Detroit Photo of the Day

[wolverine]

Damn, I wish I could find my Harbortown pics. I had taken a whole bunch even a few inside, and I haven't found them yet. When I get them I'll post them.

[Allan]

I still haven't gotten around to photographing Harbortown. I do have Palmer Park photos somewhere. My first priority right now is Rivertown, before they finish leveling it to build all these new townhouses.

[RustTown]

Townhomes in Rivertown? I thought it was going to be mostly apartment/condo buildings? That would make more sense with the layout of the district. Townhomes would be more fitting further into the city.

[rbdetsport]

No complaints here. Their expanding the city.

[Allan]

I really like it when you all make the captions

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Haha, it's a good thing that I enjoy making the captions then.

The v-shaped Lafayette Building was completed in 1923 & designed by Detroit architect C. Howard Crane. The building was last used in 1998, and the city is now hoping to find a developer who will renovate it.

[rbdetsport]

Would that building be easily renovated? or is it really messed up? Any future plans for it being set or is the city still looking for a developer? I would love to see the Lafeyette come alive. It would be great for the Campus Martius Area and the coney islands at the base of the building. I would rather see residential rather than commericial in the Lafeyette, but what do I know.

[wolverine]

The released rendering of the Visteon Tower in Campus Martius Park

IMO, it will compliment the Bank 1 Building quite well

[baldy]

That's not even funny.....

[RustTown]

You're joking, right? They said the thing was going to be curtain-wall glass.

[dnast]

Look closer at the site name

[wolverine]

Wow, isn't it sad that aluminum cladding can double as believable architecture in Detroit? Yes, the image was a fake.

[tapezord]

after the tiger game on saturday night from campus martius park

[wolverine]

Nice Photo! Campus Martius appears to be more beautiful than ever this time of year

[tapezord]

Nice Photo!  Campus Martius appears to be more beautiful than ever this time of year 

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stay tuned, theres more where that came from

::by the way, campus martius is by far the greatest stride downtown has made in years. I went down there on Saturday and there were people sitting around talking, people throwin' a frisbee on the lawn...and the one thing I noticed above all else, everyone was smiling. It is a true home run for the downtown detroit comeback.

[Zissou]

Was the whole park operational? I know Allan was telling me that some of the fountains were working while others were not. I really would like to see the large fountain working.

[tapezord]

the fountain walls were not working on saturday

[Zissou]

But the large fountain was?

[baldy]

The large fountain has always worked to some extent since the park opened in November and operates year round. It even ran under the x-mas tree to keep the water from freezing. The big fountain show that it is capable of doing has not started yet (no water shooting 100 ft in the air, no lights, ect). Which by the the way I heard over the weekend that the controls for the water show of the fountain is done in California. I have yet to see the waterwalls working, but am looking forward to it.

[Zissou]

When i refer to the big fountain i mean the 100 ft part of it. Now this water show aspect is something I havent heard about. Will it be to music and lights? I know they tested the fountain when they finished it around late fall early winter. I think they have some pictures of it up on the park website.

[wolverine]

Ohhh, I've seen the waterwalls working all right. At the Grand opening of the park they had then running (yes in the winter). It was dark and I leaned up against it. Not the most pleasant experience.

[monsoon]

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after the tiger game on saturday night from campus martius park

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Very nice tapezord! I like the photography and the subject matter.

[tapezord]

from my old website... http://downtowndetroit.8k.com

i'd like to thank the college of engineering for ruining my website ventures

[wolverine]

Nice! Look at all of that beautiful architecture. There's not even urban grit in that photo!

As for you website, isn't it great that universities allow us to use their vast amounts of server space?

Sorry Allan, you don't get any from your university.

[tapezord]

[Allan]

Sorry Allan, you don't get any from your university.

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I know, I know. Maybe someday...right now they are too busy spending my money on some ugly new building that is way over budget.