Good news Buildings of Detroit book fans!

**danofcamden** · June-19-12, 05:18 PM

WSU Press is reprinting the Buildings of Detroit book due for a fall release.
http://wsupress.wayne.edu/books/2394...ngs-of-Detroit

**daddeeo** · June-20-12, 12:55 PM

Are they the usual downtown buildings we've seen before or anything new that's not in their Detroit News library?

**daddeeo** · June-20-12, 12:57 PM

Opps, looks like a rerelease.

**danofcamden** · June-20-12, 06:48 PM

It is a reprint. If you are familiar with the original first published and then this version with the 80's additions it is a very significant book for historical value.
It has not been available for over thirty years. It is not a picture book. It is more of a history book with pictures. You probably can find all the pictures you want at the library if that is all you arer looking for.

**Lowell** · June-21-12, 09:07 AM

This is arguably the best publication on Detroit Buildings even though dated. Even Danny schleps it to the DetroitYES picnics.

Checking it on Amazon just now, used copies range from $80 to $100 indicating how much it has held its value. WSU putting out a reprint at $99 no doubt similarly tracks its publications and must have figured there was a market for it. Why not a fresh copy for the same price?

The recent years' rise of national and international interest in all things Detroit had to have helped in that decision too.