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Old Posted Nov 8, 2023, 7:35 PM
Velvet_Highground Velvet_Highground is offline
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That’s an awesome picture the skyline from eastern Windsor and Belle Isle has the most beautiful natural setting but the Ren Cen, BCBS & Greektown kind of ruined the original. The addition of the Hudsons makes a big impact helping add needed balance.

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I like the Huntington Tower for adding height density along with a modern touch to the Woodward streetwall north of GCP but that signage blocking my view of the Book Tower is annoying. Not that they're aren't plenty of other angles but it's been cathartic to have a clean book from THE downtown-GCP skyline shot.


rsouthen - https://i.pinimg.com/originals/03/23...31bc554ad0.jpg

Cool to see work progressing at the Studebaker Building, the Ford Piquette Plant next to it has been restored into an early Ford Heritage Museum of sorts. My old man and some fellow Ford retirees friends volunteer with a larger group on Monday mornings to continue furthering restoration work on the Museum. The redevelopment of Fisher Body #21 down the street is still in the financing stage as costs have risen but expects to have an announcement on construction soon according to an Axios article from 11-31. Having this historic stretch of industrial Detroit along Piquette preserved with a Museum is a small but significant part of a greater dream to celebrate a great turning point not only in our city and nation’s history but the worlds.


Lowell Boileau - https://www.detroityes.com/mb/showth...290#post638290


mbell1975 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/mbell1975/48330178647

The historic Fisher Body #21 built in 1919 and empty since the mid 90’s the big boy on the block looming over Milwaukee Junction. Hopefully if everything is still on track construction will start in 2024. The image is pulled from the Axios article I mentioned for anyone interested in the details.

https://www.axios.com/local/detroit/...st-fisher-body

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