Model D 2008 Photos in Review
2008 was a big year for Detroit. Photographer Marvin Shaouni offers a retrospective of his masthead images from the year. We’ve got the big stories (Transit. Film. The DIA. Tiger Stadium. The Book Cadillac.) as well as the smaller stories, (D’Mongo’s. A creperie.). All made this a good year to be in the D.Also note: We’re taking a break for two weeks for our annual holiday season ciesta. Model D will return Jan. 6.
You might not know it from the national headlines, but 2008 was not a completely horrible, no good, very bad year for Detroit.
Model D
photographer Marvin Shaouni offers this view of 2008 in Detroit, told
through the banner images that grace Model D every week. Click the image below to watch:
So buck up little campers and take heart that Detroit is still here, still moving forward. Like the Bureau of Urban Living posters say: Keep Calm and Carry On.
We’re taking a break for a couple weeks of holiday vacation, but then we’ll be back in ’09 for more. See you then.
— Model D Staff
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