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Abandoned Detroit Draws Pranksters, Artists

80K empty buildings a mecca for 'urban explorers'

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 6, 2009 5:53 AM CST

(Newser) – Detroit's 80,000 abandoned buildings, from housing projects to high-rises to industrial plants, have become a magnet for all kinds of vandals, pranksters, and urban explorers. "Mayhem. That's what they should call the place. If you decide you want to push a dump truck... Read full story »

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