Detroit Casino Megathread

[Zissou]

What makes this proposal even more of a joke is how late in the game they are proposing it. All the casinos have made their plans and MGM is already building. If these people really want something like this to happen then they should buy MCS and convince Illitch to move MotorCity there. Thats thier only shot of anything like this happening.

[detroitfan]

Why did paper even waste ink on this story? It's stupid since the casinos were meant revive downtown. Not to mention MGM is in the ground and Motor City is close to breaking ground.

[RustTown]

Horrible, horrible idea. And, my concern isn't all of the business tied to MGM, but what a disaster this would be from a planning aspect. Stupid idea.

[GR8scott]

^ yeah thats a stupid idea which fortunatly won't happen

Otherwise I like the greektown plans and MGM but I wish motorcity moved closer DT and built a higher tower, I guess 17 stories fits for where its at now

[Ramcharger]

Fairgrounds casino deal withers from opposition

Fortunately, the fairgrounds idea appears to have no chance at all.

The picture with this article shows that construction on MGM Grand's permanent facilities is moving right along.

[atperry]

Motorcity has broken ground

http://www.detroitbusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=7439

[rbdetsport]

Lavdas Jewelry of Greektown to close; plans to reopen inside Greektown Casino

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?newsId=7659

[Marcel]

does anybody have any pics of how the construction of Motor City and MGM Grand Casinos are going.

[hood]

Does anyone have any of the renderings of the casinos?

[RustTown]

MGM (the one furthest along in construction) has yet to put out a rendering. They are keeping it secret.

MotorCity (under construction) hasn't put out one, but the architects have on their own site:

Greektown (approved) is keeping theirs pretty secret as well, though they released some very flashy prelim. renderings a few months ago. I was told by a contact at Rossetti that this is not completely designed out, yet.

[andrew.w]

Greektown (approved) is keeping theirs pretty secret as well, though they released some very flashy prelim. renderings a few months ago. I was told by a contact at Rossetti that this is not completely designed out, yet.

I didn't notice the columns and arches along the bottom of the hotel last time that a rendering of Greektown were posted here.

[Ramcharger]

Isn

[Zissou]

Not really. Most renderings dont get everything right. If you look at the renderings for the Transit Center you will see what they did with the Book Tower and Trolley Plaza.

IMO Greektown is by far the best of what we have seen so far, and I like the fact that it will stay in its current spot and help keep Greektown the premier entertainment area for the city.

[Ramcharger]

I figured that in the Transit Center renderings the designer was just too lazy to draw the buildings in detail. In the Greektown rendering the people were added to make their hotel seem less isolated than it really will be.

[rbdetsport]

MGM looked ready to build "up" last night. But jeez, that building is going to be so close to the Lodge and the Fisher Freeway. I think the steel is about ready to be put into the ground.

[Zissou]

Greektown is still the least isolated of the 3 casinos. Its just going to be at the end of the Greektown district and mind you its just the hotel portion. That gaming area will remain where its at, just expanded.

[gecko10225]

I had a chance to look at some of the renderings of the Greektown hotel and the casino expansion. I found it amusing that many of the details are actually Roman rather than Greek. But that's the architectural nerd in me. I doubt most people would notice the differnce. A column is a column, right?

[RustTown]

Considering that Greektown really isn't Greek, anymore, and Corktown isn't all that Irish (understatement), I think it's alright for area architects to introduce generic southern Europeans elements in designs. lol

Really, it's all Greek to me.

*sorry, I couldn't help myself*

[Zissou]

Someone who is willing to flush their money down the toilet there isnt gonna care at all. I havent seen a close enough rendering to tell the difference, good eye gecko.

[andrew.w]

I had a chance to look at some of the renderings of the Greektown hotel and the casino expansion. I found it amusing that many of the details are actually Roman rather than Greek. But that's the architectural nerd in me. I doubt most people would notice the differnce. A column is a column, right?

I was thinking of that when I remarked about the hotels base. I can't tell much from the cullumns in the rendering but the arches over the first floor windows are more Roman than anything.

Well, I think it looks good either way.

[rbdetsport]

Has Greektown started any site work because the last article released said it was suppposed to start right after the superbowl in early february?

[speck76]

One bad thing about the 3 casinos building such consolidated facilities is that people can park there, gamble, eat, watch a show, and go home without ever having to venture around the city.......

I guess the alternative is risky, as if the casinos require people to walk too far, then people may not go.....but I am surprised the city did not require some limit on non-gaming facilities within the casino compex during the years of issues prior to these projects getting off of the group.

[speck76]

Greektown (approved) is keeping theirs pretty secret as well, though they released some very flashy prelim. renderings a few months ago. I was told by a contact at Rossetti that this is not completely designed out, yet.

That looks a lot different than the pics on the Rossetti website

[Chow]

^ Thats an older design, back when they were going to be at 375 and gratiot.

[Zissou]

Those pics are older. The one Lmich posted was in the newspaper recently and is the most up to date. The ones you got there Speck are from when Greektown planned on moving. It has decided to stay put and expand at its current location.