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[Allan]

This is a section where we can discuss anything concerning Detroit that would not warrant a thread of its own, or something to do with the city that would not otherwise be posted on this site. Please feel free to contribute as much as you like. My only request is that you don't post entire news articles from the Free Press, Detroit News, or other sources in this thread. A link would be much better.

[Allan]

Wow, I actually see blue sky this morning...that's two times in a week now!  It's too bad I'll be stuck in class all day - it's perfect for photography right now.

[Allan]

I found this webcam of the skyline from the cultural center.  I've run across it before, but this is the first time I've actually seen it working.


EDIT: Apparently the camera rotates every minute or so.

[Neo]

I've seen that shot from http://www.earthcam.com before.  They have some other good ones too.

[Allan]

I found another really cool webcam.  This one is from the Dossin Museum on Belle Isle.  You control the camera.  

http://www.glmi.org/webcam

[Brother Ray]

Allan, on Feb 23 2005, 08:53 AM, said:

Wow, I actually see blue sky this morning...that's two times in a week now!  It's too bad I'll be stuck in class all day - it's perfect for photography right now.

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I'm heading out today, camera in hand, to enjoy the sunshine and Downtown in general.  It's been too gray for too long!!!

[Allan]

I hope you got some great photos!  The clouds have returned within the last hour and a half or so.  There are still a few patches of blue here and there, but they are getting fewer and farther between.  I will be going to Broderick Tower on Friday afternoon, so it would be nice if it was sunny then.  Unfortunately it looks as if it will be mostly cloudy.  Welcome to winter in Michigan!  The forecast calls for it to be mostly sunny on Saturday for my weekly Detroit neighborhood tour, but we'll see about that....

[Allan]

I don't think I mentioned this, but Ileech got fined for the United Artists Building.  On Saturday there were four yellow tickets attached to the "door".  One was for $1250; the rest were for between $100 & $200.  It's about time!

[baldy]

Yeah, it's about time that department got going.  The marque at the UA has pieces touching the ground!

You know what Alan, you got me to the point with all the Broderick tower stuff where I would almost feel sorry for Higgins if he'd get ticketed for the building.

[Allan]

Higgins has gotten ticketed for the building in the past.  I will find out what all he's been ticketed for on Friday if I remember.  I will also ask about the latest news on the renovation.  There are enough violations in the Broderick to keep the city busy for quite a while!  The city can't exactly break in to check the place out though, so he only gets fined for some things.  The only fine Higgins got that I can specifically remember was a $200 fine for that pile of dirt in the back alley.  Nobody knows who dumped it there, but Higgins got to foot the bill.

[Allan]

It looks like it's going to be mostly sunny on Saturday.  Does anyone have any suggestions as to what areas I should photograph?  Some things on my list include:

- Midtown
- Eastern Market
- East Village
- Boston Edison (West of the Lodge)
- Rivertown

I'm always open to suggestions.  The only two neighborhoods I feel that I've covered well are Corktown and Woodbridge.

[Aaron]

I'm always hungry for more Rivertown, especially down Franklin Street.

[SNWEB]

How about Capitol Sqaure?

EH I'm not much into residential.


Heh the Guardian said it would have lighting on the exterior this month..less than 5 days left

[Allan]

LOL, I need an area bigger than that!  I could photograph all Capitol Park in 10 minutes.  I will keep that in mind if I end up downtown.  I only have about nine hours of daylight, so that is my main limiting factor.  The only nightime photography I do occurs in downtown or midtown.

And something tells me that the lighting on the Guardian won't be happening this month either....

[Allan]

Channel 4 will be running a report on the subway tunnels under the city on tomorrow night's 6:00 PM news.

[detroitfan]

I'd say Midtown there's always something happening there

[Allan]

I hope everyone enjoyed our day and a half of sun, because now the snow begins again.  

Did anyone else see the report on the tunnels under the city?  It got pushed back to 11:00 last night.  I was told that it was going to be about the subway tunnels.  It ended up being about the steam tunnels.  Oh well, it was still interesting.  I didn't realize that the steam system still heats 252 buildings in the city.  All the years of steam and heat are doing a number on the tunnel walls.

[baldy]

I heard that Robert Porcher just bought a building.  Does any one know which one?

[Allan]

ebaldy, on Feb 28 2005, 04:29 PM, said:

I heard that Robert Porcher just bought a building.  Does any one know which one?

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It's the Vinton Building.  See this thread for details.

[SNWEB]

snow storm on the way!

I want it all to melt