Lansing Photo of the Day

[RustTown]

For the love of all of us with slower connections, please shrink that photo, Hood. lol

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[RustTown]

The new Lansing City Market will soon be at the center-bottom of this photo:

[RustTown]

[RustTown]

Eckert Station Coal Elevator

[RustTown]

Moores Park

[coolbrezze]

Seems like LAnsing downtown is growing a bit, having a more walkable downtown.

[RustTown]

Michigan State Police Headquarters - August 11

[Eridony]

[statedude3]

Great pictures! How long has Dalmatians been there? I noticed it for the first time when I was visiting my old stopping grounds a few weeks back. I think I'll have to stop by and check it out when I'm in town later this week! I love the new look that REOtown is taking on. I just wish they could work their way down South Street with some much needed improvements. I think a key to this would be doing something with the old train depot that went from restaurant to a night club about 10 years ago. As far as I know it has been empty ever since.

[Eridony]

Great pictures! How long has Dalmatians been there? I noticed it for the first time when I was visiting my old stopping grounds a few weeks back. I think I'll have to stop by and check it out when I'm in town later this week! I love the new look that REOtown is taking on. I just wish they could work their way down South Street with some much needed improvements. I think a key to this would be doing something with the old train depot that went from restaurant to a night club about 10 years ago. As far as I know it has been empty ever since.

Thanks! I don't know about Dalmatians, that was the first time I noticed it as well. I'm sure one of the Lansing natives will be able to say though.

The old Grand Trunk Depot is still vacant and looking horrible unfortunately.

There are some deteriorating train cars on Washington Avenue as well.

[beatneck]

Ive been going to Dalmations for a couple of years now. Best breakfast in town... You can catch some prominent figures in there from time to time as well.

[Eridony]

Ive been going to Dalmations for a couple of years now. Best breakfast in town... You can catch some prominent figures in there from time to time as well.

Better breakfast then Fleetwood Diner?

Some more Lansing:

[beatneck]

Better breakfast then Fleetwood Diner?

Of course its all a matter of opinion, but yes... while the Fleetwood puts out a good spread, I have to give the nod to the Firehouse Grill.

[Eridony]

Of course its all a matter of opinion, but yes... while the Fleetwood puts out a good spread, I have to give the nod to the Firehouse Grill.

It is a matter of opinion but I'll trust yours and give Firehouse a try next time I have breakfast in Lansing. I always like trying new places.

Interesting picture, is that under 496?

[RustTown]

Yes, that's 496 over the Grand as seen from the River Trail.

Found some great photos taken from Oldsmobile Park by Macdane (http://www.flickr.com/photos/macdane/)

[Eridony]

[statedude3]

What happened to the proposal a while back of the fish ladder being dismantled? I think it's a neat attraction along the river and can be educational for students as well.

[RustTown]

There was never any formal proposal to remove the dam (thus making the fish ladder useless), but it gets thrown around every time they inspect the dam. The calls do seem to be gaining more traction in the community, though, especially since there has been a slew of dam removals in the state over the past few years. The North Lansing Dam particularly doesn't make any functional sense, anymore, because not only is it not a power-producing dam, but the pool it created for the Ottawa Street Station isn't needed since that plant has been shut down for 15 years now. Furthermore, removing it is really getting traction with environmentalist, since removing the dam would actually make the river more healthy.

Funny that the river was brought up, because I came here to post some photos I took of the very full Grand River the other day:

River Trail beneath the Michigan Avenue Bridge

North Lansing Dam nearly completely submerged

Underwater canoe launch

[RustTown]

Photo by Mario Q. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marioq/)

Edited September 21, 2008 by Lmichigan

[Charles Pearson]

Photo by Mario Q. (http://www.flickr.com/photos/marioq/)

Luminous cityscape straight out of a film noir. Excellent work!

[RustTown]

Not my work. And, please check out the photographers photostream.

[Charles Pearson]

Not my work. And, please check out the photographers photostream.

Thanks. I will definitely check out Mario.

[RustTown]

A photo I took from the Four Corners area, today:

[RustTown]

Cooley Gardens by Me

[RustTown]

A really neat photo taken by CaptainJBuilder (http://www.flickr.com/photos/captainjbuilder/), which looks to have been taken from the roof of the Stadium District development (didn't realize it was that all):