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quick q... got a date tonight, planning on eating in midtown somewhere... I know there is that ben & jerry's in compuware and I thought there was also some ice cream joint in greektown... anyone know how late they are open on fridays?

the whole cass corridor is soaking wet with potential... give it 10 years

especially textures, I don't think i've ever seen masonry quite like the building on the right. What building is that?

the amabassador bridge looks so much better with the blue paint job. It really compliments the water and sky in your shots!

I as a civil engineer who deals with that kinda crap, I am really looking forward to seeing how the stamped concrete comes out looking. Concrete is becoming more and more economical due to the astronomical price of asphalt these days. The brick pavers are bad, but the spots where asphalt still exisits and manholes are exposed are by far the worst.

Props to DPL for the quick turn-around! I've noticed that they have simply removed the signal heads at a few places. Montcalm and Madison used to have a signal but that has been removed (probably ok due to the curent circulation patterns around GCP. Also, (for instance) McGraw at I96 used to have a signal, but that has been replaced with stop control. If there isn't a warrant for a signal, then technically, based off the michigan manual for uniform traffic control devices, they should be removed so I really don't have a problem with it. I attribute the fact that so many people run red lights to the fact that are are so many unwarranted signals in the city. One of the major rules for traffic control devices is that they supposed to serve a believable cause (basically saying you cannot sign a freeway with a design speed of 80 mph for 25 mph). If you were to get a ticket for running a light after stopping, I think, with the proper data, you could probably make a case for the signal being illegal. Props to DPL for the quick turn-around!

i think we can all atest to that not being a given in detroit!

you answered your own question... its cheap.

totally agree with you on that one, Allan. Downtown signals should all be on mast arms with lighted street signs... no ifs ands or buts. Hell, there are signals in the middle of cornfields in Pittsfield Township that are on mast arms with backlit street signs.

one of my pet peeves with downtown detroit are the overhead wires... c'mon guys.

after today's lousy tiger game... tigs looked bad, city looked great!

theres one in Livonia as well

it made absolutly no sense... it was funny during the rain delay, they switched the PA over to the sports talk channel during the rain delay and hosts were just RIPPING the tribe a new one...

just got back from a very wet, but very awesome weekend in cleveland. Although the pistons couldn't pull off the W, the tigers got the job done... first sweep in cleveland in 16 years... oh, and if you need it, the Tigers have the most wins (24) in the American League!!! GO TIGS :-D

if they can save a facade in plymouth, michigan next to a set of busy train tracks, they can save one in downtown detroit on a beautiful park...

my goodness, you are a brave individual for going on that place... I love the fine arts building though, I really like the exterior.

sweet, I love trains and i love detroit!

I like it... it gives it a subtle modern touch!

Cleaning up the BEAUTIFUL comerica park for a Detroit Tradition like no other. Detroit Tigers Opening Day 2006

guys, i honestly havn't seen any of what I would call "good" excuses for not attending I agree with your assessment Zisou, I hate to say it, but having tram around did not really help the clubhouse out. All of the guys now look at leyland as the captain. So far the sailing has been good, we'll see what happens in the rough seas!

so... 1. who here is a tiger fan? 2. who is going to opening day? 3. who is excited as hell about the tigers this year? 4-0 baby! ezord: 1. me 2. me 3. me

i always used to stop at Mick's on the first floor of the Ford on the walk from the bus to the guardian building... Its a very underappreciated building!

i didn't say it made it look cheap, i said it made it look horrible

oh crap, I better up my cell phone plan.... I tell all of my friends to park at that garage, they'll all be calling me up saying "where the hell did that garage go!?!"

disgaree, it looked horrible. This isn't some cheap-ass party store on detroit's west side, this a modest building in the CBD.