Yves Marchand & Romain Meffre Photography - The Ruins of Detroit. At the end of the XIXth Century, mankind was about to fulfill an old dream.
The idea of a fast and autonomous means of displacement was slowly becoming a reality for engineers all over the world. Thanks to its ideal location on the Great Lakes Basin, the city of Detroit was about to generate its own industrial revolution. Visionary engineers and entrepreneurs flocked to its borders. In 1913, up-and-coming car manufacturer Henry Ford perfected the first large-scale assembly line. Martin Parr and John Hinde’s British Staycation. From Simon Roberts’ blog We English I just re-encountered the hyper-real super-color images of Britain I’ve always been curious about.
They were shot in the 1960s for Butlins Resort by John Hinde and co. as a series of advertising postcards. Finally some answers revealed as well as lots of neat context and history though Roberts’ post. Martin Parr. 121449017738.