Friday, January 11, 2013

Flint Photos: N. Dort Highway & Groveland Avenue, Then and Now

Once again, thanks to Shawn Chittle for another great photo of Flint.


5 comments:

  1. That son, is the Village of Wolves.

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    1. Hey, we haven't talked about the Village of the wolves in a while...

      http://www.flintexpats.com/2013/01/flint-photos-n-dort-highway-groveland.html#uds-search-results

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  2. VoW was cutting edge urban grit from the get go. Urban farming interspersed with junkyards comingling with vast greenspace whilst zombies roam about. Zombies are still "in", right?

    I can do without the dead dogs though.

    This is a over-educated lefty urban planning professor's dream. All that is missing is some goofy performance art and some repurposed shipping containers. Any chance Uptown Development will venture here next?


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  3. Were VoW zombies around back in '48. I'm guessing yes. Seems like they were decades ahead of trendy modern zombie walks.

    Seriously, isn't it weird that there is a decades old small (subsistence?) farming community within the city limits? What do these zombies grow? I'm guessing walnuts or Brussel sprouts- both kinda resemble brains. Where do they sell their products? How can they possibly make a profit? Is this neighborhood zoned for agriculture?

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