Metro Detroit Photo of the Day

[dtown]

I love that little theater. Its little things like that that make a downtown cool.

[wolverine]

^ There's a theater in Vassar, MI that looks just like. Drive up M-15 and holla at it!

Okay here's my contribution! What Detroit comes to Canton for

I've been trying to build a table to inlay my lasercut chicago neighborhood in (not built yet). After my poorly welded joints cracked, and my friend shattered the glass, I figured I'd just be better off buying one cheap. Good thing the model hasn't been sent to the cutter yet because the Ikea coffee table undershelf is an inch shorter in length.

[ZachariahDaMan]

What's wrong with you, Ian. How could you post a photo from Canton? j.k

Here is the Octagon House (1860) in Washington Township, Macomb County.

[Jasoncw]

Isn't there an octagon house in Saint Clair Shores too? By the public pool?

[wolverine]

I have worse, believe me. Scio Township Meijer anyone?

[dtown]

^ There's a theater in Vassar, MI that looks just like. Drive up M-15 and holla at it!

[nofunk]

I have worse, believe me. Scio Township Meijer anyone?

[wolverine]

It was for a project where we had to photograph buildings that were trying to deceive us. Beleive me, it was fake as hell.

[rbdetsport]

My grandma used to volunteer at the Octagon House.

[ZachariahDaMan]

I didn't feel like driving anywhere far today so I just went to Plymouth and took pictures of the Old Village neighborhood.

[dtown]

I kinda like that little purple boy there. Wonder what it looks like under all that paint.

[ZachariahDaMan]

Abandoned airport in Salem

[wolverine]

^ Very interesting. I've only heard of the old airport but had never seen it. Thanks for sharing.

dtown, the purple building appears to be all brick beneath it, so I'm not sure there are any limestone details and stuff. The one with the powerwashed front has me interested though just a few buildings down. Looks like its being rehabbed.

[dtown]

I just noticed that.

Interesting airport pic, Zach. When was it abandoned?

[ZachariahDaMan]

I'm not sure, dtown. I've looked but haven't seen anything that says.

Armada

[ZachariahDaMan]

I volunteer at the Canton Historical Museum and was given a new assignment. I will be putting together a little booklet called "Lost Canton" that will include Canton's old houses that are gone. I'll also have to see about putting one together of the Canton houses that are still standing. So I have made a huge list from various sources of old houses in Canton and have been going around to areas I'm not too familiar with to see which ones are still up.

At the museum yesterday I was told that this house is going to get demolished soon. I'll have to find out why.

Jakubowski House

Clyde House

Hauk House

Horner House

Kinyon House

Moore House- a centennial farm

[wolverine]

I can't believe they want to demolish that house. How depressing.

[ZachariahDaMan]

I found out why that house could get demolished. A developer bought the land which could mean, o joy another strip mall. There is also a large barn and silo by the house.

[Michi]

I went to the Canton Ikea for the first time last Saturday. Wow. lol...

Traffic is a disaster, and I found it humerous that if you decide to be sneaky and take a back road in order to eventually get back in the direction you want to go, you'd likely end up on a dirt road not far from the Ikea.

[RustTown]

And to think, just in a few years at the 2010 census it was have over 100,000 people probably become the 3 or 4th largest suburb in the Metro Area, and one of the 10 largest 'city' in the state. There needs to be a law like in many other states that after your area becomes to populous that you must incorporate as a city to provide the full services and infastructure needed to support such a population.

Edited April 11, 2007 by Lmichigan

[wolverine]

Are other cities suburbs as bad as Detroit's when it comes not paving roads or providing proper infrastructure for their populations? I don't know, I've been to a lot of cities across the US and experienced their suburbs as well, and they seem to have paved roads, but you go to a lot of Detroit's and many roads are dirt.

I dunno, sometimes I feel its a good thing. If area residents are dissatisfied with the dirt roads, thats their own problem.

[RustTown]

In most other states, central cities are either surrounded by incorporated suburbs that have to provide the functions of a city, or the county takes the role of the townships. Michigan devolves a tremendous amount of administrative authority to the township level. However, I believe that local roads in townships, in Michigan, are administered by the county. If that's the case, though, I'm still not sure why so many are allowed to keep upaved roads.

EDIT: a little research reveals that some townships do mantain their own roads, while others relinquish that power to the county-level road commissions. I guess for places like Canton or Redford it would be interesting to find out who maintains their roads, Wayne County or the townships.

Edited April 11, 2007 by Lmichigan

[rivegauche]

I went to the Canton Ikea for the first time last Saturday. Wow. lol...

Traffic is a disaster, and I found it humerous that if you decide to be sneaky and take a back road in order to eventually get back in the direction you want to go, you'd likely end up on a dirt road not far from the Ikea.

[nofunk]

You should buy a map or try Mapquest. Never had a problem.

[RustTown]

It's a pretty good example of what happens when you don't properly plan for growth.