Stroll down memory lane of Detroit's former Chinatown and its most famous restaurant Chung's. Vestiges of Chinatown remain but with Midtown booming is there an opportunity for revival? READ MORE »
The long abandoned David Whitney Building in downtown Detroit undergoes renovation as a boutique hotel with residential units on the top. READ MORE »
What's next for the Loyal Order of Moose lodge? Barrier fencing has been erected around this fabulous long-abandoned Detroit ruin and heavy equipment has arrived. READ MORE »
Hotel Charlevoix Next to Fall?
Will the Hotel Charlevoix come down? The long-crumbling 1905 William Joy-designed edifice on Park Avenue is fenced off and the owner has petitioned for permission to have it demolished.
Should this historic structure be allowed to fall or should it be preserved as part of Detroit's architectural legacy? Follow the discussion... read more »
Follow the transformation of the former Statler Hotel footprint on Grand Circus Park in Detroit as it evolves into a huge set for the making of the Transformer 4 movie. VIEW »
Follow the transformation of the former Statler Hotel footprint on Grand Circus Park in Detroit as it evolves into a huge set for the making of the Transformer 4 movie. VIEW »
What major city American city was almost named Detroit? VIEW ANSWER »
Hope at the end of a streeet. Volunteers do spring cleaning on Hope Playfield in Redford led by Motor City Ground Crew. VIEW »
DetroitYES Mini-Film Festival presents two Detroit-themed films by German director Dieter Marcello. READ MORE »
Warm air over the cold earth of February in Downtown Detroit = Fog. VIEW »
It's January in the D and the Detroit's 2013 North American Auto Show takes center stage. View the show and see the ongoing renovations to Cobo Hall. TOUR THE SHOW »
Let's visit the Berry Gordy House on Boston Avenue in Detroit and listen toa Motown group perform in the Pool House. read more »
Richland Center and Detroit, So Far Away Yet so Close.
Recently I visited Richland Center, Wisconsin where I spent my high school years. It is also the birthplace of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Only one work of his exists in the town ... read more »
Driving down Fort toward the Rouge Plant, one is now greeted by this monster structure.
It is part of the new addition to the Marathon refinery that is set to come online in November. Controversial for the subsidies it received and the potential environmental issues ... read more »
More good news for reviving downtown Detroit and more kudos for the 'Dan Gilbert effect'! One Kennedy Square, the green glass building on the west side of Campus Martius Park, was refinanced for $27.3 million, making the value of the loan $112 per square foot.
This is kind of wonky stuff, but news like this is actually huge... read more »