I've managed to let nearly a week pass between posts. Life is busy, leaving little time for blogging.
The whole front of the Statler Hotel is gone now, leaving the Washington Boulevard wing the last part of the building standing. Amazingly they have yet to damage the People Mover. I'm surprised, though if the system went down it wouldn't be too big of a loss. After all, it doesn't really go anywhere.
Of course the Statler's demolition means that the United Artists Theater is clearly visable now. Taggers have painted nearly every single window. I think it looks cool, but the city hates it. Not to worry...the street prophets say that the building is coming down later this year. The city of Detroit got an $8 million handout from the state of Michigan specifically for demolishing buildings for the Super Bowl.
Four giant buildings used to stand on the south side of Grand Circus Park. We're down to two now. The Tuller Hotel, where the gravel lot in the foreground stands, was pulled down by the city in 1992. The Statler Hotel is next, followed by the Whitney Building. The Broderick Tower rises 34 stories above the ground (far left).
There is a great deal of positive energy in the city though. A new 10 story office building, One Kennedy Square, is rising on the site of old city hall, a spot that had sat vacant for 40 years. Across from the Compuware Headquarters, the National Theater (below) is receiving a make over. The National was Albert Kahn's only theater, and is the sole remaining theater in the city's original theater district. In the 1920s the theater district moved from its spot near Campus Martius up to Grand Circus Park. The National Theater is in poor condition, but it's good to see that the owners are fixing it up as opposed to plowing it over.
The whole front of the Statler Hotel is gone now, leaving the Washington Boulevard wing the last part of the building standing. Amazingly they have yet to damage the People Mover. I'm surprised, though if the system went down it wouldn't be too big of a loss. After all, it doesn't really go anywhere.
Of course the Statler's demolition means that the United Artists Theater is clearly visable now. Taggers have painted nearly every single window. I think it looks cool, but the city hates it. Not to worry...the street prophets say that the building is coming down later this year. The city of Detroit got an $8 million handout from the state of Michigan specifically for demolishing buildings for the Super Bowl.
Four giant buildings used to stand on the south side of Grand Circus Park. We're down to two now. The Tuller Hotel, where the gravel lot in the foreground stands, was pulled down by the city in 1992. The Statler Hotel is next, followed by the Whitney Building. The Broderick Tower rises 34 stories above the ground (far left).
There is a great deal of positive energy in the city though. A new 10 story office building, One Kennedy Square, is rising on the site of old city hall, a spot that had sat vacant for 40 years. Across from the Compuware Headquarters, the National Theater (below) is receiving a make over. The National was Albert Kahn's only theater, and is the sole remaining theater in the city's original theater district. In the 1920s the theater district moved from its spot near Campus Martius up to Grand Circus Park. The National Theater is in poor condition, but it's good to see that the owners are fixing it up as opposed to plowing it over.
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