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Replanning Downtown Detroit - Part 7 of 8

INTERNATIONAL CENTER Section “F” on the map: Heidi Fujii, R.E. Wiese INTERNATIONAL CENTER The area under consideration for this part of Central Business District study is bounded on the west and south by the John Lodge Expressway, on the north by Michigan Avenue and on the east by Second Avenue. Immediately to the east of this area is the Convention Mall, leading from Convention Hall…
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STOP THE PRESSES!

Imagine my surprise when I picked up my copy of today’s Windsor Star… “Is the Bridge laying the groundwork for a second span?”, the paper asks? Slow down there on the speedy local reporting… 🙂 Funny, but it sounds similar to this blog entry…
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Replanning Downtown Detroit - Part 6 of 8

THE CONVENTION MALL Section “E” on the map: Offices of Harley, Ellington & Day, Inc., Architects & Engineers represented by: Malcolm R. Stirton, William Ku Plan of the Convention mall. The proposed Convention Mall is a part of the redevelopment of the…
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Replanning Downtown Detroit - Part 5 of 8

CADILLAC SQUARE Section “D” on the map: Charles C. Highie 1 Elevated restaurant 2 New office building 3 Theater 4 Bridge over traffic including small shops and historical displays relating to Cadillac Square and Detroit 5 Elevated platform at intersection of streets 6 Existing Cadillac Tower 7 Existing old National Bank Building 8 Information center 9 Pool 10 Existing new National…
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Replanning Downtown Detroit - Part 4 of 8

THE “MAINLAND” SHOPPING CENTER Section “C” on the map: Offices of Louis G. Redstone, Architect; Allan G. Agree, Associate Architect represented by: Louis G. Redstone, Avner Naggar, Kiyoshi Mano, Bernard W. Colton, Stanley Aizinas, Alfred…
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Replanning Downtown Detroit - Part 3 of 8

Section “B” on the map: Offices of Eberle M. Smith Associates, Inc., Architects Engineers represented by: Edward Hammarskjold, Charles W. Scurlock 1 Housing 2 Bus terminal and parking 3 Warehouses 4 Office buildings 5 Volunteer services building 6 Board…
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Replanning Downtown Detroit - Part 2 of 8

Section “A” on the map: Steve Oppenheim, Kurt Rheinfurth (Smith, Hinchman & Grylls) Richard Wolff (Geer Associates) RIVERGATE Inspection of the site revealed that removal of existing structures presented major problems only in the case of the railroad and grain facilities. A preliminary study indicated that the cost of bridg¬ing over the railroad was incompatible with land…
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Replanning Downtown Detroit - Part 1 of 8

From the September 1959 issue of the AIA Journal Replanning Downtown Detroit The Architects’ Urban Design Collaborative Two years ago, under the auspicies of the Detroit Chapter of the AIA, a group of architects, representing many prominent offices in Detroit, held an…
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Indian Road

Today we drive out to Windsor’s west end and down Indian Road, where I had heard rumors that the Bridge Company was busy tearing down buildings in anticipation of the twining of the Ambassador Bridge. Indian Road, is a nice little street, that has the misfortune of…