Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell
Post Number: 3544 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 5:02 pm: | |
Once a fabulous ruin in a field of weeds The Inn at 97 Winder sits amid new townhouses in Detroit's booming Brush Park district. Ever wonder what the Detroit Tiger's Comerica Park looks like from the Detroit Athletic Club? Meanwhile demolition proceeds on the Commerce Building for condo project next to the under-restoration Cadillac Hotel. "Building Detroit's Past into the Future". So read new signs before several fabulous ruins on Erskine Street touted by a company called HipCityLiving. hmmm.... MidMed Lofts near completion on E. Canfield... ...while behind it the doors are open at Detroit's new Museum of Contemporary Arts and Design on Garfield. Detroit Rises! |
Kenp Member Username: Kenp
Post Number: 164 Registered: 03-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 5:19 pm: | |
loved the pics, DAC especially. Sure would be cool if the Lafayette building came back to life. |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1043 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 5:32 pm: | |
Be even better if the little white triangular building in front of it returned as "Kinsel's". |
Gsgeorge Member Username: Gsgeorge
Post Number: 77 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 5:41 pm: | |
great shots lowell. Brush Park is looking INCREDIBLE!!!!!! |
French777 Member Username: French777
Post Number: 70 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 7:08 pm: | |
Brush park is looking Great |
Haydenth Member Username: Haydenth
Post Number: 202 Registered: 05-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 7:15 pm: | |
Brush Park has a long way to go. Try driving from Eastern Market to Woodward (south of Mack) sometime and you'll see what I mean. They did a lot of road work though, which is nice. |
Detroitstar Member Username: Detroitstar
Post Number: 421 Registered: 01-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 7:26 pm: | |
Yeah, the roadwork is nice but I'm not sure it's dense enough or even enough occupied buildings yet to say that it's "on it's way back" as many of put it. |
Ordinary Member Username: Ordinary
Post Number: 105 Registered: 06-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 8:44 pm: | |
That shot of Comerica makes me want to join the Detroit Athletic Club. |
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710
Post Number: 195 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 8:51 pm: | |
Thanks for the pics, Lowell. I love the Brush Park shots. Brush Park may not yet be on its way back full steam ahead, but there has been some progress, and that alone should be cause for celebration. We need to take baby steps. (Message edited by cman710 on January 10, 2007) |
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell
Post Number: 3545 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 10:12 pm: | |
Rewind to Brush Park ten years ago. It is like day and night. Then it was a hopeless overgrown weed lot with open drug dealing, particularly at John R and Erskine, and crumbling buildings. The change is dramatic and accelerating. Fast forward ten years and it will be totally transformed. |
Rickinatlanta Member Username: Rickinatlanta
Post Number: 24 Registered: 07-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 10:45 pm: | |
Believe the "little white building" in front is American Coney Island?? |
Southen Member Username: Southen
Post Number: 75 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 10:56 pm: | |
Very nice update. |
Redhead Member Username: Redhead
Post Number: 3 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 10:56 pm: | |
I found the "before" picture of the first site at this link... http://www.detroityes.com/gild /10bp.htm What a great transformation. |
Docmo Member Username: Docmo
Post Number: 206 Registered: 10-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 - 11:00 pm: | |
Lowell, Are you a member of the DAC? I going to join, if only for that view. Docmo |
Detroit313 Member Username: Detroit313
Post Number: 276 Registered: 02-2006
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 2:52 am: | |
Looking great! 313 |
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 1858 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 6:50 am: | |
Oh, to be able to out and about the city on a sunny weekday!!! I'm so envious!!! Thanks, Lowell, for sharing!! |
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell
Post Number: 3547 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 8:58 am: | |
No I am not a member docmo. I play handball with friends who are. If I lived as close as you do I definitely would. The steam bath alone would get me. The facilities are unmatched. |
Detroitbill Member Username: Detroitbill
Post Number: 141 Registered: 09-2006
| Posted on Thursday, January 11, 2007 - 9:03 am: | |
I agree with Lowell about Brush Park, for those who dont think its progressed much... I remember going to parties in the one completed Victorian house there in the late 80s early 90s..All you would ever hear from people is they couldn't believe any person would live in this area. It was the only place to look at in the whole area , surrounded by old ruins and a few drunks.. The area is amazing now compared to what it was like, Most people then would not even stop there let alone live there. It is well on its way |
Noula Member Username: Noula
Post Number: 63 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, January 15, 2007 - 11:54 pm: | |
I recall be taken through on tour by my father back in the 60's and 70's. he would drive me through the streets and point out the places that used to be. I recall going past the corner that had the Flame Showbar. He loved that place, said the music was fantastic. I also recall all the burning metal garbage cans with folk keeping warm at street corners. |
Ltrain Member Username: Ltrain
Post Number: 115 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 1:15 pm: | |
Why isn't the grass covered at Copa? Or at least the infield? |
Detroitrulez Member Username: Detroitrulez
Post Number: 114 Registered: 12-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 4:18 pm: | |
brush park could use some mature trees....unfortunately, that takes a while. I hope they are planting. |
Danny Member Username: Danny
Post Number: 5416 Registered: 02-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 - 5:52 pm: | |
YAY DETROIT! This city fixes up their ruins more better then London and Liverpool. |
Warrenite84 Member Username: Warrenite84
Post Number: 7 Registered: 01-2007
| Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 2:46 am: | |
Drove thru Brush Park the other day. Indeed it is looking up but I hope future infill homes are a bit more sympathetic in style than the townhouses are.Victorianesque;) |
Detroitduo Member Username: Detroitduo
Post Number: 792 Registered: 06-2005
| Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 6:03 am: | |
Yes, BP has a way to go since there are many open lots and still vacant (mostly sealed) structures, but compared to the BP I moved into 6 years ago, it is a beautiful neighborhood in the making. As for the style of housing, there is a "historical" requirement that the infill housing has Victorian attributes. While many people complain about the townhouses and such from Crosswinds, they could be worse. I have not seen any renderings for the new builders over by the Carlton area, but they will be under the same "rules". I also have to say, while the new "Garden Lofts" building on Winder is not Victorianesque, it is a giant handsome monster. |
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul
Post Number: 256 Registered: 10-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 12:48 pm: | |
While a agree with the principles of new urbanism, the architecture itself will likely be a plastered-on facade. There isn't/shouldn't be any desire to try to replicate those historic buildings in the neighborhood, esp. since the new ones will be half-ass in comparison. I would rather see a style of the new buildings that contrasts with the victorian while at the same time complimenting the historic existing ones. |
Stecks77 Member Username: Stecks77
Post Number: 256 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2007 - 1:20 pm: | |
Right on Charlottepaul. |