[jodelli]

To quote LMich from Detroit Sky's July 7 thread (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=154151) :
"There is nothing like downtown Detroit on a sweltering summer day."

Took a walk, July 10
Got off a bus at Cass and Michigan and walked past Tiger Stadium and back.
Michigan Ave, from Rosa Parks (12th St) to Rosa Parks (Transit Center)
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Get a good look:
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This spot at Trumbull beside St Peter's Church was where I stood many times waiting for the bus home from a game. It's also the spot from which I spied the first cab go by with it's roof smashed in back in the fall of 1984.
Notice the lineup of buses waiting to carry joyful patrons of Nemo's to Comerica Park.
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Stopped in here for some chili.
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This is an indie band venue next door.
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6th St.
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From the Lodge bridge:
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East of the Lodge
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MGM
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What's this I see? As detmi7mile posted elsewhere (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=102019&page=40), The Fort Shelby has windows...
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Let's take a closer look.
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At 1st St
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Rosa Parks Transit Center U/C
Looking up Cass
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DPM station on the other side of Michigan Ave
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the rest of it...

At Washington Blvd
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Book Cadillac. Like the Shelby there's still work to be done on the ground floor.
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The two Coneys, intersection of Michigan, Lafayette and Griswold
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Down Griswold
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Up Griswold
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David Stott lobby
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The start of the avenue; looking up Michigan from Campus Martius. That's worth another thread by itself.
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[denveraztec]

Excellent Photos! Are those real palm trees outside the MGM?

[jodelli]

Excellent Photos! Are those real palm trees outside the MGM?

They'd have to be transplanted if they were, maybe in very large pots. But the MGM staff is practiced in horticulture according to:
http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:uf7hrQ4f_T8J:www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20080418/FEATURES04/804180319/-1/VIDEOS01+mgm+detroit+palm+trees&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=ca
The ones in the Ren Cen are real according to the tour guides but they are indoors. http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g42139-d272158-r17256322-GM_Renaissance_Center-Detroit_Michigan.html

[PDXOR]

Progress is good but it still makes me sad to see it under the wrecking ball.

[hudkina]

Detroit's version of the Magnificent Mile. Now all we need is the touristy shops and restaurants!;)

Great shots.

[DetroitSky]

Great tour.

[flar]

Sad to see the end of Tiger Stadium. Those first few pics really brought back some memories, going to Tigers games as a child were my first experiences in a big city.

[alexjon]

They're tearing it down because I didn't hug hard enough

Sorry you guys...

I'm so sorry :(

[TinChelseaNYC]

These were great threads. This thing is gorgeous:

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[hudkina]

That's the Book-Cadillac. It used to be an abandoned dump, but in the last few years it has been undergoing a renovation into what will be called the Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit. It is scheduled to open in October.

This is what it looked like in it's abandoned state:
http://detroityes.com/webisodes/2003/02bcad/0305BC-00Full.jpg
Source: Detroit Yes! (http://detroityes.com/)

Here's the transition of the Grand Ballroom:

What it originally looked liked:
http://www.forgottendetroit.com/caddy/images/grandballroom.jpg
Source: Forgotten Detroit (http://www.forgottendetroit.com/contact.html)

This is what it became:
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© statlerhotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/statlerhotel/)

During renovation:
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© statlerhotel (http://www.flickr.com/photos/statlerhotel/)

What it is expected to look like after renovation:
http://www.modeldmedia.com/galleries/Default/Story%20Images/Issue%2077/Grand%20Ballroom.jpg
Source: Model D Media (http://www.modeldmedia.com/)

I'm not sure if anyone has any updated photos...