tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1546316265354203350..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: In the Ruins of the American DreamSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27775542468579188002010-11-06T01:50:38.255-04:002010-11-06T01:50:38.255-04:00hi anonymous...yes of course you're right, Det...hi anonymous...yes of course you're right, Detroit really is a sad place, and the most dramatic symbol of decline. If you shot it like this video and with the same music I'm sure it would be haunting. I can't forget that story about an abandoned warehouse full of homeless people, moving around a body frozen in a block of ice, as if it wasn't there.<br />Sadly, right across the river, Windsor is heading in the same direction...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46490487245968581502010-11-06T01:45:42.319-04:002010-11-06T01:45:42.319-04:00hi Dave...thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I see...hi Dave...thanks, I'm glad you liked it. I see Six Flags claims that the salt water damaged most of the attractions so they couldn't be fixed. But at least they saved Batman:The Ride, and moved it to a park in Texas. The dream lives on... sort of... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7256466110585644972010-11-05T07:17:05.521-04:002010-11-05T07:17:05.521-04:00Abandoned Detroit is more distressing to me. There...Abandoned Detroit is more distressing to me. There wasn't any flood, hurricane or other natural disaster.<br /><br />Abandoned Detroit:<br /><br />Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JbGxIR8JTk <br /><br />There are dozens of similar youtubes.<br /><br />p2pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63044913524876614802010-11-05T03:36:34.586-04:002010-11-05T03:36:34.586-04:00Hey! But the insurance paid off, and that is the A...Hey! But the insurance paid off, and that is the American way, if not the dream. <br /><br />Nice analogy. Very nice.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.com