Photo Du Jour

February 3, 2006 - DSAC - 1916-2006

After 90 years, the old girl came down to make way for a parking lot. The parking lot for a new condo development next door. Let’s not kid that she was salvageable, anywhere else she would have been demolished a long time ago. However it seems to be a sad an inglorious way for the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts Building to go. Detroitfunk was there and has demolition pictures here.
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News

Sorry it's been quiet this past week...

This past weekend I flew 7802 miles in 36 hours. I left Windsor and flew to Toronto. Changed Planes and headed to London Heathrow. Once there I passed through customs and got on a flight to Manchester. In Manchester I met with a guy for work, and turned around and came right…
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January 23, 2006 - Election Day

Well, one of these clowns have to win…. All my Canadian Brothers and Sisters, today is election day, don’t forget to go out and vote! I’m praying for a Conservative Minority. I’m praying that the NDP carry Windsor once again. I’m praying that…
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January 20, 2006 - 2006 North American International Auto Show

Well it’s that time again, the Auto Show is on over at Cobo Hall. This weekend is your last chance to get over there and check it out. As always everything is to excess. New Orleans probably could have been rebuilt with the amount spent by the car companies on the displays. Speaking of Car Companies, aren’t there two who should be cutting costs, not buying 50 foot video screens? A few…
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Photo Du Jour - January 18, 2006 - Peter's Rock

Located on Dearborn Street, between Harbaugh & Vanderbilt in Delray is Peter’s Rock Missionary Baptist Church. This one is for you Chuck. Quite the steeple on this oldie. Here’s a shot taken from down in front of Auntie Rie’s Market, if you’ve…
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Photo Du Jour - January 16, 2006 - RIP Motown Complex

Well the demolition derby has begun for 2006. The first victim? The old Motown complex on Woodward. The closest building was the Donovan Building, with the shorter building to the rear the Sanders building. The Sanders building came down yesterday as seen here. At least…