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I'm holding out hope they build it right and keep it maintained. I was told it was going to include displays of artwork,... so hopefully the end-result is an attractive, and unique, green space....

Not sure if this is old news by now, but I talked to a guy on site yesterday as work was being done to build an urban garden on the lot where the Lafayette Building used to live. You can read a short...

French777,

Great idea. I maintain the Detroit Times site that BrushStart referenced earlier. Whatever you plan on doing, let me know and I'll put a post up to let people know. I don't get great...

You might find a few ideas here.
http://fromthekage.blogspot.com/search/label/Detroit%20Bars

And Eastland, yes Mac's is open again.

Thanks Fryar. I won a few Detroit bucks last fall at the Blocktoberfest; it was the first I'd learned of it. Burned through the bulk of it at the Grand Trunk!

For the past couple of years I've kept a blog of things I've stumbled across downtown. I jokingly referred to the blog as The Detroit Times, as a nod to my journalism background. The project began...

Good point, buildingsofdetroit. That old press area was constructed to allow vehicles in and out - not quite as a parking garage does, but close enough that it's probably one of the easier parts of...

Why is everyone so worked up about the rent rates? If they're too high and there's no demand, they'll eventually adjust down. Is that not obvious?

I'm cheating here, since this isn't a single-family home, but it could be. Cool looking place in Woodbridge.

http://fromthekage.blogspot.com/2010/11/phoenix-group-presses-for-urban-renewal.html

What this project really hinges on is the success of the retail/commercial space on the first two floors. Obviously the apartments also need to reach a certain occupancy level, but I don't think the...

No doubt the show continues to get better every week, but does anyone else have a problem with the fact that every murder gets solved in one day? I hate to nitpick, but every episode would be more...

Very interesting discussion, especially since I only recently stumbled upon historic rowhouses in Corktown. If you want to check them out, they're just off the Lodge not far from Howard Street. [[You...

BrushStart, skin pigmentation has more to do with the problem than you or I might prefer, but it's true. For the same reason that a lot of black people say they aren't comfortable walking through an...

The point about out-staters having a dismal view of Detroit is by and large true. My brother in law is from Harrison and now lives in Mt. Pleasant, and he told me recently that people where he grew...

Here's a pretty cool before-and-after I took of the Lafayette Building, as well as photos taken throughout the demolition process.
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Glad to see to the Ford Auditorium go, but it sure would be nice to see the city's development plans for the riverfront include some sort of commerce. I visited Baltimore's Inner Harbor earlier this...

The next time I go to a Wings game, I'm gonna take note of how many Hondas, Toyotas,... are parked in the Joe Louis garage. I bet there are more than a few.

It's just a prize give-away, no big...

I liked the episode, but I they keep dropping in lines of dialogue that are clearly for the benefit of people who aren't familiar with the Detroit area. Natalie Martinez's line "Windsor? Isn't that a...

You should check out the Woodward Heritage Tour, a series of street placards along that stretch of Woodward. I'm sure it has some info you're looking for, though certainly not all of it. Here's a...

Regarding rjk's message: Lack of tax credits won't prevent the show from coming back for a second season, low ratings will and ABC will make that decision. I don't think there's been anything...

For those who may not have seen this, here's a picture.

http://fromthekage.blogspot.com/2009/09/fine-arts-building-facade-preserved-for.html

The show is definitely getting better every week. Better writing, better stories, and the characters continue to grow. And for anyone interested, 1-8-7 filmed in downtown Trenton about a month ago....

If you're having trouble picturing the building, I took this one earlier today.
http://fromthekage.blogspot.com/2010/11/quicken-reportedly-looking-to-buy.html

Thanks for the info raptor. It's sad, really. It'd be cool to at least get a look inside that building to see if anything's been done.

I haven't checked up on it recently, but last spring the Broderick Tower was announcing a renovation project that was supposed to lead to new residential openings sometime this year. Wonder how far...