Detroit Photo of the Day

[statedude3]

One of the Meijer stores in Lansing had artificial trees being decorated the second week on October.

[wolverine]

I took this while Allan was being hassled by a homeless man.

[Wordsmith]

Wordsmith,

I think you are thinking of shed 1 (post #1013). It was demolished with the construction of the freeway.

Why thank you... And just think, it was completely unnecessary as I believe (tell me if I'm wrong) that the freeway doesn't even touch Shed #1's former position... *grumbles due to sleepiness and Detroit brand lousiness*

WS

[wolverine]

[RustTown]

Great pictures. Does anyone think they can get a rendering of the parking garage going up adjacent to 1001?

[tapezord]

Does anyone think they can get a rendering of the parking garage going up adjacent to 1001?

If I had a dollar for everytime someone asked for that rendering... I'd have like... 10 bucks. At least.

[Allan]

The rendering is nolonger inside 1001. I was in there this past weekend looking for it.

[tapezord]

[Zissou]

Now that is a very cool picture.

[baldy]

Great pictures. Does anyone think they can get a rendering of the parking garage going up adjacent to 1001?

No rendering, but here's what it looked like as of Saturday

Edited November 2, 2005 by baldy

[Aaron]

1. tapezord, that is extremely awesome.

2. The 1001 garage is actually quite classy looking.

[RustTown]

Yes, I'm actually surprised that it looks good. For awhile, I was really worried about the design.

[statedude3]

Do I see storefronts on the ground level?? If so, I think we've got a great ramp here!

[Michi]

Nice pictures, guys! I gotta start doing more panos, tapezord. That's got to be at least a year old, through right?

The think I LIKE about the 1001 garage is that it doesn't have slanting walls, or the slanting facade like many garages do. Though you can see it through the "windows", the square design is still superior looking to the ugly slant. Just my little observative opinion.

Speaking of 1001 Woodward Garage, I bid thee Freud Building farewell!

After this shot was taken, I ran up to the fence and grabbed a piece of terra cotta to add to my authentically Detroit collection.

[tapezord]

as far as parking garages go, I think that looks terrific! Very classy and it maintains profile nicely with the building across state street. Well done!

By the way, with regard to my little panoramic, I plan to do another one on my annual downtown detroit tour on the day after thanksgiving (I do my a lot of my xmas shopping downtown on that day... its not easy but its worth it). I have some interesting before and afters of the merchants row buildings that I should be posting soon.

Edited November 3, 2005 by tapezord

[Zissou]

That has to be the nicest garage in Detroit. Im very impressed. It fits in with the other historical buildings and has a street level presence with the ground floor retail. It would be cool if down the road they put some residential up there like it was designed to be capable of having. I think i read something like 13 more floors are possible.

[rbdetsport]

That would be awesome. The garage is nicely designed.

[statedude3]

How many sq. feet of retail space is there? Anyone signed on for retail yet? Any idea of what will be in the retail portion?

[Zissou]

I know a drug store is supposed to one of the tenants or the only tenant. I think its a CVS.

[Allan]

The CVS is the only tenant.

[tapezord]

1-year separation

day after thanksgiving 2004 // day after thanksgiving 2003

[NCB]

That is a great picture, tapezord.

[Aaron]

I haven't been in the city in a while, so I'll dig back in the archives...

The lobby of the Fisher Building:

[ZachariahDaMan]

what a beautiful lobby!

[statedude3]

Is that a tile mosaic or plaster or what? I have unfortunately never been able to get to the lobby of this icon building.