That's an Albert Kahn and don't forget it!That's one of my least favorite building on lower Woodward... but that means absolutely nothing!
Very happy that they are coming to the "D". Also... per the video.... they might be able to shave 2 minutes off their 6 minute walk to Campus Martius... if they took the Woodward route....
You'd think the person who did the picture would have updated the opposing building to reflect Kit + Ace, not the old Tall-Ez Shoes
Laugh here too. I was going to comment how they got a nice one. I like its clean lines, proportions, and materials.
Detroit was on a construction binge right until the depression, with one developer after another attempting to outdo the others in height and extravagance. It may have epitomized the bubble that preceded the crash. It led to some extraordinary examples of gilded age architecture we're lucky to have, but that path was clearly unsustainable. Construction all but came to a halt.
I imagine 1505 Woodward as suggesting to have courage and optimism to continue to build, without compromising the essentials, only more sensibly and without the unnecessary bling. It continues the use of refined materials and classical forms, with high ceilings and ample spaces, less ostentatiously decorated -- and a nod toward modernism.
But I'm probably projecting.
Last edited by bust; June-14-16 at 05:25 PM.
I for one totally agree. I think 1505 is an absolutely beautiful building. Some folks here seem to think that anything built after the mid 1920's is ugly; I really don't get that.Laugh here too. I was going to comment how they got a nice one. I like its clean lines, proportions, and materials.
Detroit was on a construction binge right until the depression, with one developer after another attempting to outdo the others in height and extravagance. It may have epitomized the bubble that preceded the crash. It led to some extraordinary examples of gilded age architecture we're lucky to have, but that path was clearly unsustainable. Construction all but came to a halt.
I imagine 1505 Woodward as suggesting to have courage and optimism to continue to build, without compromising the essentials, only more sensibly and without the unnecessary bling. It continues the use of refined materials and classical forms, with high ceilings and ample spaces, less ostentatiously decorated -- and a nod toward modernism.
But I'm probably projecting.
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