I was 16 years old when Detroit burned around me. The black and white photos here were taken only days after the July 1967 rebellion. Forty years later, I returned to shoot color photos from many of the same locations. Sadly none of the areas we revisited had been rebuilt. Many of these pictures were featured at the Fetimage exhibition in Callela, Spain in 2012 (news video). They were also used in an ABC News piece.
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Fenkell and Muirland, 1967 -
Fenkell and Muirland, 1967 -
Fenkell and Muirland, 1967 -
Fenkell and Muirland, 2007 -
Pingree Street, 1967. A news crew captures the devastation. -
Finkell and Muirland, 1967 -
Pingree Street, 1967 -
Pingree Street, 2007. The steps of burned out homes became benches. Today (2021) it’s Fredrick Yates Park, and the benches are gone. -
Pingree Street, 1967. -
Pingree Street, 2007 -
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Pingree Street, 1967 -
Grand River and Lysander, 2007 -
Grand River and Lysander, 1967 -
Grand River and Lysander, 1967 -
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Closeup of Grand River and Lysander, 1967 -
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