Sunday, January 24, 2010

71 Garfield

Garfield Manor at 71 Garfield has been converted into combined housing and studio space for artists. It will contain 20 residential units and 20 studios.  The complex is green.  Geothermal, solar and wind and water retention systems will reduce net energy consumption and the waste stream to near zero.


*Note* Please ignore the color differences in the brick. I'm not sure how much the difference is from clean up or from my exposure.

Gone

For a change, a few nondescript buildings got knocked down in Brush Park this winter.


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

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.

Demolition Day



Demolition Day, originally uploaded by A Dubs.