Ann Arbor Photo of the Day

[RustTown]

But, even the elevated ground in front of the stadium offers some good views. I'd just like to see that view in a picture, day or night. lol

[Aaron]

I'd figured that's what you were talking about. I didn't know you could get in the stadium for free on weekdays.

[Aaron]

OK, turns out you can just walk right in. Here's a quick and dirty pano done with my cheapo camera:

[wolverine]

Yeah, but see, you aren't up at the architecture school all day on weekdays, so you get to go in when it's open. Lucky ass. Nice pano tho. I think I'm going to peace out of studio today for an hour and half to get this picture. My instructor never seems to notice when I disappear and reappear again as long as you do it at the right time.

EDIT: It's amazing how downtown looks dwarfed in building height. The buildings seem so much higher when you are driving down main. It must be the geography or something. You can hardly see the first National building.

Edited October 5, 2005 by wolverine

[RustTown]

Thanks, Aaron!

There is another dangerous view that's great. It's going south on 23 where it curces to go west. Looking down Main Street exit, because of the hills, it looks huge. I passed by once on a foggy morning and it was awesome; a rare view in Michigan since very few skyline views are from hills because of the relatively flas topography of the state.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Great picture!

[Aaron]

Adams Avenue is only a block long and hardly an avenue, but it's a beautiful street nevertheless.

[NCB]

Nice Picture!

[RustTown]

That's what I want to see, the areas away from downtown.

[Michi]

Why can't you park on the street on November 2 only?

[ZachariahDaMan]

Nice picture, it sure is a beautiful street.

[wolverine]

Apparently the city needs a lot of space for elections.

[Aaron]

An Amtrak train pulls past the former railroad depot, now a ritzy restaurant called the Gandy Dancer. The "new" Amtrak station is a half-mile back of the train.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Nice picture Aaron

[RustTown]

Turning old stations in to restaurants seems to be quite popular. One of Lansing's old stations has been Clara's for quite a few years now, and the other old station was (and is slated) to become a restaurant again.

Great photo!

[GRDadof3]

Yes, we went to the Gandy Dancer for their "world famous" brunch after my brother graduated from school. Ennhhhh!

I do like the architecture though. Great pic!

[wolverine]

I was broke after eating at the Gandy Dancer.

[wolverine]

A Greek Tradition

The Mudbowl football game is hosted every year by SAE. Next year I might be in it, depending if my fraternity makes it through the playoffs

[ZachariahDaMan]

That looks like fun

[Michi]

ECHK! That's just too much yellow to digest for one night!

Show me some green and white to soften the blow to my fragile little eyeballs.

Edited October 13, 2005 by Michi

[Wordsmith]

You all must have been freezing. Great shot. Go Blue!

WS

[Zissou]

I hang out at the SAE house up in East Lansing all the time and its a hole compared to UM's. That mudbowl sure does look fun though.

[NCB]

That looks like alota fun!

Nice picture BTW.

[wolverine]

I hang out at the SAE house up in East Lansing all the time and its a hole compared to UM's. That mudbowl sure does look fun though.

They are right across the street from my fraternity. We can always here the sound of stuff be broken (usually glass). So I'm wondering what the interior condition of that house is like.

Michi, I feel really bad that you have to look at all this maize and blue, so for a treat, I'll post a picture from E. Lansing in this thread.

Big Ten Burrito of E. Lansing

Oh but wait, if you think this is totally an MSU thing, oh hell no. BTB was founded by a U of M student on State Street in Ann Arbor. The franchise was extended to E. Lansing and the new interior was designed by an Ann Arbor firm which one of its architects happens to be my professor.

But yeah, it's across from the MSU campus. Hope that kind of helps.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Interesting looking ceiling.