The next building to go is the old Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts,on Watson in Brush Park. The Condo renovation next door needs somewhere to park I suppose….
She lasted about 90 years. Not too shabby.
Built in 1916, this one was designed by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls with William B. Stranton as an associate.
Here is a photo from the January 31, 1917 issue of the American…
Photo Du Jour - November 11, 2005 - Thank you...
November 11, 2005
Today November 11th, is a special day. Remembrance Day in Canada and Veteran’s Day in the USA. Thank a veteran. Especially those who fought back in the days when Wars were really about freedom.
Thanks to my Great Grandfather, WWI vet.
Thanks to my late Grandfather…
30 Years Ago Today...
November 10, 2005
Photo above from the Marine Historical Society of Detroit
The Fitzgerald sunk in Lake Superior on November 10th, 1975.
All 29 men were lost.
More info @ Boatnerd.com
RIP
Captain Ernest M. McSorley
Michael E. Armagost
Fred J. Beetcher
Thomas D. Bentsen
Edward F. Bindon
Thomas…
Sorry...
November 9, 2005
I’ve noticed over the last few days pop-ups on the site… I intially tried to figure out if I had been hacked into or something….
A little search on the web turned up the fact that it is my stats counter. The javascript generates a little code that causes pop-ups… I’m at work right now, but needless to say once I get home, and have access to my code, it’s…
Photo Du Jour - November 9, 2005 - RIP House of Nine
November 9, 2005
Over the past weekend, along with the destruction of historic Rivertown, another Detroit icon, come down. Located on Grand River, just west of Woodward was the bizzarre icon, the House of Nine Sign.
The sign in Happier Times.
Looking along Grand River
RIP to a downtown…
Photo Du Jour - November 7, 2005 - Rivertown RIP
November 7, 2005
I was sent an e-mail yesterday from my good friend over at dETROITfUNK he informed me that the mass extermination of Rivertown is on. Once a cool, vibrant area, it was decimated under the poor decision to make the area the Casino mecca. Well all the businesses were…
Photo Du Jour - November 4, 2005 - Club Lofts Condos
November 4, 2005
On Wyandotte St. in Walkerville, you will find one of the most ambitious adaptive reuse projects in Windsor.
The building is a former whiskey warehouse for Hiram Walker, it was built in 1950 by Smith, Hinchman & Grylls and is basically a brick box, with massive two story floors.
There are still some vacant warehouses in the same area, this is how this building looked prior to the…
Here is the third and final installment.
The Hotel Wolverine, demolished to make a parking lot for Comerica Park. Thanks Ilitch Holdings…
Webster Hall, demolished, located on the Wayne State Campus.
The Madison-Lenox – RIP – Demolished this spring for a…
Photo Du Jour - November 1, 2005 - Detroit Hotels Pt. II
November 1, 2005
Picking up from yesterday….. Here is part two…
The Hotel Wardell, now the Park Shelton.
The Whittier, still stading but vacant. Awaiting rehab.
The Fairbairn? Location Unknown.
The Stevenson, Davenport St. near Woodward.
The Seward
The Hotel Briggs. It…