Meliss Member Username: Meliss
Post Number: 202 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.215.246.219
| Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 11:16 pm: | |
United Artist Marquee was taken down today. Sad but at the same time, it wasn't the original marquee and there is some interesting tile work underneath. (And I admit, I first learned of this from the evil hotfudge crew) |
Fnemecek
Member Username: Fnemecek
Post Number: 1340 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 70.236.200.44
| Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 11:19 pm: | |
Yes, it came down today - exposing the original tile work that's been hidden for decades. (Although, I first learned about this from the FoBC's listserv.) |
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan
Post Number: 2725 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197
| Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 11:25 pm: | |
And, has any new news arisen as to which direction this "cleanup" is moving? Is it looking more like a cleanup for demolition, restoration, or simply making the building look better come the SuperBowl? |
Meliss Member Username: Meliss
Post Number: 203 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.215.246.219
| Posted on Saturday, December 10, 2005 - 11:25 pm: | |
Nah, you've been able to see the tile work for months since the marquee began falling apart last February. detroitfunk had some good photos of the tile work a few months back.. |
Supersport Member Username: Supersport
Post Number: 9561 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.246.37.236
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 12:37 am: | |
They are imploding the building, so expect the process to go much quicker than the Statler. Should be available for parking by the big game. So who's bringing the 12 pack of PBR's to watch? |
Webvomit Member Username: Webvomit
Post Number: 10 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 69.242.214.91
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 12:43 am: | |
When are they imploding it? |
Supersport Member Username: Supersport
Post Number: 9562 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.246.37.236
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 1:11 am: | |
December 31st at midnight. New York drops balls, we drop buildings. Its sure to become a Detroit tradition. |
Mikeydbn Member Username: Mikeydbn
Post Number: 268 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 35.11.141.32
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 1:12 am: | |
It will never be imploded. Remember this? |
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan
Post Number: 2727 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 1:32 am: | |
Someone's not getting the joke. lol |
Darwinism Member Username: Darwinism
Post Number: 282 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.209.140.3
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 2:29 am: | |
Who are we having to host the building drop event, Supersport ? Detroit's gotta do better than Dick Clark. |
Supersport Member Username: Supersport
Post Number: 9563 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.246.37.236
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 2:32 am: | |
Bill Bonds. |
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba
Post Number: 2873 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 24.22.82.162
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 2:39 am: | |
Can jjaba see the implosion aboard the People Mover? He loves that front row seat. jjaba |
Wmuchris Member Username: Wmuchris
Post Number: 106 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.51.137.10
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 3:23 am: | |
Looking at that picture in Mikeydbn' link of the Hudsons rubble. Toward woodward really makes you realize how far that stretch has come in the last years. |
Eric Member Username: Eric
Post Number: 241 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 35.8.141.113
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 5:19 pm: | |
quote:It will never be imploded. Remember this?
Take a ride on the PM the tracks are much closer to the Hudson Block than they are to the UA. The tracks near the UA run down the middle of the street not down the sidewalk near the building like Hudson's |
Mudflap Member Username: Mudflap
Post Number: 139 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 68.248.15.192
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 5:36 pm: | |
"December 31st at midnight. New York drops balls, we drop buildings. Its sure to become a Detroit tradition." Isn't the technical term for dropping balls called "Tea bagging"? |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5112 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 64.228.202.146
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 9:55 pm: | |
Mauser has pics over on dETROITfUNK.... http://www.detroitfunk.com/arc hives/2005/12/ua_sign_demolit. html |
Fnemecek
Member Username: Fnemecek
Post Number: 1343 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 69.212.34.113
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 10:33 pm: | |
One of the things that truly irritates me about this is that everything got torn down went into a dumpster and eventually will end up in a landfill. Have the folks at the Macedonian Parking Cartel never heard of eBay??? Letters from the sign and such would unquestionably sell. Whatever doesn't sell as a antique/collectible could be sold for scrap. Urgh! |
The_aram Member Username: The_aram
Post Number: 4555 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 141.213.175.233
| Posted on Sunday, December 11, 2005 - 11:23 pm: | |
I would love part of that sign. Some of the best pictures I ever took were of it shining in the sun. |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 1603 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.3.212
| Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 5:02 am: | |
For those of you who have the "Detroit - Then and Now" picture book.... that pic of Bagley Ave. then and now will have another drastic change for the "now" pic if the UA does come down. No other street downtown has been as decimated as Bagley Ave. has been (between Cass & GCP) with the razing of the Tuller, Statler, and maybe the UA. |
Xd_brklyn Member Username: Xd_brklyn
Post Number: 82 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.88.89.94
| Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 11:40 am: | |
Obviously this is part of the demo. If there was any rehab, any rehab, wouldn't there be some promotion of it? |
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway
Post Number: 386 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.42.176.123
| Posted on Monday, December 12, 2005 - 1:09 pm: | |
I don't know. If they were going to tear it down, I don't think they would do it piecemeal. I'm thinking they're just removing a little bit of an eye sore for the superbowl and that building will continue to remain vacant for years to come. |
Genesyxx Member Username: Genesyxx
Post Number: 363 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 209.69.165.10
| Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:23 am: | |
Methinks this is no demo work. It's just to clean up a bit for the Super Bowl. |
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main
Post Number: 507 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 198.109.44.2
| Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 10:54 am: | |
With the media coverage that J'ville got last year, it looks like someone is taking some type of initiative to thwart any negative publicity. |
623kraw
Member Username: 623kraw
Post Number: 714 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.224.200
| Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 12:45 pm: | |
Why didn't they just fix it?
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623kraw
Member Username: 623kraw
Post Number: 715 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.224.200
| Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2005 - 12:46 pm: | |
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