Statler Hotel Demolition Progress

[MrCoffee]

I'm still an unicorporated area.......

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So am I

MrCoffee

[Allan]

We can't have the post count bump you all up in the ranking too fast. Then everyone would be a city.

And no, I'm not going to tell when you're going to change to the next level because we decided not to tell members...it's a urbanplanet secret. Besides, I'm too lazy to look it up....

[GRDadof3]

I just noticed that I am a hamlet now, and I'm not sure when that happened

[Fletch]

Any updates?

[rbdetsport]

What floor are they at on the demolition?

[SOSaD]

*cough*.......

[Allan]

I think they are on the 13th floor...I don't know anymore. I haven't been to Detroit in more than a month, with the exception of a very quick urbex adventure one afternoon. I was on vacation at our cottage up north for a week. I've spent most of my weekends in Grand Rapids, as we are currently trying to clean out & sell my great grandmother's house (which she has lived in since 1933) and my grandmother's house (which she had lived in for 40+ years). It's hard enough trying to do one house at a time, let alone two.

[wolverine]

In the meantime, why not check out my neglected Ann Arbor photo of the day thread. I'm actually updating that.

[SNWEB]

The Statler is about halfway gone,

they have the walls of 3 floors still up in the back while they are gone in the front. I have no pics

[SOSaD]

If someone in the area could snap a few photos, it would be greatly appreciated.

[wolverine]

There will be a forum meetup on the 14th. I'm sure you'll see a bunch of STAT photos from that.

[Allan]

I can get some photos on the 13th, as I am giving the PW tour. As usual, though, I've managed to schedule myself to be in two different places 60 miles apart at the same exact time. PW has to come first though, so the other people will just have to sulk in the corner because I'm not there. LOL.

[wolverine]

So, it's at what, Aaron and I, and maybe Lakelander.

Not much of meetup since Aaron and I lived in the same building last year.

[Allan]

Yeah, it looks like it. I already know you and Aaron, but haven't yet met Lakelander.

Maybe I can convince some of my friends that lurk around here to show up too. I wouldn't be meeting anyone new, but at least everyone else would be. Haha.

[wolverine]

I'd be willing to extend my driving radius, as long as that doesn't mean picking people up in G-Rapids. That's too far.

Aaron, I believe you owe me $7 for pizza at Pizzapapalis when we all went down for the draft day event. But since I'm a nice guy, you don't have to pay.

[SOSaD]

Looking forward to the pics! Hope you guys have a good time at the meetup!

[tombarnes]

Revolting. There is nothing more to be said. The demolition of the Statler should never have been allowed.

[Allan]

Here's some photos from today. The lighting was crappy for the whole day, but this thread really needs an update, so here they are....

[tombarnes]

If Kwame Kilpatrick is reelected after this disgraceful display.......

[wolverine]

Ugh. I can already see how big of a hole we are going to have.

[SOSaD]

Thats it. I'm going up to Detroit tommorrow. I'll post my pics.

[SOSaD]

Also, it is time for some before/afters.

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I said it once; and I'll sate it again. Economics see no place for art, history, or even care of the people. We now live an a facist country fueled on sprawl and disreguard. Maybe an oil crisis will wip us into shape, no?

fudgeINGBLAHDETROIT!!!

[MJLO]

perhaps this is a naive question, but are there any at all proposals for the sight, or will it just be, Welcome to Detroit, plenty of surface parking.

[Fletch]

What a horrible way to define part of Detroit's skyline this summer. Disgraceful. Any indication when the torment will be over?

[RustTown]

Just to show you how big of a chunk this will take out of downtown from an aerial perspective...