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A good source for the history of Detroit's neighborhoods and former villages that were annexed by the city is Gene Scott's "Detroit Beginnings: Early Villages and Old Neighborhoods." It has lots of...

Does anyone know the architect or architectural firm for the Fisher YMCA on West Grand Boulevard?

Go to flickr.com and search :detroit "neon sign" or detroit "ghost sign"

Does anyone know who designed the former Adas [[Adat) Shalom synagogue on Curtis in Detroit?

Does anyone know who designed Saint Louis the King Catholic Church?

The building in the last two photos is the Madrid Court Apartments at 17400 Third, built in 1926 and designed by Robert West.

Does anyone know the architect of Saint Scholastica?

What happened to the blogs that were part of the Detroit News site, detnews.com--especially the Architecture Blog?

The LaVogue was designed by noted theater architect Cyril Schley.

I have the firm as McGrath Dohmen and in another iteration as McGrath, Dohmen and Page. They designed several Detroit school buildings in the 1920s including: Stellwagen, John Marshall, Ella...

The El Moore was built in 1898 and designed by Almon Clother Varney, who designed the Cromwell Apartments on Second Avenue near the Masonic Temple and the Robert and Jennie Brown House and the...

Lancelot Sukert also designed the Boulevard Congregational Church at 1510 West Grand Boulevard [[it is now the home of Carter Metropolitan CME). I am reasonably sure that Sukert was the co-designer of...

I can now answer my own question. The Sixth Christian Science Church, located on Kercheval, was built in 1938-9 and designed by George D. Mason & Company, Architects.

The building at Elmhurst and Lawton is the Laredo Apartments. I don't know the name of the architect of either, but both are among a number of Moorish/Spanish/Art Deco buildings on the Near Northwest...

The Luben was built in 1901 and designed by E. W. Gregory. The building's facade was Casota limestone. Its destruction is another disheartening loss.

It's the Naomi Apartments, built in 1924. It's also known as the Cass Plaza Apartments.

Does anyone have any information on who designed the Art Deco/Moderne Sixth Christian Science Church on Kercheval?

The John Monteith School [[now Trombly Alternative High School) at 1095 Hibbard has the words John Montieth School incised over one of the entrances. I suppose it's a bit of an embarrassment to...

Does anyone feel sad that this school and building dedicated to one of the pioneers of flight, should be allowed to deteriorate to a ruin?

I agree with Gsgeorge, the Harmonie Park name should be preserved.

The building on Grand River is the Parish House of what was once St Paul's Episcopal. It was designed by Lancelot Sukert and I think may have had commercial tenants on the first floor at one time.

The city has several buildings that were formerly Greek Orthodox churches that are now owned by other denominations. One of the most impressive is the former Saints Constantine and Helen Greek...

There is a one-stop answer to nearly all of your questions about the neighborhood names for the city of Detroit: get a copy of "Detroit Beginnings: Early Villages and Old Neighborhoods" by Gene...

Does anyone know the name of the firm or architect that designed this church?

The building's original name is the Henry Chaney School--not Cheney.