  Aiw Member Username: Aiw Post Number: 5191 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 65.92.101.177 |
Here is today's P.D.J. | ||
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026 Post Number: 295 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 71.10.63.140 |
Nice post AIW. I just love that building...Something about it stands out to me, cant figure it out | ||
Atl_runner Member Username: Atl_runner Post Number: 1752 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.209.118.72 |
In comparing the 1899 pic to recent pics.. in the 1899 pic, the Church looks like a perfect fit. In the recent pics, the lawn is gone or greatly diminished, and it just looks a bit out of place. One of the biggest mistakes that Detroit city planners made, was allowing roads to be built so wide as they encroach onto once decently landscaped property. I imagine this will correct itself over time. Roads do not need to be 5 lanes except on a limited basis. | ||
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936 Post Number: 163 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 207.200.116.134 |
Good PDJ as always. Love those 'then and now' comparisons! | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 2101 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.167.58.137 |
This relates to this thread. | ||
Skamour Member Username: Skamour Post Number: 216 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 69.136.145.142 |
the only virgin on woodward | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 2913 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 192.220.139.25 |
Always good work Andrew. Yes, Woodward Ave. was quite the grande blvd. back so many yrs. ago. Then, with autos, the arterials were widened for express traffic. Before the expressways in the 1950s, these were the principal streets. Remember, 2nd and 3rd, Brush and John R were one-way couplets which carried even more Woodward Ave. N/S traffic. Woodward today could be reduced quite a bit. jjaba | ||
Douglasm Member Username: Douglasm Post Number: 457 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.189.188.28 |
Observation..... .....how come old churches (and Catholic churches in perticular) look like old train stations? This one reminds me of a shrunken version of Chicago's Grand Central Station..... | ||
Crew Member Username: Crew Post Number: 779 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 146.9.52.76 |
....or a better question. How come old train station look like old Catholic churches? Which came first, the station or the church? | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 2915 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 192.220.139.25 |
Romanesque revival was used for train stations, courthouses, hotels, office blocks, and churches. HH Richardson got around, round, get around. jjaba on the Westside. | ||
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan Post Number: 2865 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197 |
I love it. I just wish it were twice the size, and twice as tall. | ||
Mccarch Member Username: Mccarch Post Number: 58 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 67.37.83.93 |
It wasn't originally a Catholic church, but an Episcopal church. The congregation that built it, St. Joseph's Episcopal, merged with St. Matthew's Episcopal, and moved about a mile further out Woodward - to the still extant and still active Ss. Matthew & Joseph Episcopal church. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 2919 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 192.220.139.6 |
Thanks. Mccarch. Nice tidbit of trivia for the people. jjaba, Westsider. | ||
Marcnbyr Member Username: Marcnbyr Post Number: 617 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.43.13.13 |
Does anyone know when or why the top turret was shortened and the pyramid with the statue was added to it? I actually like it better in the 1899 picture. | ||
Andrew69 Member Username: Andrew69 Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2005 Posted From: 24.180.123.212 |
Hmm..I didn't notice that the turret had been shortened until Marcnbyr brought it up. Although the "pyramid" isn't really contiguous with the original styling of the church, I think it sets the church apart. Before I saw all of the gold, my first thought was that it was one of the other churches in the downtown area. In a way it's an identifying feature and makes it unique. | ||
623kraw Member Username: 623kraw Post Number: 729 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.224.200 |
Nice shots Andrew - is that part of the "Heaven Hill" area? |
