Abandoned mill in River Rouge, an industrial enclave along the Detroit River, adjacent to Detroit, Michigan. River Rouge was a boomtown during the days when Detroit's auto industry was flourishing. That included not just the final fabrication but mills making steel and factories producing cars' many components. Some smokestack industries are still in operation in River Rouge, but the production and city population have nosedived overall [graphic].

Abandoned mill in River Rouge, an industrial enclave along the Detroit River, adjacent to Detroit, Michigan. River Rouge was a boomtown during the days when Detroit's auto industry was flourishing. That included not just the final fabrication but mills making steel and factories producing cars' many components. Some smokestack industries are still in operation in River Rouge, but the production and city population have nosedived overall [graphic]. Highsmith, Carol M., 1946- photographer. still image Digital photographs Color 2010-2020. gmgpc 2019-11-03. eng Title, date, and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; Forms part of Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive. America Abandoned mills Industrial scenes United States Michigan Wayne County River Rouge. Carol M. Highsmith Archive. https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/highsm.61186 No known restrictions on publication.