Interactive before-and-after photos of Detroit offer unrivaled look at city’s decline

Detroiturbex.com takes you on a journey of Detroit’s good times and bad times.

Detroiturbex.com takes you on a journey of Detroit’s good times and bad times.

Photographer Emily Lockhart’s project, “Detroit: An Activist,” offers a closeup glimpse of the human struggle.

The slow-burning candles also support environmental programs for Detroit children.

The creatively arranged shop offers watches, journals, bikes, shoe polish, iPad covers, U.S. flags, footballs, photography books and leather-covered bike locks.

More than half of the buildings on Gratiot Ave. in Detroit are abandoned.

The ranger has defaced historic buildings and signs throughout the city while collecting a check from the state.

The bald, self-described war veteran with boozy breath also is asking for $10,000 for allegedly injuring his leg at the plant.

The dwarf and his fire-breathing dragon led a parade of thousands of costume-wearing revelers down the Cass Corridor to the Masonic Temple.

The world-famous Heidelberg Project, which spans across dozens of parcels and attracts as many as 50,000 people a year, owns just four of lots in the area.

The 56-year-old failed to show up to court in September, resulting in her arrest warrant on Wednesday.