>>2828482I’d top Cheney in a heartbeat.
>>2828441I grew up in Detroit and did a fair bit of exploring abandoned shit when I was in highschool and college. Belle Isle Zoo before the state took over management of Belle Isle was always very cool. I hear it’s not smart to go there anymore because of all the jackbooted statie thugs patrolling everywhere. No idea what the condition of the boardwalks and holding pens are now. Back in 2012 it was already crumbling. If I were to try to visit them again, I’d use the canals. There’s a route through the canals that wind through belle isle that runs right next to the fence of the zoo. It’d be pretty easy to paddle there and then slip in while avoiding the panoptic gaze of the state.
The Brewster Douglass projects were also fun to explore. They were once 4, 32 story abandoned apartment towers right across I96 from downtown. They were demolished in like 2014 but the rec center is still there (and tightly guarded) and had some spooky places like the locker rooms, pool, and basketball court. It was probably pretty nice back in the day and it’s sad most communities don’t really have stuff like that anymore. Some interesting famous people had connections to those projects. Diana Ross of the Supremes grew up in the nearby townhomes that were part of the Brewster projects, all members of the Temptations grew up in the towers, and Muhammad Ali trained at the boxing ring in the basement of the rec center. I can find my old photos and share some if there’s interest.
As for gloves, mechanix work gloves are goated.
