Your NPR Name...
Mine: Lemanne Vézelay
Short, NPR nerd-humor: click to read
{Vézelay, France. a beautiful village.}
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One of my favorite bloggers, Jim from Sweet Juniper, was recently featured on The Story {Tuesday, April 14th}.
Urban ExplorerMore on his work here.
"Economic decline has left Detroit with many abandoned buildings. Jim Griffioen lives in the city and has been documenting the destruction of some of those buildings by "scrappers," people who strip abandoned buildings of valuable metals.
Jim is most interested in schools. He's taken photos of trees growing through books and other things left behind. Recently Jim has gone beyond documenting what he sees and is reclaiming what he finds. He collects abandoned library books and other school supplies and gives them to community centers. Jim talks with Dick Gordon about his explorations and how his view of the city has changed..."
Flickr set: Detroit Public Schools Book Depository/ Roosevelt Park Warehouse
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