Palladium Boots' Urban Explorations is a pretty cool series I've recently stumbled across. This bit is about the urban decay and renewal of Detroit, Michigan. Johnny Knoxville (yes, that guy) drives around checking out some of the dilapidated landmarks and meeting some of the movers and shakers. Pretty interesting stuff, really. Sure, there's a fair share of ruin porn here, but once you start to look past that you realize that there's a resurrection of sorts going on. At the helm of this change is an artistic and entrepreneurial community that refuses to let the negative media surrounding what was once the 4th largest metropolitan area sway them. It's a story that manages to be both engaging and uplifting. And yes, you'll have some gratuitous shots of Palladium's products here and there, but the documentary still manages to seem legitimate, and hey, funding has to come from somewhere.
video series via Palladium Boots
