Cleveland, Ohio
Tim Willis' Junkyard Playground
Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Old car parts and assorted materials get turned into one man's mechanical treasures on the side streets of Cleveland.
Detroit, Michigan
This former industrial site has transformed into a community sculpture garden that hosts monthly Full Moon parties.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Detroit, Michigan
Enormous small-business mecca in the Midwest, serving dozens of artists.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
An ever-evolving wall of graffiti art off East Liberty Street.
Detroit, Michigan
Once a bastion of its community, this gothic cathedral now stands as a haunting ruin.
Novelty, Ohio
Known as "The Dome" this is the world's largest open air geodesic dome.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
For decades, this waterfall remained hidden because of an artificial dam.
Detroit, Michigan
The bones of an old zoo crumbling in the shadow of a new one.
Detroit, Michigan
A Beaux-Arts triumph rises from decades of decay to become the heart of a new innovation district.
Hamtramck, Michigan
A wacky two-story folk-art assemblage of carved and found objects, with lights, motion, and sound now in need of financial support.
Detroit, Michigan
The collection of ceremonial and cultural objects spans many countries and hundreds of years.
Detroit, Michigan
Glass and concrete building designed by Albert Kahn.
Allen Park, Michigan
The 80-foot tire that looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair.
Detroit, Michigan
Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.
Detroit, Michigan
This railway-turned-greenway provides a pedestrian link in downtown Detroit and celebrates urban artwork.
Detroit, Michigan
Standing guard on top of an old, vacant ice cream shop.
Detroit, Michigan
Dilapidated Mayan-themed ballroom was one of Detroit's most popular venues through the 40s.
Cedar, Michigan
A crumbling mountain resort that looks like it was abandoned in an instant.
Detroit, Michigan
Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.
Detroit, Michigan
The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.
Detroit, Michigan
An ornate Detroit church, left empty and ravaged by time.
Detroit, Michigan
This empty Detroit high school was too expensive to maintain or destroy.
Detroit, Michigan
This feline raises a friendly paw at drivers barreling toward the freeway.