Friday, September 10, 2010
Thursday, September 09, 2010
Spaulding Court Revival
You may remember last fall that Faded Detroit pointed out the clean-up work going on at the neglected Spaulding Court apartment complex in Corktown. In August crews began doing renovation work at the site. They plan on rehabilitating two apartments at a time.
Labels:
blight,
Corktown,
Detroit,
Rehabilitation,
Spaulding Court
Sunday, September 05, 2010
All that Remains
Labels:
Demolition,
Detroit,
Lafayette Building,
Pocket Park
Location:
Downtown, Detroit, MI, USA
Friday, September 03, 2010
Dumping Ground
Now it can be revealed. The real reason the Statler Hotel was demolished was to provide a staging area for big budgeted Hollywood films. As was the case with Red Dawn, the Statler site is being used to store movie props and fake debris for Transformers 3. It's a same they could not have used one of the Macedonian parking cartels fenced in lots instead.
Labels:
Detroit,
Film,
Statler Hotel,
Transformers 3
Location:
Downtown, Detroit, MI, USA
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Friday, August 27, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Friday, August 20, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Theft?
Following upon the presumed theft of the bronze Edwin Denby plaque from the Brodhead Armory, scrappers might be at it again. Today I noticed that the Dedication Plaque to the "Gateway to Freedom" sculpture at Hart Plaza is missing. The sculpture is a memorial to the Underground Railroad and has a companion piece entitled "Tower of Freedom" which is located in Windsor.
Maybe, the plaque is being repaired or replaced and was not scrapped. However, things being what they are right now, I am not all that hopeful.
Maybe, the plaque is being repaired or replaced and was not scrapped. However, things being what they are right now, I am not all that hopeful.
Labels:
Detroit,
Gateway to Freedom,
Hart Plaza,
Michigan,
Scrapped