Saturday, April 17, 2010

Faces of Matty

Joel Thurtell scorches Matty Moroun once more.

Faces of Matty from Joel On The Road.

It turns out that Mr. Moroun have given a gift to Windsor as well.

You can view some of the construction of Mr. Moroun's WINDSOR ramp to nowhere here.


Sunday, April 11, 2010

Madison-Lenox Hotel Demolition

Please check out the new sideshow covering the demolition of the Madison-Lenox Hotel that has been posted in the archives.

Matty Moroun and his big slice of Detroit


BY JOHN GALLAGHER/DETROIT FREE PRESS

Whether battling to keep control of Detroit's only bridge to Canada or sparring with neighbors over his blighted Michigan Central Station, businessman Manuel (Matty) Moroun faces a wealth of controversy.

It doesn't help his public image that he's rich, reclusive and he's suing the City of Detroit, the State of Michigan and the government of Canada, among others.

But when it comes to owning big chunks of real estate in Detroit's most depressed districts, Moroun sees no controversy. He is unabashedly proud of his record -- and thinks Detroiters should be, too....

Saturday, April 10, 2010