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Originally Posted by Mutt
the sad thing about those Detroit homes is that they are very nice solid homes built in the 30's, 40's and 50's. we're not talking the crap today's new middle class houses are made of, solid wood floors, stairs, doors, wainscotting, quality stone/brick construction. those homes in most big cities in the US would be expensive. Just nobody wants to live in a city that is almost totally vacated except for criminals and poor black folk. for people who've never been in downtown Detroit - it's a surreal experience, it has a post apocalyptic nuclear attack feel.
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I bet with a bit of effort some of the weatherboard houses could be moved to a different area and restored.
Picked a random listed house on Street View -
http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&s...2,190, ,0,4.2
The neighbourhood may be a bad one but some of the houses look to be in pretty good nick, and probably have historical value too. Then again maybe these places look good because they're actually occupied.
