Another dead mall.... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

jdraupp · 03-25-2016, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Retroman1969

I recently discovered Dan Bell. Interesting stuff he puts out. I enjoyed the video where he got caught by a squadron of police (was that the Rolling Acres vid?).

Yeah that is the one. Rolling acres is an unreal disaster. Really speaks volumes for our American culture of build it big and throw it away.

Speaking of Detroit ish, take a look at the Pontiac silverdome where the Lions used to play. Huge abandoned nfl stadium. In complete and utter decay now. The dome fell in, there's a jungle growing on the field. It's crazy the way we throw stuff away.

78F350 · 03-25-2016, 05:32 AM

Always enjoy seeing your journeys Retro.

This conversation reminded me of the Phoenix Trotting Park in Goodyear, AZ. The first time I saw it from I-10, I thought it was new construction that had temporarily been halted. It was amazing to learn that it was built in the 1960s, opened in 1965, closed in '66 and has sat unused since then. Beautiful and ugly.