Saturday, January 23, 2010
Whitewash
Rather than doing any substantial work on Film Exchange Building, the owner decided to dump a few hundred gallons of white paint on the building and call it a day.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Piquette Square
Work is wrapping up on Piquette Square, a 150-unit, four-story, mixed-use development being built on the site of the Studebaker Factory in Milwaukee-Junction. The building will provide housing for homeless veterans and supportive services, as well as ground floor commercial space.
The Studebaker site after the factory was destroyed by fire in June, 2005.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
Huntington Hotel Fire Aftermath
Fire destroyed this five-story building in Midtown on New Year's Eve. Three people died in the blaze which was caused by a drunken man who used a lit piece of paper to light a cigarette.
Buildings of Detroit has some footage of the fire.
Well Played Mr. Moroun! Well Played!
Land sale may complicate plans for bridge
JOHN GALLAGHER
Detroit Free Press
Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel (Matty) Moroun has acquired a big parcel of land in southwest Detroit in a move that could complicate plans to build a rival bridge project there.
Moroun’s Central Transport has purchased the former Yellow Freight truck terminal at 7701 W. Jefferson, Moroun spokesman Phil Frame said today....
The approach ramps for the planned Detroit River International Crossing bridge project between Windsor and Detroit would cross one corner of the parcel. DRIC is a joint project by the governments of Michigan, Ontario, the United States and Canada to build a new publicly owned bridge from Detroit’s Delray district to Windsor....
JOHN GALLAGHER
Detroit Free Press
Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel (Matty) Moroun has acquired a big parcel of land in southwest Detroit in a move that could complicate plans to build a rival bridge project there.
Moroun’s Central Transport has purchased the former Yellow Freight truck terminal at 7701 W. Jefferson, Moroun spokesman Phil Frame said today....
The approach ramps for the planned Detroit River International Crossing bridge project between Windsor and Detroit would cross one corner of the parcel. DRIC is a joint project by the governments of Michigan, Ontario, the United States and Canada to build a new publicly owned bridge from Detroit’s Delray district to Windsor....
Mr. Moroun's latest acquisition.
