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Schools with beautifully decorated hallways and packed classrooms are now left vacant and forgotten, and chalkboards are still etched with lessons that will never be taught again. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStudents’ creative art projects sit idle, collecting dust, never to receive their final grade. Brilliant photos reveal tales left behind and uncover the history of the rise and fall of Detroit’s educational boom. Readers will see the Motor City in a way that is seldom seen. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbandoned Detroit has history that is uncovered and showcased by stunning images from urban photographer Tony Vienneau. 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Step inside haunting and beautiful locations including mental asylums, paper mills, churches, ghost towns, trailer parks, and more. Witness the beauty that can be found in decay as we look at these buildings, many for the last time, before they are lost forever to time or the wrecking ball. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbandoned Michigan: Doorways to Decay\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e not only takes you inside these lost places, but tells their history and how they came to be abandoned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[authors] Author(s): \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kyle-brooky\"\u003eKyle Brooky\u003c\/a\u003e[\/authors]","brand":"Abandoned Union","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31755075354706,"sku":"9781634991735","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/9171\/2594\/products\/9781634991735.jpg?v=1578167954"},{"product_id":"abandoned-northern-iowa","title":"Abandoned Northern Iowa","description":"If you have ever wondered what is hiding up at the other end of weed covered driveways on dusty Iowa country roads, wonder no longer. 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