  Kid_dynamite Member Username: Kid_dynamite Post Number: 211 Registered: 06-2007 |
There was a blurb on WWJ about a metal beam falling from a building a hitting a lady in the head at Clifford and Woodward today. She is in serious condition. That had to have been the Whitney Building, right? Anyone else hear about this? | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 2755 Registered: 06-2004 |
A metal beam? Sure someone didn't chuck it? Usually it's brickwork that falls. | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 3915 Registered: 10-2004 |
Seems like the work of lizards. How far is Clifford from Mack? Might the metal object have been a sewer grate being flipped or something? Just curious... | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 357 Registered: 11-2003 |
Clifford is right downtown, one block from the Metropolitan Bldg. and 2 short blocks from the YMCA. That corner is the opposite on that block of the Whitney building. http://maps.google.com/maps?f= q&hl=en&geocode=&q=clifford+at +woodward+%2Bdetroit,+mi&sll=3 7.0625,-95.677068&sspn=31.8394 16,71.982422&ie=UTF8&ll=42.335 108,-83.049399&spn=0.001812,0. 004393&t=h&z=18&om=1 | ||
Bohemianrobot Member Username: Bohemianrobot Post Number: 52 Registered: 02-2007 |
I walked by there earlier this evening, yellow police tape surrounded the sidewalk and a dpd car was parked on the street. The metal beam was resting on the sidewalk. I'm not sure of the building name, but it was on the nw corner of the intersection. I'm thinking "Michigan National Bank" was displayed on the building somewhere. (Message edited by bohemianrobot on September 11, 2007) | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 391 Registered: 02-2007 |
Call Sam | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 121 Registered: 07-2007 |
not again... | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 359 Registered: 11-2003 |
Yup, that's consistent with what I remember of the building. That building has a bunch of steel/metal trim on it.. all makes sense now. | ||
Dan Member Username: Dan Post Number: 1437 Registered: 10-2003 |
The city should force building owners to cut off all metal beams. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 10103 Registered: 12-2003 |
They used to be installed for pulleys to lift up heavy large objects...the point where they come OUT of the brickwork would certainly be a VERY probable rust-through point. I don't remember seeing too many of these downtown, but I'll be looking for 'em now. | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 534 Registered: 04-2006 |
you have to wonder... what are the odds... i mean, what are the odds that a certain metro detroiter would be walking in the EXACT place that a metal beam would fall.. when in all likelyhood that beam could have fallen any time in the past or future 10 years... what if this lady had given a quarter to a bum, or her shoelace came undone, or she was distracted by a loud sound... anyone of these things would have delayed her 10 seconds and saved her life... amazing... | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 10108 Registered: 12-2003 |
You're saying that today she was the second most unlucky person in the City? The mayor had a few things dumped on his head today...a few million. You're absolutely right, though, we're not exactly a pedestrian city, in the biped meaning of the term. | ||
Beantown Member Username: Beantown Post Number: 63 Registered: 10-2006 |
That building is the Richman Building, and was designed by Albert Kahn. It is the least attractive of all the Kahn buildings I have seen. http://skyscraperpage.com/citi es/?buildingID=25295 http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/b u/?id=richmanbuilding-detroit- mi-usa (Message edited by beantown on September 12, 2007) | ||
Sstashmoo Member Username: Sstashmoo Post Number: 393 Registered: 02-2007 |
"The mayor had a few things dumped on his head today...a few million" No, the taxpayers did. Isn't going to cost him a dime. | ||
Gannon Member Username: Gannon Post Number: 10114 Registered: 12-2003 |
Touché. There was some discussion of the City Council being able to indemnify the mayor, since it can be blamed on his actions...including NOT taking the $250,000 settlement bragged about by one of the plaintiff attorneys. Whatever, should be another thread. Sometimes I can notice these things. Looking at the specs for the building, it seems 134 feet is a bit HIGH for merely 8 stories, isn't it?! I'd previously used 10-12 feet per story as a guesstimate of building height...wonder what is in all that extra space, a thirteenth floor, perhaps? or would it be one at 7 1/2?! | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 363 Registered: 11-2003 |
LOL! 7 1/2!!!!! Hilarious. I didn't hear that LesterCorp was moving downtown... but I've been working a lot, maybe I missed it. Yah, I am surprised it's a Kahn - but every pitcher eventually gives up ten runs in a game at some point in their career. | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1893 Registered: 04-2005 |
 WSU/VMC |
