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Believe it or not, only 10 or 15 years ago, most of the buildings you see here on wolverine's Main street photo were covered with Aluminum facing. The buildings are at least 100 years old and were covered in aluminum in the 50's and 60's (preferred deco at the time?). One by one over the years the facing has come down and the beautiful brickwork has come back to life. I believe there are only 2 or 3 buildings left with the old aluminum facing. The first brick building on the left side of the street had the aluminum facing torn down just last summer. The building was totally gutted and refurbished into two stores and lofts upstairs. This really is a beautiful street, as is Washington.
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Just because there are lights on, that doesn't mean that the building is open. See the David Whitney Building & the American Hotel for examples. I have not seen this shop open in almost a month now, unless I am just downtown at the wrong times.
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No, Allan, it's not your timing. This store has NOT been open since I've have been down here, and that is over a year and a half! I have a splendid view of that store from my window here. The "Going Out of Business" sign needs to go....
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Wow, I actually see blue sky this morning...that's two times in a week now! It's too bad I'll be stuck in class all day - it's perfect for photography right now.
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I'm heading out today, camera in hand, to enjoy the sunshine and Downtown in general. It's been too gray for too long!!!
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There are no new hotels scheduled to come online between now and June. There is still time, but the clock is ticking.
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They can always dock two cruise ships in the frozen Detroit River and use them for hotel rooms like Jacksonville did this weekend. I find it utterly amazing how this city can not make progress related to new hotels anymore. All promises and no action/results. Sad.....
BTW - How's the new police headquarters coming along? **sigh**
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Anytime you need someone to fill in for you, just drop me an PM/email. I always have photos to share. I just need your permission first since this is your classic thread.
Cheers and get some sleep!
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I hate it when Allan forgets to post the next photo of the day....... Come on, Allan! I need my fix!!!
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Late January sunset in Washtenaw County, Michigan.
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Hey! Is that the Mayor's Cherry Red Lincoln Navigator in front of the Ramada Inn?
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Actually this church was established by the French settlers to the area and is located in Southwest Detroit near Mexicantown. The church you're thinking of is the Saint Mary Catholic Church in Greektown.
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Now I feel really silly........
Next time I will be sure to read the text more carefully and get the names right. You do have to admit, they look alike. I'll have to dig up my old photos of St. Mary's for comparison.
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I always chuckle to myself when I see this historic church and realize that this catholic chruch, established by the German community - now mostly hispanic, is sitting in the heart of...... GREEKTOWN! It truly is beautiful both on the outside and inside.
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Here is a photo I took this past summer of the same building. I have no idea what the significance of the gold treasure box is, but if you look closely at Alan's picture you will see that they are all over the building.
Also note the different times on the clocks. Funny.....
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OUCH!!!!
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Not sure if anyone noticed this, but just above the "Beauty Supply" sign in Allan's photo below, you can see the stains and dirt residue from the old Saunders sign that used to proudly greet everyone on Woodward Ave. There was no excuse for going downtown to shop and NOT stoping in for a Saunder's ice cream float or hot fundge sunday. We lost more than just a beauty supply store when this building went down....
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Monday, December 6, 2004
The Detroit People Mover runs above a newly revamped Broadway streetscape.
Is it me, or does the building on the left side appear to be an inch or so over the property line? Hmmmm.......?
Nice pic!
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I took a similar photo of the Soup Kitchen earlier this summer and showed it to my father. He was saddened by what has happened and then spoke of all the good times he had there while on business with auto suppliers back in the 80's. My one and only visit there in 1986 was a memorable visit. I couldn't believe how many people from the suburbs were downtown enjoying this place. It was packed! Matt "Guitar" Murphy (Blues Brothers) was playing there that night.
Such a shame that it was forced to close in order to make room for the non-existent casinos........
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Allan,
Where is the Hotel Eddystone located? I don't recognize either building.
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Thanks.
BTW, for those of you who are wondering, H & H is now dead. The next victim are the two little buildings next to the Freud. I guess I better get down there and take some pics of the Freud while there's still time.
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Better hurry, there is little left of it (Freud Bldg) and the steel frame is about to come crumbling down this afternoon!!!
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Great shot, wolverine! This really shows what the aluminum facade did to most (all?) of the buildings downtown. I'd much rather see the damaged brick than that ugly aluminum. I'm sure the building owner will eventually fix the front up if Connor O'Neil's management has any say in it. They pack 'em in there!
- BR