{"id":33359,"date":"2012-09-10T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=33359"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:26:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:26:56","slug":"urban-planet-detroits-brewster-douglass-housing-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/09\/10\/urban-planet-detroits-brewster-douglass-housing-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Detroit&#8217;s Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?attachment_id=33360\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-33360\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33360\" title=\"brewster\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/09\/brewster.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2012\/01\/18\/urban-planet-how-the-dutch-got-their-cycle-paths\/feature-urban-planet\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a daily roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newgeography.com\/content\/003071-brewster-and-me-photo-essay-exploring-one-detroits-notorious-abandoned-housing-projects?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newgeography+%28Newgeography.com+-+Economic%2C+demographic%2C+and+political+commentary+about+places%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">newgeography<\/a>, photographer Jonathan Paul Castellino captures Detroit&#8217;s Brewster-Douglass housing project. The buildings, now 60 years old, sit empty. As plans for its demolition take place, Castellino offers a window into their design before it is gone forever.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image from Jonathan Paul Castellino &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.newgeography.com\/content\/003071-brewster-and-me-photo-essay-exploring-one-detroits-notorious-abandoned-housing-projects?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Newgeography+%28Newgeography.com+-+Economic%2C+demographic%2C+and+political+commentary+about+places%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader\">newgeography<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? 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