Detroit Photo of the Day

[Allan]

Friday, April 22, 2005

Apartments being renovated on Peterboro Street in Midtown

[RustTown]

I'm dumbfounded that outside of a few small renovations and the construction of the new Cass Tech that Cass Park has not seen large-scale redevelopment.

[Allan]

I have a feeling that things will really pick up in another couple years. The Cass Park area was one of the areas hit hardest by blight, so it will be one of the last areas in midtown to be redveloped. There are signs on a few mid-sized apartment building announcing renovations. The Eddystone is not supposed to start construction until after they are done with the Carlton. Detroit Urban Living also owns the Harbor Light Center across the street. I'm assuming that they'll do that after they finish with the Eddystone. Now if we could just get some nice infill in that area right on Woodward & north of the Fisher Freeway....

[wolverine]

Nice photo Allan! Is that new limestone facing they are putting up? Or are they removing the panels and cleaning them individually?

[Allan]

I believe that they are removing the panels and individually cleaning them, but I'm not really sure. I haven't been over that way in a long time now.

[Chow]

That isn't an apartment building. Its COTS, the Coilition on Temporary Shelter. The building serves as a shelter and help center for the homeless.

COTS

Edited April 24, 2005 by Chow

[Allan]

Ahh, ok. I knew it was for low income people. I just assumed that it was an apartment. Haha.

[Chow]

Yeah, its a handsome building on the outside, but inside is another story. But their mission is a good one, so I can forgive the state of the interior =)

[Allan]

I owe everyone on this forum a lot of photo of the days, lol. I just finished my presentation boards with 2.5 hours left to spare. I'm going to sleep a bit, since I have only slept 6 hours since Monday. Anyway, new photos are coming sometime later today.

[wolverine]

HA, look at me, I haven't updated my Ann Arbor photo of the day thread in a week because of exams. I'll get to it though. I just got to organize my photos first.

[SNWEB]

Well here's some photos from MCS (Michigan Central Station) for you guys to enjoy before Allan posts the official photo of the day:

Edited April 28, 2005 by SNWEB.ORG

[RiversideGator]

Is that the old train station in downtown Detroit?

[wolverine]

Enjoy all that razor wire?

[dnast]

Yep.

Nice shots!

Edit: Crosspost. That "Yep." was for Gator, heh.

Edited April 29, 2005 by dnast

[SNWEB]

Indeed it is the "old train station".

Thanks dnast, glad you enjoy it.

Wolverine, razor wire cant keep me from anything ahaha

[Allan]

Now that my architecture projects are done, I can finally get back to posting photo of the day.

Thursday, April 28, 2005

Detroit's Grandmont-Rosedale neighborhood

[Allan]

Friday, April 29, 2005

They don't build them like they used to! Cooley High School on the city's west side was constructed in 1928.

[SNWEB]

Ohhh I would love to go to that high school, very ornate! Great pics

[Jonzo]

Absolutely breathtaking!

[Allan]

Agreed. It's definately more architecturally interesting than the box-like high school I went to.

Now I go to a college with uninteresting buildings instead, lol.

[Allan]

Saturday, April 30, 2005

Scovel Presbyterian Church on Grand River is now nothing more than a shell.

[wolverine]

- Ignore this post -

Edited May 1, 2005 by wolverine

[wolverine]

I wonder who is going to buy that church. They'll have a lot of clean up work to do.

Also, thanks Allan for taking a picture of Cooley High. It is such a magnificient school. I'll have to get the hi res images from you later if you don't mind.

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SNWEB.ORG, Obie Trice went to that high school. Maybe he could teach you some more ghetto lingo beyond "homeslice"

Edited May 1, 2005 by wolverine

[Allan]

Thanks. I took about 20 photos of Cooley, but I was definately there at the wrong time of day. I will have to go back if I get the chance. I walked a really long ways today though, so I don't know if I'll feel like going back anytime soon.

I parked near the star, and walked, following the path in yellow. I took photos on the way to New Center, but not many on the way back.

[Allan]

Saturday, April 30, 2005

The Graphic Arts Building on Burroughs opened in 1926, and was once home to typographers and typesetters. The building was designed by Murphy and Burns, and is in the heart of what was once Detroit's advertising district. It is currently being renovated.