Every place has a story (You should hear the story my bedroom tells). No matter how many layers of paint or renovation you put on top of something, its original structure is never erased, thus ruins are the best way to explore the history and true culture of any place.
If you look around New York, you will see plenty of brand new glass skyscrapers and newly constructed buildings interspersed with smaller building that have unique architectural elements and industrial backbones. You can never completely erase the history of architecture. These photos of the ruins of Detroit are beautiful proof of that fact.
