{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"Detroit - Decayed Buildings \u0026 DIY Paradise","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-abandoned-city.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2011-03-02T15:16:30Z","description":"Detroit is well-known around the globe for its abandoned areas and the decayed old buildings. Now, Johnny Knoxville explores the new creative generation which uses those places to create something new!","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCity Documentary\u003c/em\u003e | Do you remember \u003ca href=\"/urban-exploring-ruins-detroit/\"\u003ethe ruins of Detroit\u003c/a\u003e, which are a paradise for urban explorers and artists from all over the globe? Right after I published that post I got a message by \u003ca href=\"http://twitter.com/bixentro\"\u003eBixentro from London\u003c/a\u003e, who informed me about a small documentary by Palladium Boots about the city of Detroit, in which Mister Knoxville himself explores abandoned areas and the new generation of creative people restructuring and reorganizing the public life\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce the fourth-largest metropolis in America - some have called it the Death of the American Dream. Today, the young people of the Motor City are making it their own DIY paradise where rules are second to passion and creativity. They are creating the new Detroit on their own terms, against real adversity. (palladiumboots.com)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit\"\u003eThis watchable documentary\u003c/a\u003e (make sure to watch all three parts!) with its positive title \u003cem\u003e“Detroit Lives”\u003c/em\u003e gives some nice insights into what’s going on in a city which is famous for its decayed buildings and shows people trying to conserve the old buildings with innovative and creative ideas, brilliant!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow I’d like to fly to Detroit!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1464\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1464\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1464\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_bbd42b7e640863ec.avif 480w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_eb415854f33158dc.avif 960w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_16e775530b22288c.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_f825f0af28d7a786.webp 480w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_4c83a52fb68831d9.webp 960w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_81c304aa8c9d850f.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_b6682c37f2f5100b.jpg\" srcset=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_7a0eefe8b2117464.jpg 480w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_7fa5b19ea059f350.jpg 960w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building_hu_b6682c37f2f5100b.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"811\" alt=\"detroit - decayed building\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edetroit - decayed building\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2600px; --image-ratio: 2600 / 1464\" data-source-width=\"2600\" data-source-height=\"1464\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1464\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_98fe48bf70da9101.avif 480w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_efda3e36ba21ae8b.avif 960w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_2c8a368d68fe9e88.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_947c11020aa899fb.webp 480w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_9563e70d36fe1229.webp 960w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_fe56063131b21b12.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_147898d52445b0d.jpg\" srcset=\"/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_9ecaaf7abc418a53.jpg 480w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_acc4d8051d545b1.jpg 960w, /detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary_hu_147898d52445b0d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"811\" alt=\"detroit documentary\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003edetroit documentary\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nImages by palladiumboots.com!\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*City Documentary* | Do you remember [the ruins of Detroit](/urban-exploring-ruins-detroit/), which are a paradise for urban explorers and artists from all over the globe? Right after I published that post I got a message by [Bixentro from London](http://twitter.com/bixentro), who informed me about a small documentary by Palladium Boots about the city of Detroit, in which Mister Knoxville himself explores abandoned areas and the new generation of creative people restructuring and reorganizing the public life...\n\n\u003e Once the fourth-largest metropolis in America - some have called it the Death of the American Dream. Today, the young people of the Motor City are making it their own DIY paradise where rules are second to passion and creativity. They are creating the new Detroit on their own terms, against real adversity. (palladiumboots.com)\n\n[This watchable documentary](http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/detroit) (make sure to watch all three parts!) with its positive title *“Detroit Lives”* gives some nice insights into what’s going on in a city which is famous for its decayed buildings and shows people trying to conserve the old buildings with innovative and creative ideas, brilliant!\n\nNow I’d like to fly to Detroit!\n\n![detroit - decayed building](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-decayed-building.jpg\u003e)\n\ndetroit - decayed building ![detroit documentary](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/detroit-diy-paradise/detroit-documentary.jpg\u003e)\n\ndetroit documentary \nImages by palladiumboots.com!\n","tags":["Documentary Film","Mural Art","DIY","Graffiti America"],"title":"Detroit - Decayed Buildings \u0026 DIY Paradise","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/detroit-diy-paradise/"}