Abandoned Palace ~ Entry for the Reflection Hunters Contest

Detroit! When I told an american lady I was going to Detroit a few years ago, her reaction made me wonder if I pronounced something incorrectly or if I had used a word that actually meant something else; that's how lost I was in translation seeing her grimace.

But she heard me right, Detroit, that's where I'd be going.

I was surprised of her response, and found out quickly that Detroit is a real trickster city.
The first time I heard about Detroit it was through Eminem's music. And that was that, I was delighted to go there without doing much background research.

And I don't regret it! I just let myself be surprised, and discovered a really interesting place.
Okay, it's not a rural town, so obviously it's not where I would like to live now, but there was a spirit in Detroit, I rarely encountered in other places I've traveled.
If Detroit had a character it would be unpredictable with a touch of illusionist.

Architecture-wise it was glorious, the old buildings by Albert Kahn, a legendary architect of the 1920s (if it was really him, and not some giant from the world lost in the mudfloods), that were adorning the city were fascinating Art Nouveau detail.

This is also one of the masterpieces credited to him; the National Theatre of Detroit.
It was abandoned since a long time, the movie 8mile was even filmed inside, and the big baroque coppola is just breathtaking in craftmanship!

I'd encourage anyone to make a quick search and look at pictures with the details throughout this old palace.

It's the only building still standing from the entire block that used to stand there.
It's pretty ruined inside and there are plans to raze it and just keep the facade..

The black and white picture is my submission to this weeks Reflection Hunters Challenge, as I quite liked the double reflections of the building on the roof of the car that was parked in front of me on my trip in Detroit, US.