Thursday, September 20, 2012

Industrial Gothic


I got a package in the mail today from artist and author Tom Pohrt that included a collection of Kodachrome Stereo Transparencies labeled "Spring '60 Flood." I scanned a few to get a better look and discovered these eerie, hauntingly beautiful images of Flint when water ruled the Vehicle City.





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3 comments:

  1. ShawnSeptember 23, 2012 at 1:15 PM

    Ah Chevy In The Hole! That top photo is what I saw every Sunday on my way to St. John Vianney church.

    Thanks for these. Amazing find!

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  2. 48XYZSeptember 24, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    I traversed that street dozens of times delivering plant mail, Shawn. My immediate impression was that this was Hasselbring St. next to Plant 2A. Is that where you mean?

    How come you didn't go to Holy Redeemer, BTW?

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  3. ShawnOctober 4, 2012 at 6:33 AM

    The top photo reminds me of the scene I'd see staring out the window waiting for the train to cross on our way down Chevrolet toward 3rd Ave. I used to marvel at how it was totally devoid of nature in any way. All cement/factory. Man controlling nature. Quite profound for a little tyke, I think!

    We went to both churches. My parents went to St. John Vianney as children and got married there, too. It's a special place for them.

    Eventually I got a job with GM but not until the early 90's when they called Chevy In The Hole "AC East" as far as I can recall. I wish they had converted one of the old factories to lofts or condos like they do in NYC all the time.

    Such a damn, damn, shame.

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Thanks for commenting. I moderate comments, so it may take a while for your comment to appear. You might enjoy my book about Flint called "Teardown: Memoir of a Vanishing City," a Michigan Notable Book for 2014 and a finalist for the 33rd Annual Northern California Book Award for Creative NonFiction. Filmmaker Michael Moore described Teardown as "a brilliant chronicle of the Mad Maxization of a once-great American city." More information about Teardown is available at www.teardownbook.com.

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