My Hood Part II

[wolverine]

2 cheap replacements for a house that burned down.

I like this apartment building. Kind of a German-Alpine feel to it.

Cemetery gateway.

U of M School of Kineseology annex's anex. Continuing to take over and tear down the surrounding neighborhoods.

Just keep building on top of that porch

University Towers stands amongst a scattered collection of houses. BR I-94 ROW carved a pretty large chunk out of the neighborhood

Where Hayward gets his groceries. Nothing is more classy than a store with a spirited rat as its logo.

Hope you enjoyed!

[tracer1138]

Hope you enjoyed!

[nofunk]

Wait. Where is "Crawford House"? That is the only thing I don't recognize in these photos.

[mendelman]

Yes...nice tour. That area was also my hood for a year in undergrad. I lived in an apartment on Walnut Ave about half a block north of S. Uni. (east of Washtenaw about 2-3 blocks).

It was a good area, but I would often get seduced by Pinball Pete's on my way home from classes, and therefore waste a couple hours and about $10.

Note: S. Uni. always acted a strong wind tunnel on windy winter days and could get so strong it could take away your breath. Not to mention once actually blowing out a ground floor retail window in U. Towers.

[monsoon]

Thanks for the tour. It's good to see people out on the streets even in bad weather.

[RustTown]

Unless it's much below freezing, we don't make much difference between good and bad weather. We take the winter as a given.

Today's been brutally cold, though.

[wolverine]

BTW did anyone notice what beautiful building in these photos will be demolished?

[ZachariahDaMan]

Yep, the Anberay Apartments

[RustTown]

Hey, what's the name of this small 5-story tower down the street from U Towers?

[wolverine]

The Amsterdammer Phase 1. (built in 1997) Phase II was never built, which is why it has that horrible detached fire escape.

[RustTown]

That's a new construction? I guess looking closer I can see that, but at first glance you'd never be able to tell.

Who was the architect, do you know?

[wolverine]

I used to have the website with the original rendering, but I can't find it now. The building has 1997 etched into the top of it, that's why I know the date. It was sandblasted to look a bit older. Although, the ground floor storefront is relatively new, as the original one I believe wasn't all that great. They also did that 4 story brick building near East Quad found near the end of this thread.

[dtown]

Cool pics man. Its weird how there is high rises right by single family homes.

[LA Dave]

Wonderful pics, Wolve. I recognized the buildings, but not the tenants. When I was in school (during the late Jurassic), it seemed like the only "cuisine" was pizza, made by Greek immigrants. All of the Asian restaurants are a needed corrective.