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Urban Rot

Depressing but amazing Urban Exploration in the Detroit School Book Depository, wonderfully written up by the explorer, "Dutch".

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Modern day archaeology has so much to teach us about our own world and recent failings; in this case, the awful management of an education system that repeatedly fails to deliver on its promises of offering people a way out of poverty. It’s a form of alternative journalism. ‘Citizen archaeology’, anyone?

Found via Marginal Revolution

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  • UK Urban Photographer
    Take a look at some of my Urban pics at UnseenBritain.co.uk. Obviously, not as good as those.
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