Last weekend was gorgeous, and I thought I would try and view the city from a new vantage point. Most of these photos are taken from 'above' - i.e. from the top of parking decks scattered throughout downtown.
Crane for The Exchange in the distance:
Peregrine Towers
The Spanish-revival State Theatre on The Mall. It has a beautiful atmospheric interior that makes it feel like you are outside under a night sky. The brutalist AT&T building sits obstinately behind it:
Bronson Methodist Hospital - North Pavilion, where my niece was just born:
The empty lot behind the former Kalamazoo Gazette Building, awaiting redevelopment by its new owner, Bronson Methodist:
Rooftop equipment on top of one of the buildings fronting The Mall:
The reconstructed Farmers Alley:
Pedestrian Bridge connecting the Kalamazoo Mall Parking Ramp with the Epic Center Parking Ramp:
Rusted door:
Epic Center Parking Ramp:
American Bank & Trust Building (now 5/3 Bank):
The diminutive Kalamazoo Savings Bank, adjacent to the Haymarket Building:
Exchange Place Alley:
Radisson Plaza Hotel:
Church Spires:
Spotted a wedding bridal party coming out of the Radisson:
KVCC's downtown campus, with Anna Whitten Hall in the foreground:
The Lawrence & Chapin Ironworks Building, now office space:
Detail of the mansard roof:
Arcadia Commons West, a 5-block area awaiting redevelopment:
The Arcadia District:
Park Trades Center:
Looking west towards Prospect Hill - two landmarks are visible in the distance - the old water tower of the State Hospital, and the former East Hall of WMU:
Arcadia Creek - temporarily drained, with ducklings taking advantage of it:
"The Little Park" adjacent to Rickman House where Sarkozy's bakery burned down:
The intermodal transportation hub, formerly the city's Michigan Central Railroad Station:
