Detroiturbex does some of the most comprehensive and necessary work we’ve seen on Detroit, photographing, exploring, and leading tours of the city’s many abandoned buildings in an attempt to understand its rapid decline and document its current state of transition. Among its many projects, the site includes “now and then” photos of these decaying structures. BLDGWLF points us to an especially heartbreaking photo set from Lewis Cass Technical High School, before and after it was destroyed in a 2007 fire. Click through to see a gallery of images from the series, and visit Detroiturbex for the rest.
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Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex
Photo credit: Detroiturbex