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REAL DETROIT WEEKLY ANNOUNCES “THE BEST OF” ISSUE

Real Detroit Weekly released the annual Best Of Issue featuring their favorite people, places, and things around Metro Detroit. Here are PLAYGROUND DETROIT’s Best Of the “Best Of” picks: *Best Thing About Living In Detroit – Music Scene (We totally agree!!) While other aspects of the city have suffered their ups and downs, the music scene in Detroit […]

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JOHN PATRICK LEARY’S ‘DETROITISM’

John Patrick Leary’s poignant essay, ‘Detroitism,’ featured in the Guernica: a magazine of art & politics, relays heartfelt insight from a Detroit resident as the city becomes a target of “Ruin photography, […] criticized for its ‘pornographic’ sensationalism.” I admit I’m a junkie for images of the dilapidated beauty decaying in the old buildings, rich […]

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BELLE ISLE AQUARIUM RESURRECTED FOR ONE DAY

Belle Isle Aquarium is the oldest aquarium in the US, dating back to 1904, designed by architect Albert Kahn. It is part of the Belle Isle Conservatory located on the beautiful park and island in Detroit, Michigan. Due to financial issues, the aquarium was shut down in 2005. There are several local groups including Friends […]

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MICHIGAN CENTRAL DEPOT STATION THROUGH THE YEARS

Is there another ruin that has held the spotlight as fervently as the Michigan Central Depot Station? It’s one of the most recognizable architectural ruins in the US, and has been the subject of numerous newspaper articles, books, and even TV commercials. The attention might be due its monumental but battered architecture; it might be […]

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