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Methem 01-20-2008 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by roger (Post 30603)

Agreed. That's an interesting set of photos.

Methem 01-20-2008 04:20 AM

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Speaking of Detroit... Yesterday I read a 2007 interview with "Mad" Mike Banks (about 45 today, I think), the frontman of UR, the influential Detroit-based techno collective and music label that I've briefly mentioned in one of my earlier posts in this thread. Some might find the following snippet interesting:

"With artwork, Abdul Haqq really added a great strength to what we were trying to do, a great spirit, and I always wish Abdul the best with his adventures.

With art, our early influences from Marvel comics, old progressive rock albums too, Rush, Yes, they always went on an adventure musically. Lenny White and the Astro Pirates, many people aren't hip to them, but if I could recommend some music for people to listen to. Jean-Luc Ponty, you know. Their records were kind of like in opera movements, there'd be the overture, and this and that, it was a journey, a journey of the turtle to the sea. These were great records, because they took you on a musical journey. Return to Forever always did that, the Romantic Warrior... these are fusion records I'm talking about, the Romantic Warrior was sweet, Chick Corea Return to Forever..."

Methem 02-13-2008 05:17 PM

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Military history for whoever is interested:

http://www.mil.hiiumaa.ee/2000_09_14_kurtna_T-34-36/

Salvaging an old T-34 tank from a lake in Estonia. A brief story and some interesting photos.

Methem 06-06-2008 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Methem (Post 28220)

Other new photos from the city of Tampere:

http://www.student.oulu.fi/~miputkon...008/index.html

The artistic and technical quality of some of the photos still leaves a lot to be desired, but a part of the shoots, on the other hand, look pretty nice.


-Methem

Methem 11-06-2008 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by roger (Post 28244)
awesome pic of the train wreck. I'm into trains, but had never seen that photo.

Stumbled upon the following site:

http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/

Haven't taken a detailed look at it yet, but looks like it has plenty of old, interesting photos at least.

Methem 01-04-2011 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Methem (Post 20624)
http://www.forgottendetroit.com/mcs/photos.html

Any interesting comments, thoughts about this? I wonder if they're eventually going to demolish the building.

Of related interest:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...nited _States

There are some interesting old photos:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Co..._building).JPG

Methem 05-10-2011 12:29 AM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNwrs-5Tuus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGrsin07FSk

... :thumbsup:

roger 05-15-2011 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Methem (Post 38562)
Stumbled upon the following site:

http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/

Haven't taken a detailed look at it yet, but looks like it has plenty of old, interesting photos at least.

these are great! thanks for the link!

roger 06-04-2011 06:08 AM

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Simon of Tinyfish linked to this one yesterday:
Soviet monuments

crazy stuff.

cumquott 06-07-2011 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Methem (Post 20624)
Nothing to do with music, but...

I have this thing for old buildings and other urban structures, ...
-Methem

Ya. I know what that's like. I've spent a few hours here:

http://opacity.us

or

http://www.opacity.us/locations/

Nice stuff.

Methem 06-10-2011 04:56 AM

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Thanks for the interesting links, people. Now I just need some time to fully browse them...

-Methem

Methem 06-10-2011 04:59 AM

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"Retired" vehicles:

http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/06...via-south.html

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._210197968.jpg

http://cryptome.org/eyeball/boneyard1.jpg
http://cryptome.org/eyeball/boneyard2.jpg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Ca...ation_Ce nter

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi..._scrapyard.jpg


-Methem

Methem 07-10-2011 04:21 AM

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http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Overgrowth

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_Ruin.jpg

Methem 12-02-2012 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by roger (Post 28244)
awesome pic of the train wreck. I'm into trains, but had never seen that photo.

For the railway lovers, a kickass locomotive photo from the US, 1960s:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NS%26W_80.jpg


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