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Anyone have any info on how the Capitol Park project is coming along? Would love to hear updates about the 3 buildings becoming apartments.
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Anyone have any info on how the Capitol Park project is coming along? Would love to hear updates about the 3 buildings becoming apartments.
Capitol Park itself has been refurbished in a very attractive manner.
http://www.detroit1701.org/CapitolPark_Hist.htm
Also, there is an informative new biography of Stevens T. Mason whose statue graces this attractive west side park.
Dan Faber, The Boy Governor: Stevens T, Mason and the Birth of Michigan Politics [[Ann Arbor: U of M Press, 2012)
I believe his body is also inside the base of that statue as well. They relocated it when the park was redone.Capitol Park itself has been refurbished in a very attractive manner.
http://www.detroit1701.org/CapitolPark_Hist.htm
Also, there is an informative new biography of Stevens T. Mason whose statue graces this attractive west side park.
Dan Faber, The Boy Governor: Stevens T, Mason and the Birth of Michigan Politics [[Ann Arbor: U of M Press, 2012)
The new Capitol Park is so refreshing compared to the previous Capitol Park by the way. It made a big difference to that surrounding area.
I'm moreso curious about the DEGC's plan to renovate 3 surrounding vacant buildings into apartments. Capitol Park itself looks great, but without the buildings around it being vibrant and occupied, it's a waste of time.
Stevens T. Mason has been buried in the park since June 4 1905. If I remember he has been disinterned twice since then for repairs/restoration work around his statue.
An image of the statue as it looked circa 1905.
Last edited by p69rrh51; February-06-13 at 12:10 AM.
The DEGC announced renovations would begin six months from the original announcement, which was last May. That would put construction commencement in November, which has come and gone without a peep.
Here is an article about the renovations at "The Albert" from Mlive. There are over 50 photos showing their work...
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/in...art_river_news
Got these last week, work is progressing on Capitol Park Building. The Detroit Savings Building looks almost complete and great at night with the new lighting. Another building that I didn't take pic of next door to Farwell is also under renovation
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