Detroit Photo of the Day

[statedude3]

I'm guessing there are some lights out on the David Scott tower. It doesnt quite look right. Fix it!!

[Allan]

Dgriff, the Metropolitan is being held up because nobody really wants to develop lofts that won't have a view - most of the units would be looking into the alley. Fortunately the city has held off on demolishing it, since once it is a parking lot, it will always be a parking lot due to the shape of the site.

[tapezord]

Cleaning up the BEAUTIFUL comerica park for a Detroit Tradition like no other.

Detroit Tigers Opening Day

2006

[bobjgumby]

Can't wait til tommorow. I will be there for opening day in the nose bleed section.

[Michi]

Zissou, those are awesome!!

[resourcefulidiot]

What is the state of the Stott building? Is it office space? or abandoned? I rarely ever go to the westside of downtown. I know the book tower is being used even though it looks abandoned from the outside

[jsmyers]

It is cheap office space. I'm sure it has a relatively high vacancy rate.

Why does the Book Tower look abandonded?

[Allan]

Book Tower just looks abandoned because it is dirty, and has not been maintained as well as it should have been over the past 75 years. Additionally, many of the floors are unused. Get off at the wrong floor and you're in a whole other world.

[statedude3]

I really wish my camera had been operational today, it was absolutely beautiful downtown. I always tell people Detroit looks 100 times better in the summer, and we got a sneak preview today. It was my first opening day game, and I was excited to be part of the record crowd (44,179)!! I'm betting there were that many more in the bars and eateries nearby.

Is Madison's on Broadway a temporary joint? It seemed like a great setup and a potentially awesome place if they would actually outfit the place.

[Allan]

Madison's on Broadway is still under construction. It is my understanding that it will open up later full-time later. That's several months off, though. They just got the south wall closed in last week.

[Allan]

An old synagogue at 2627 Blaine Street, on Detroit's near west side. When the demographics of the neighborhod began change in the 1950s, so did the hands of the building. It now sits vacant, as a reminder of the neighborhood's Jewish history.

[Michi]

Gotta love the old worship houses scattered around Detroit.

[RustTown]

It almost looks like an apartment building.

[Michi]

The future of Detroit:

[BarGal]

An old synagogue at 2627 Blaine Street.....

It does kinda look like an apartment building...does anyone know who the architect is? It reminds me of Charles Agee's works...

[Allan]

BarGal, the architect might be Charles Agree. He did do a lot of work in the neighborhood, mostly on apartment buildings. Unfortunately a lot of the records from his practice have been lost to time, so we may never know. His firm was grossing over $1 million per year in the 1920s, so he had an awful lot of work at the time.

[Zissou]

[Michi]

Dude. Just...dude.

[wolverine]

That's awesome. I'm looking forward to the day I get an SLR, the lighting is great.

The Brody mos def has teh best views of the city.

[Allan]

[toog05]

nice picture...great view

[Zissou]

I dont mean to take over this thread or anything. I just have a lot of Detroit photos that I think are worthy of sharing.

[Aaron]

1. Excellent shots.

2. You camera is worth more than my life, apparently.

[dtown]

An old synagogue at 2627 Blaine Street, on Detroit's near west side. When the demographics of the neighborhod began change in the 1950s, so did the hands of the building. It now sits vacant, as a reminder of the neighborhood's Jewish history.

did you go inside there Allan?, that would probobly be pretty interesting

[dtown]

also, Zissou and Allan, your shots of the skyline are both great