Urban Ruins

On 'Ruin Porn'

Ian Ference | Posted 05.26.2011

Read More: Photography, History, Art, Urban Decay, Industrial Archaeology, Art History, Detroit, Ruins, Historic Preservation, Preservation, Art Theory, Ruin Porn, Richard Nickel, Urban Ruins, Modern Ruins, John Patrick Leary, Louis Sullivan, Detroitism, Arts News
Ian Ference

John Patrick Leary's primary mistake in his essay on "Detroitism" is to assume that all photographers who concentrate on modern ruins are Larry Flynts.

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Leaving New York: The White Mana Diner

Nick Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Diners, Flushing, Jersey City, Restaurants, New York City, White Mana Diner, Detroit, New Jersey, Scouting Ny, 1964 World's Fair, Urban Ruins, Urban Exploring, New York News
Nick Carr

Recently, I've been scouting New York looking for Detroit (don't ask), a search that ultimately led me to northern Jersey and the White Mana Diner -- originally created for the 1964 World's Fair in Flushing.

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