Detroit Photo of the Day

[Allan]

Sunday, May 1, 2005

This house is typical of the homes in historic New Center.

[Allan]

Monday, May 2, 2005

The David Whitney Mansion on Woodward was designed by Gordon W. Lloyd and was constructed between 1890 and 1894. David Whitney was a lumber baron, and was the wealthiest man in Detroit upon his death in 1900, with a fortune estimated to be $15,000,000. The family lived there 17 years. The house was originally 21,000 square feet, and had 52 rooms, 10 bathrooms, 218 windows, 20 fireplaces, a secret vault, and hydraulic elevator. The house originally cost $400,000. The house served different purposes until 1986, when it was converted into The Whitney, a restaurant.

[wolverine]

Gratiot Ave from the Compuware structure. Jeez could we use a tall building to the left.

[rbdetsport]

Jeez could we use a tall building to the left.

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That is an ugly building. Your totally right. I don't ever remember seeing that there.

[RustTown]

Huh? That's not what he said. He's saying that a tall building would look great on the surface lot to the left.

[rbdetsport]

Huh?  That's not what he said.  He's saying that a tall building would look great on the surface lot to the left.

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Well ok, so the tall building could be there and also cover up the back of that ugly building.

[wolverine]

It's ugly because you are looking at the back. The front is actually quite nice.

Edited May 8, 2005 by wolverine

[rbdetsport]

Are there any plans for lofts in that building, and whats it called?

[wolverine]

I don't know X 2

I guess, I'll help out a again haha.

Here is Price Waterhouse Coopers over by Ford Field taken April 25th. So I would assume all the windows are on by now. A bit suburban in design, but for it's location that is acceptable. Heck, at least its brick!

Edited May 9, 2005 by wolverine

[Allan]

The Lafer Building is on the left, and the Cary Building is on the right. The names of the two middle buildings slip my mind at the time. The Cary Building is currently being converted into lofts, and the Lafer Building is supposed to be converted into lofts, but I don't know what the status of the project is.

I park in that parking lot quite a bit. It is owned by the city of Detroit, and has been a parking lot for years - even back in the late 1940s.

[wolverine]

Double post.

Edited May 9, 2005 by wolverine

[baldy]

Monday, May 9, 2005

View from downriver in Canada. What a view!

[RustTown]

LOL!

[wolverine]

Nice!

[Loughlin]

Well ok, so the tall building could be there and also cover up the back of that ugly building.

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Those buildings are not ugly, they have character.

[Allan]

Those buildings are not ugly, they have character.

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I would have to agree. If you want a clean, sterile city, Detroit is not the city for you. Haha.

[wolverine]

[rbdetsport]

That is a sweet building. Where is it at?

[RustTown]

Pretty sure it's the International Building in Greektown.

[Allan]

Actually it is the Globe Building, which was constructed in 1891 in the Romanesque style. It was originally used as a tobacco curing house. Restoration work began in 1984, and the building now houses law and design offices.

[rbdetsport]

Well at least a building like that is used.

[RustTown]

Allan, is the International Building next door? I'm getting the buildings in the district all mixed up. lol

[wolverine]

I really like it when you all make the captions

Have another:

[Allan]

Allan, is the International Building next door?  I'm getting the buildings in the district all mixed up.  lol

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The International Building is to the north, and is probably best known for being the home of Fishbone's Restaurant. The building was remodeled in the 1980s, and is now home to the world's tallest indoor waterfall. The International Building is the former Ferry Seed Company warehouse, which was constructed in 1887 and designed by Gordon W. Lloyd. The original Ferry Seed warehouse had burned in 1886, so when rebuilding they used oversized beams that would not burn so quickly, and things like iron shutters on alley windows to prevent fires. Ferry Seed was the first company to sell seeds in individual packets.

[RustTown]

I don't want to turn this into a request thread, so I will give you guys some suggestions of what would make good photo subjects.

1. Henry Ford Hosptial Complex (New Center)

2. A full view of City/County Building showing both structures

3. A good overview of Harbortown

4. Palmer Park