Road Trip

Oh man what I used to be

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The Arnold Home on 7 Mile road was a mixed use hospital / senior care facility that ran from 1931 to sometime in 2004.

In 1899, the Reverend C. L. Arnold opened a care home on Grand River in West Detroit for "seniors over the age of 60, terminal cases, and the infirm." The 7 Mile location opened in 1932, with a further addition completed sometime in 1960's that brought its capacity up to 224 beds. The fine folks at the DetroitYes forums recall it as a well-run facility that started to decline in the 90's. I don't have a firm date on when it closed, but it looks like sometime around 2004.

Since its closure, the building has been scrapped heavily. Fox 2 in Detroit did a special report where they caught a few scrappers red-handed.

The New York Times has an interesting article from 1912 concerning the Reverend Arnold being robbed by a man he offered care to.

Hello from Michigan

in ,

I just finished eating my meal and will order dessert soon. I for some reason feel this should go first because to me it's the most important. :)

I am suffering from lack of sleep and a cold which isn't getting much better from sleeping in Hotel Mazda. Tonight is my last night in Detroit and this time tomorrow I will be on my way back to San Diego.

I have yet to find "the shot" for the trip. I always set a bar where I hope to get with a single image and so far I have yet to get that. I will be exploring Michigan Central Station tomorrow early morning and that is where I hope to capture it. The images I have so far (over 2,000) have been great but just not the "one".

As far as the website goes. I have not recorded much video here so that wont help me speed things up. I have some footage but not enough. I still have a lot of talking type filler video to shoot for the about me video. I dont think anyone really cares about this but this is Myspace to talk. I can say that the site is brand new and it makes me look much more professional.

I have been keeping a steady log on my instagr.am account which is peterwphoto.

Much love and hugs,

Pete

Me in front of Fisher Plant No. 21