pollution is bad - here's proof

Hi!

So, last week I posted this photo from the new Google archive of pictures from Life magazine. It’s a great photo for many reasons. I’m not quite sure why there are a bunch of cars in the water, and the picture gives no explanation other than to indicate where the photo was taken. Is the river a graveyard for gutted cars? Here is a similar photo of the cars in the water. Although the photo says it was also taken in May of ‘68 it was certainly not. When you compare the foliage of the trees they are clearly taken at two different seasons of the year. There are no leaves on the branches compared to the first photo where there is full foliage. It sure would be interesting to know what river the cars are in and to do a comparison of the area today.

The car graveyard surely isn’t the only pollution that was documented in Life 1968. Here is a dumping ground into a lake.

Some pollution stays the same. In the photo you can see the build-up of oil, algae, and random beer cans and worm containers (for fishing). In many of the recreational lakes in Michigan you can still find the same build up of trash.

I wonder what is in the water that is pouring out of that pipe? And what is up with the tires and other random trash?

When cars took over the world, trains were just abandoned, literally. I’m sure these trains are no longer here. Michigan has been converting rails into trails for years.

One take at this picture and you know it isn’t natural.

Its proof that the cartoon movie Wall-e could actually happen.

And that’s not snow flowing down the river.

This is a really neat photo. Until you notice all the pollution pouring into the canal.

Here a few others: This cover of Life is a little scary, but when you compare it with this photo it is even scarier. Please, please don’t eat the fish? Ralph – that’s what the river is doing.