auto factory. This week’s video covers Beth Olem Cemetery, its origins over 150 years ago and one of Detroit's most controversial redevelopment projects. Check it out: youtu.be/NgztjJIOvuY

So close...but yet, so far. See you at 9:45 AM

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Some 2-megapixel photos around #Detroit from over the past 7 days. Shot with a Kodak EasyShare from 2003. A walk through the alley (1/5)

A sneak preview of this week's video:

This complex, which includes a magnificent church, rectory, and Sunday school complex, is currently for sale for $700k. The century-plus-year-old church is locally designated, but if something isn’t done soon, it will be lost to the elements. Check out this week's video: youtu.be/uZJKmNNfDYo

It's Wednesday at 11:32 PM. I've been so busy this week, I've filmed ZERO footage for my video that will come out on Friday at 9:45 AM. I hate being this busy, because I really enjoy making these videos, and wish I had more time for them. It'll get done, but I know I can make better videos. Someday?

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St. Stanislaus Church in Poletown East, #Detroit Shot with a 2-megapixel Kodak camera from 2003.

#DCFC cutting local broadcasts this year is very annoying. I loved using my bunny ears to watch the match. Oh well, VPN it is. I'm not paying to watch my local club (that I spend hundreds on every year already). I understand a VPN costs money, but I already have one, so.

Delray doesn't need any help looking apocalyptic, but all the rain we've had lately put things to the next level. This weeks video covers a former brewery in Delray (Southwest #Detroit) and, more generally, the rise and fall of the neighborhood. Check it out: youtu.be/FPmqaW_L4Rc

Yes, I'm looking at banjos on Facebook marketplace at 7:30 AM

This was supposed to be the World Cup that saw the US finally perform how #USMNT fans expected them to. Funny enough, we're doing just that (politically and on the pitch). Portugal haven't even gotten out of first gear and this has been a cakewalk. It's a friendly...but damn

I just don't even care anymore. Happy Sunday, y'all.

Idk what's more annoying, the number of AI videos on YouTube OR how many fucking views they have. FUCKING. STOP. IT.