Category Archives: Detroit

It’s Over

Posted on September 23, 2007 by urbanoasis

Wondering What Happened Originally uploaded by OtisDude I went into this season with modest hopes. If the Tigers could make the playoffs this year, I would be satisfied. Being a Michigander, I have been taught by the Tigers and Wolverines … Continue reading →

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Not as Crazy as it Sounds

Posted on September 16, 2007 by urbanoasis

Ford Reintroduces Model T Line That Made It Great: Still reeling from a $12.6 billion loss last year and a steadily declining customer base, the Ford Motor Company announced plans Monday to invest its entire third- and fourth-quarter manufacturing and … Continue reading →

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Photography of De-Industrial Life

Posted on August 29, 2007 by urbanoasis

Holga: Grain Silos Originally uploaded by Matt Callow I’ve noted on more than one occasion that I love Michigan. It’s not just Michigan, the state I grew up in, but coming from a region of stories, of pathos, of potential, … Continue reading →

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Detroit Sold For Scrap

Posted on July 28, 2007 by urbanoasis

Remember this Onion article from a year ago? Ha, ha, we all morbidly chuckled at the nation’s finest news source taking a dig at our fair city. Detroit, a former industrial metropolis in southeastern Michigan with a population of just … Continue reading →

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June 9th at the Magic Stick

Posted on April 14, 2007 by urbanoasis

2 am at Big Ten Burrito Originally uploaded by urbanoasis. I need a ride. I have an appointment with the Great Lakes Myth Society on this date in this place. I don’t have a car. I made the mistake of … Continue reading →

Posted in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Events, Michigan, Music, Self-referential, Transportation | 4 Comments

Enter the Podcast

Posted on October 27, 2006 by urbanoasis

After talking about this for more than a year, I have finally produced my first podcast. As I noted before I left for the conference, this is simply the paper I gave at the Urban History Association conference. This is … Continue reading →

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Posted in Detroit, History, Urban Planning | 2 Comments

Blast from the Past

Posted on October 9, 2006 by urbanoasis

From an editorial I wrote 4 years ago as opinion editor of the Western Herald. The Detroit Tigers are in trouble. The Tigers lost their Hall of Fame announcer to retirement. They lost almost two-thirds of their games this season. … Continue reading →

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Amazing

Posted on May 23, 2006 by urbanoasis

United Artists Originally uploaded by Allan M. I recently went “pro” with flickr, right about the time the gamma version came out. I don’t know if it was my upgrade or theirs, but I can’t get enough of it. What … Continue reading →

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Stroh’s is spoken here

Posted on May 22, 2006 by urbanoasis

My buddy took me out to two abandoned Detroit buildings for a little Urban Exploration yesterday. I consider it fieldwork. Most of my photos suck compared to his, but he has better equipment (along with some idea what he’s doing). … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Detroit, History, Photography, Preservation | 2 Comments

Woohoo!

Posted on May 14, 2006 by urbanoasis

I’ve had a paper accepted to the 2006 Urban History Association conference in Phoenix. I’m fairly excited, as this is my first major paper acceptance I’ve gotten on my own. I’ve done others of varying sizes, but those usually involved … Continue reading →

Posted in Detroit, History, Housing, University of Michigan, Urban Planning | 1 Comment