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Applejack 25 flew over Michigan's capital city, Lansing, on March 31 taking some pretty stunning shots. Unfortunately, it seems he was only able to get photos of the downtown from its most unflattering angle, but the quality of the photos is excellent, so I thought I'd share.
Michigan State Capitol Building: yes, even on the capital grounds we have a parking lot. It's always been a pet peeve of mine, but it is what it is.
Cooley Law School Stadium: formerly Oldsmobile Park, the stadium is home to the city's Single-A professional baseball team. Again, too much scattered surface parking. In the bottom right is the
Cedar Street Solar Array, a solar park that produces a small amount of energy for the local public utility. To the north of the park will rise two six-story condo buildings, and two the west (left) that across the stret is the new Lansing City Market. The old building on site is to be replaced by condo/retail/office buildings beginning this year.
Behind the Skyline
I-496: The only interstate to snake it's way directly through town, to the south of downtown lies the General Motors Lansing Grand River Assembly (GM LGA) which makes Cadillacs, and immediately next door to it stood the General Motors Lansing Car Assembly (LCA), which at the time of its closing in 2005 held the record for the oldest continually operated auto plant in the nation having opened in 1902. To the south of those two along the river stands the Eckert Power Station, the region's baseload power plant. The stacks rise 619 feet above the city making them the tallest freestanding structures in the region.
Michigan State University, East Lansing: With an enrollment of +47,000 students, it's has the highest enrollment in Michigan, and one of the largest of any single campus in the country. These are only aerials of mostly North Campus, the oldest part of the university found in 1855.
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