Gritty Cities
 

Thought I'd start a thread dedicated to found photo grit. I'll kick it off with a photo album from Steve Rollo on Flickr. He covers Newburgh, NY which is a Hudson River city which has been experiencing a severe decline ove the past several decades. Though there are efforts underway to stabilize the city, mixed results.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York


Now the pics.... a link to Steve's "Newburgh" album:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/steve_...57634741503010


Here's an example of his pics highlighting the crime/gang issue affecting the city:

https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5757/3...5e37c5ce_h.jpg

:(

Here's an album from Joe Augstell on Flickr covering some grit in Buffalo, NY. It's mostly abandoned houses, but there's some other stuff in there too.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/638605...57669906722346

:uhh:

Camden, NJ from Mario Russell on Flickr.


https://www.flickr.com/photos/lesmar...57627633504428

:sly:

Hella lot of photos of Buffalo here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/638605...57650136032183

:shrug:

A sunrise shot of downtown the early morning haze adds to the gritty feel in the foreground the soon to be hopefully not so gritty Michigan Central Depot.

https://alannastlaurent.com/wp-conte...-Sunrise-2.jpg
https://alannastlaurent.com/galleries/detroit/skylines/

^ Great color in that rascal, thanks.

Joe Augstell Niagara Falls, NY grit album (Flickr):

https://www.flickr.com/photos/638605...57651018957030

Like that song from "The Music Man", "Gary, Indiana Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana..." etc. Other candidates: Youngstown OH, Wheeling WV, McKeesport PA.

Good suggestions, how about Braddock, PA?

From Robert Dorsett on Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/100777...57603845996431

Chester, PA (except the last 19 pics). From jerici cat on Flickr

https://www.flickr.com/photos/797613...57683372002663

Another visit to Newburgh, New York. Here's an album from Desolate Places on Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nevers...57623022521629

:(

Cairo, Illinois has had a rather checkered past, and over the last 100 years has gone from over 15,000 residents to a bit over 2,000.
More info:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cairo,_Illinois

Here's a link to some Flickr pics from Bruce Wicks. Some nice buildings, but also plenty of abandoned grit:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/touris...57624296474196

:(

Here's some pics from Diane Deaton Street of Cincinnati, (2013,14,15)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/deaton...57632988097331

Baltimore

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/815/3...f43943eb_c.jpg credit:Kevin Moore

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4491/...ac0f0914_c.jpg credit: Dan Macy

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/...dcc0d9a4_c.jpg credit: Bill Adams

^ That first picture kind of sums it up.


Holyoke, Mass by Denis Tagney:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/216398...57621987107479

Unfortunately not all cities have the federal government to pull them from the murder capital of the country (DC) to a thriving city which is what it is today.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5e9a65c9_c.jpgUntitled by Patrick, on Flickr

Williamsport Pa. because they use to have a newspaper called "The Grit".....you could get gritty by reading the news.....:rolleyes:....Speaking about Reading......that's another city in PA, it is pronounced readding.....it too is a gritty city..:cheers::jester::cheers:

Thank You Ex: for posting the gritty city photos. First time I had to stop viewing anything on skyscrasperpage. I know those scenes are out there for me it's to much to view them. I know my history, and know what happened to all these towns. I'm sure you all do too. The leadership both parties have sold this country out long ago, I just pray, and hope it's not to late. I'm going to view those photos sometime not in my current feelings they should be seen by everyone.

Maynard MA.
https://images.fineartamerica.com/im...s-jan-faul.jpg by Jan W Faul

Lowell MA.
https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.c805712b...pid=ImgRaw&r=0 by Bostsean Flickr

Lawrence MA.
https://www.bostonmagazine.com/wp-co...3/52606243.jpg From Boston Magazine

The old mill cities here in Massachusetts really give off the same vibe as some of the rust belt cities.
Maynard is doing a lot better now than it once was, the mill was converted into offices, early tenants like Monster.com really became the economic engine working to revive the town.

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IrX0n997b...erComBlimp.jpg - MaynardLifeOutdoors