  Amgasper01 Member Username: Amgasper01 Post Number: 88 Registered: 02-2008 |
The one story building next to the Broderick Tower on Woodward collapsed onto the sidewalk on Friday night. Nice. | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 5758 Registered: 10-2003 |
um, what? | ||
J_to_the_jeremy Member Username: J_to_the_jeremy Post Number: 131 Registered: 03-2007 |
Wow, can we get this cleaned up please? It's a little embarrassing to have this on lower Woodward... | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 3900 Registered: 09-2007 |
Wow, that's pretty sad. Expect a surface lot there by New Years (further ruining the Woodward stret wall).  Good news, at least Otto's Crispy Corn is alright.  (Message edited by DetroitRise on November 09, 2008) | ||
Focusonthed Member Username: Focusonthed Post Number: 2079 Registered: 02-2006 |
Love the broken Broderick rehab sign ironically sitting there. | ||
Lilpup Member Username: Lilpup Post Number: 5564 Registered: 06-2004 |
how odd - the little ones so rarely go | ||
Mcwalbucksnfitch Member Username: Mcwalbucksnfitch Post Number: 81 Registered: 10-2006 |
The interior of that building has been in terrible shape structurally for years | ||
Bike4beer Member Username: Bike4beer Post Number: 32 Registered: 09-2008 |
I am surprised that more building aren't falling down. So many are open to the elements and with rain and snow they have to be on the verge of collapse. I am sure the winters are harder on the buildings with all the freezing an thawing. | ||
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge Post Number: 656 Registered: 08-2006 |
urban explorers desperate to get into the broderick often found themselves in that little building. the roof was caved-in on the alley side, and the hole has been getting bigger until it just went. it used to be a coney, does anyone know the name? | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 639 Registered: 04-2004 |
Fine example of how well Broderick 'renovations' are moving along....... | ||
Retroit Member Username: Retroit Post Number: 453 Registered: 04-2008 |
It saves on demolition costs. | ||
Bcscott Member Username: Bcscott Post Number: 73 Registered: 05-2008 |
Yikes, that's two downtown buildings in seven months. The rear wall of the Odd Fellow's Temple collapsed on April 1st. | ||
Haikoont Member Username: Haikoont Post Number: 29 Registered: 09-2008 |
Pics? | ||
Retroit Member Username: Retroit Post Number: 458 Registered: 04-2008 |
It disappeared. | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 1998 Registered: 04-2006 |
Wasn't that Ottos and Tell Ezzs shoes? | ||
Detroitrise Member Username: Detroitrise Post Number: 3902 Registered: 09-2007 |
quote: As mentioned in my post above (and seen in an earlier pictures) Otto's is fine. As for Tall-Eez Shoes, they're in a completely different building on John R & Woodward. | ||
Wash_man Member Username: Wash_man Post Number: 1034 Registered: 05-2006 |
"Yikes, that's two downtown buildings in seven months. The rear wall of the Odd Fellow's Temple collapsed on April 1st." And has been fully repaired, better than before the collapse. | ||
Bcscott Member Username: Bcscott Post Number: 75 Registered: 05-2008 |
Yup, I was recently admiring the bricklayer's handiwork from the rooftop of the Old Shillelagh. They did a really nice job, fast too. | ||
Lefty2 Member Username: Lefty2 Post Number: 2805 Registered: 07-2007 |
were they irish or italian bricklayers doing the work. | ||
Hudkina Member Username: Hudkina Post Number: 317 Registered: 12-2004 |
I drove by today and assumed that they had demolished it. | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 2151 Registered: 03-2008 |
Three depending on what happened with Lafayette. You also have the copper roof incidents on the Book Tower, and the facade from the United Artist issue, not to long ago. So, how do we go about with voicing our demands as a community? Other cities don't stand for this, and our suburbs don't stand for this, so why is Detroit? These aren't just the abandoned towers, which are tough to renovate or demolish. These are small buildings that are simply being ignored, and someone's going to get hurt. There are families with kid walking right past that building to get to games and shows, as well as our young teens going shopping at places like the Nike Store. We're telling tourists that they are safe on our streets, and telling skeptical suburbanites and outer urbanites that they can bring their families downtown. If even one of those people end up being a victim from this falling debris, it's going to go on the news, and the news is going to tell the truth.... that two buildings have completely collapsed, and others have had elevator disasters and falling pieces of facade on our main street's sidewalks, and no one did anything. Let's prevent that from even being possible please. Thoughts, advice, ideas, formalities...? | ||
Andylinn Member Username: Andylinn Post Number: 1086 Registered: 04-2006 |
What time did this happen on Friday? I was driving home around midnight and was stuck in traffic right there, when about 100 people in line at Bleu suddenly started running away from the door of the club and many towards my car. freaked me out big time, though I eventually attributed it to the two Christians holding big "Accept Jesus" signs - thinking maybe the mob was just chasing them away... but maybe a collapse is what caused the running... Also, I was in that building in Feb. 07. VERY VERY scary. I remember the hole being big, and I remember cautiously climbing around it... I am GLAD I wasn't in there when it fell down. | ||
Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 2155 Registered: 03-2008 |
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Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 2156 Registered: 03-2008 |
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Sean_of_detroit Member Username: Sean_of_detroit Post Number: 2159 Registered: 03-2008 |
If anyone has more news articles or pictures, please post. Thanks! | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 2000 Registered: 04-2006 |
Thanks for posting Sean, if I am not mistaken that was Tall-Ezzs shoes at one time. | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 1432 Registered: 11-2003 |
If no one has actual pictures, I'll wander by this afternoon or something and take some quick snaps, even if it's with my phone camera. | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 5476 Registered: 02-2005 |
Not exactly the nicest or best-fitting building on Lower Woodward. Still, insane that it would spontaneously collapse. | ||
Speddaddy4 Member Username: Speddaddy4 Post Number: 39 Registered: 04-2004 |
Here is a pic I took the morning after. It's from my camera phone so its not great quality but gives you an idea of the damage. can't upload directly so here is a link http://i415.photobucket.com/al bums/pp236/speddaddy4/110808_1 135.jpg | ||
Digitalvision Member Username: Digitalvision Post Number: 1433 Registered: 11-2003 |
Christ on a Bike! That's not a wall, that's everything, like a demo crew came in! Thanks for the shot, Spedaddy4. |
