Elwood Bar

[Wesley Mouch]

Could tell that this establishing shot was at the old location right away based solely on the setback. At its current location, the building is set back probably 10'-15' from the street to accommodate outdoor patio seating. At its original location, the building was street-tight.

Had The Elwood remained at Elizabeth and Woodward, it would be far more viable as a round-the-clock business catering to nearby residents, visitors and downtown employees. As it stands currently, the place is only open for a few hours before Tigers/Lions games. Too bad.

The Elwood, the 'Y', and the Gem were all to be demolished by the new Tiger Stadium construction. Would have been nice for them to stay, but that wasn't possible. So the move was better than total loss for Elwood & Gem.

Up for Chuck Forbes.

Down for Mike Ilitch.

[[You may recall that I am an Ilitch defender -- but this clear the land approach was a mistake. I recall reading recently that Ilitch figured this out recently.)

[EastsideAl]

The Elwood, the 'Y', and the Gem were all to be demolished by the new Tiger Stadium construction. Would have been nice for them to stay, but that wasn't possible. So the move was better than total loss for Elwood & Gem.

Except, what replaced the Elwood at its orignal location, what's at that corner of Woodward and Elizabeth now, is... nothing.

The ballpark is a block away, the promised storefront buildings were never built, and instead what we have is some grass and a big surface parking lot on a 2 block stretch of our main street in the supposed "entertainment district".

Bucket below is correct, the Elwood would be a much more viable business, would be a more prominent piece of our architectural landscape, and would enliven a now-dead corner, if it had just been left in place.