Detroit Photo of the Day

[rbdetsport]

LOL! That was funny Jerald..... That is one of the most architecturaly significant buildings in Detroit. You know the most expensive renovation (to hopefully happen). The most expensive renovation in Detroit history that has taken so long to get the deal done with two firms being involved . One dropped out.....

[Wordsmith]

One of those firms involved in restoring it to technicolor glory dropped out??? Oh well, I never burned a candle over that coming to fruition anyway... I wish someone would prove me wrong.

WS

[wolverine]

What? I'm so confused.

[Zissou]

Ditto.

[RustTown]

Jerald's post at the top of the page? Really?

[Allan]

LOL, I have to say, this whole discussion is rather amusing.

Wordsmith got confused because Rb said that one of the firms had dropped out (which did happen, long before the current deal was struck). However, Wordsmith's post went way over Wolverine's & Zissou's heads.

[RustTown]

lol, I totally skipped over that post.

[Zissou]

However, Wordsmith's post went way over Wolverine's & Zissou's heads.

If your implying im stupid then thems are fightin words.

[rbdetsport]

LOL! This is very amusing! Sorry if I "confused" you Wordsmith, Wolverine, and Zissou.....

[Allan]

If your implying im stupid then thems are fightin words.

That's not at all what I was implying.

Besides, you know by now that any statement I make at some ridiculous early morning hour is to be taken with a grain of salt.

[Wordsmith]

So I am wrong then? Yes!

WS

[Allan]

Yes, Wordsmith, you are wrong. The B-C deal is still on. Closing is December 16th. We just have to make sure that we can last another month without the deal falling through.

[andrew.w]

This is from several weeks ago, but I was wondering what about was in this gap before the merchants row project.

(Does anyone have any "before-before" pictures?)

[wolverine]

I'm fairly confident there was a building between there. I don't have any photos though.

[tapezord]

I'm fairly confident there was a building between there. I don't have any photos though.

Indeed there was... I don't have a picture available though.

sigh...

[Aaron]

I believe they tore down that building because its floor heights didn't line up with the other buildings in the project on either side.

No picture here either, though.

[Allan]

The building that was there before was a short, skinny building that bowed out on the front. They were unable to save it because the floor levels between that building and the others on the block were at different levels.

I'll find a photo after I finish this stupid lab report. I looked online for almost 20 minutes, but couldn't find anything. I know I have a photo of it somewhere on one of my computers....

[Allan]

The building is on the left.

Btw, that's an awesome photo, Tapezord! It would look even better today, since the top of the Guardian & Penobscot are now lit. Alas, the train depot on Fort is now history....

[Ramcharger]

That is really an awesome picture Tapezoid. Here's an old picture showing its location.

Does anyone know what year the fort street station closed and what year it was demolished? I remember exploring the station when I was in my late teens or early twenties (some thirty years ago). As I recall it wasn't as ornate as the MCS but it was in much better shape. Since it was much closer in town it would have serviced the downtown area much better. It's too bad it was replaced by the nondescript downtown campus of Wayne County Community College.

Edited November 29, 2005 by Ramcharger

[Zissou]

Great picture Tapezord. So the top of the Guardian is now lit?

[Allan]

The depot was closed in 1973, I believe. It was demolished in January 1974.

The top of the Guardian is lit now...noticed on my way home from Slows on Sunday night.

[Zissou]

Well its about damn time. Ill have to make a trip down there with my tripod and take some night shots.

[andrew.w]

The building is on the left.

I can see why floors would be a problem with this building. It is actually kind of surprising that the floors of the two buildings on either side match so well.

[wolverine]

Anyone ever see photos of the Hudsons building construction overtime. What an architectural nightmare! All those different buildings being combined into one.

[RustTown]

Yeah, she wasn't pretty; that much is sure. It did manage to pull, at least, it's hulking form together with the construction of the mechanical tower structure in it's last expansion, though.