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Mar
23
2013
Detroit Youth Demonstration Richard Pendavingh 23.03.13

Some photos from a youth Demonstration in Detroit.

Mar
23
2013
St Agnes Church, Detroit Richard Pendavingh 23.03.13

It's hard to know how people feel about tourists climbing around in the ruins of their neighbourhood.

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Mar
23
2013
Lee Plaza, Detroit Richard Pendavingh 23.03.13

A final set of photos of Detroit's ruins. This time it's Lee Plaza on West Grand Boulevard.

Mar
22
2013
Detroit Street Art Richard Pendavingh 22.03.13

Some very detailed street art taken on a sunny day in Detroit.

Mar
22
2013
The Packard Automotive Plant Richard Pendavingh 22.03.13

Some photos from the abandoned Packard Automotive plant on the East side of Detroit.

Mar
22
2013
Pawn broker in Corktown, Detroit MI. Corktown and surrounds, Detroit MI Richard Pendavingh 22.03.13

A final set of photos from the city of Detroit. Taken around Corktown and in the city centre.

Mar
21
2013
Detroit Architecture Richard Pendavingh 21.03.13

Detroit is known now as the biggest city on the 'rust belt' - cities where manufacturing recessions have devastated the local economy.

Mar
19
2013
Chicago Richard Pendavingh 19.03.13

Some images from the start of a chilly spring in Chicago.

Mar
18
2013
Shedd Aquarium, Chicago Richard Pendavingh 18.03.13

Thankfully not an aquarium in a shed but just an aquarium named after a guy called Shedd.

Mar
16
2013
Chicago’s St Patrick’s Day 2013 Richard Pendavingh 16.03.13

Apparently way back in the 1830s about 20 per cent of Chicago's population were Irish.

Mar
16
2013
Chicago by Night Richard Pendavingh 16.03.13

Some images of the city of Chicago after sundown.

Mar
14
2013
Boeing Everett Plant Richard Pendavingh 14.03.13

Some photos of the Boeing production plant in Everett WA.

Mar
13
2013
Rite Liquors Cocktail Lounge Richard Pendavingh 13.03.13

So Chicago has these dive bars that double as liquor stores during the day and they're a sort of throwback to an age where drinking was something you did to get drunk. . .

Mar
11
2013
Seattle II Richard Pendavingh 11.03.13

Some shots in the dark taken in Seattle back in March.

Mar
09
2013
Seattle Richard Pendavingh 09.03.13

Some images from a few rainy days in Seattle.

Mar
05
2013
Kodachrome Mythmaking Richard Pendavingh 05.03.13

More photos from the 1940s courtesy of the archives on Shorpy.com.

Mar
04
2013
Signs of the American Midwest Richard Pendavingh 04.03.13

Some classic, rather neglected, neon signage around Spokane, WA.

Mar
03
2013
Spokane, WA Richard Pendavingh 03.03.13

Some relatively recent photos from Spokane in Washington state.

Feb
26
2013
Teck Cominco Zinc Smelter Richard Pendavingh 26.02.13

Some photos from our guided tour of the Teck Smelter in Trail, BC.

Feb
20
2013
Red Mountain, BC Richard Pendavingh 20.02.13

Some photos I took from the top of Granite Mountain outside of Rossland in British Colombia.