  Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 2802 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.167.211.36 |
Welcome to Chapel Hill Ministries. Snappped today. I find it difficult to believe it would be rehabbed. Anybody know? I also posted this on the Grande Ballroom thread [read it if you haven't - it is hall of fame stuff]. I started this as new thread as this potentially big news may have overlooked in a long running thread.  | ||
Patrick Member Username: Patrick Post Number: 3516 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.220.37.76 |
Ouch | ||
Planner_727 Member Username: Planner_727 Post Number: 8 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 24.33.241.132 |
There is a Chapel Hill Missionary Church on Joy, http://www.chapelhilldetroit.o rg/About.html, but I couldn't find any reference to expansion or relocation, etc. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 2803 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.167.211.36 |
That has to be the one Planner 727. The About us list the pastor as Rev. LaMont Smith, whose name is in yellow at the bottom of the purple cirle. | ||
Planner_727 Member Username: Planner_727 Post Number: 10 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 24.33.241.132 |
Good catch... that's funny I was trying to zoom in on that pic but was unable. It has a large area inside (obviously).. I wouldn't rule out a crude restoration of the ballroom area. | ||
Planner_727 Member Username: Planner_727 Post Number: 16 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 24.33.241.132 |
Furthermore, that image painted in the middle of the circle is the exact image of thier church on 5000 Joy Road on the SW side. Guess I need some rest. | ||
Chub Member Username: Chub Post Number: 346 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.60.139.30 |
What the?!! Aren't there better buildings condition wise to build a church in around that area? I can't even imagine the amount of money it would take to make the Grande even half way decent again. Well, with a nice new drop ceiling and blue tarp on the roof they should be good to go. | ||
Pdtpuck Member Username: Pdtpuck Post Number: 126 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 208.251.168.194 |
yeah, but remember what dETROITfUNK said on his site on a Grande feature awhile back... "Abandon all hope, all ye (preservationists) who enter here!" (or something like that!) If the church is truly going to use the existing structure, I hope they do something to help forestall the further deterioration of the building, but I can't see a church having too much extra $$$ to do anything beyond what their needs are...here's wishing I'm wrong! | ||
Pdtpuck Member Username: Pdtpuck Post Number: 127 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 208.251.168.194 |
 Well, I may never have set foot inside during the glory days (daze? lol), but at least I got to see the old place if it does meet the wrecking crew! | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1331 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 66.2.148.38 |
Here's an enlargement and crop of the sign in Lowell's pic.  | ||
Livernoisyard Member Username: Livernoisyard Post Number: 1138 Registered: 10-2004 Posted From: 69.242.223.42 |
I feel a miracle is about to happen... | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 598 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 69.246.10.173 |
If Fellowship Chapel can move from the 6 mile and Evergreen location into a such a building as the new one on Outer Drive, I dont see a problem as to why they cant. | ||
Mikeydbn Member Username: Mikeydbn Post Number: 324 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 68.41.96.170 |
Maybe someone should call the church and ask them what they are doing... | ||
Leob Member Username: Leob Post Number: 64 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 69.14.9.224 |
Lowell !! Holy Smokes!! The Friends of the Grande were aware of the sale in May to Chapel Hill. We were also aware that they did a nice job of boarding the place up and even doing some masonry work. We can only hope that they will reuse the buildng and NOT raze it. Leo www.thegrandeballroom.com | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4621 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 141.217.98.87 |
The Big Black Church should keep he Grande Ballroom utilized and build the church inside and out. Tearing the historical landmark would be a disaster. | ||
Bvos Member Username: Bvos Post Number: 1714 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 134.215.223.211 |
Vizion, I don't think anyone has a problem with the church moving to bigger and/or better quarters. The question of the day seems to be whether Chapel Hill Ministries will rehab the building (seems unlikely) or demo the building for new construction. I can't imagine that a church would want to put the money into the building to rehab this place up to code, let alone to historic restoration standards. This building needs a lot of help. It seems demolition for a new structure would be more condusive for the specialized nature of a church building. | ||
Ventura67 Member Username: Ventura67 Post Number: 52 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 68.41.239.143 |
That place was certainly never a house of "God". Lightning will strike the first restoration worker to touch the building if it's rehabbed as a church! ZAP!!! "OUCH, Damn it!! That burnt my ass!" ZAP! ZAP! | ||
Iheartthed Member Username: Iheartthed Post Number: 144 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 64.131.176.232 |
That building is as good as gone. | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 838 Registered: 05-2004 Posted From: 68.40.119.216 |
It will be a miracle if that place gets rehabbed. It's not it was the Fox or anything like it. Let's face it, the place was going downhill when they had rock groups (like THe Who) playing there. That was forty years ago!! | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 627 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 69.246.10.173 |
call the church and find out what their intentions are.... simple as that. All they can say is we aren't telling or they are telling.. | ||
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner Post Number: 72 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 205.188.116.137 |
I hear the MC 5 will be featured during the first church service. Kick out the Jams Motherf#&%er! | ||
Buddyinrichmond Member Username: Buddyinrichmond Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 69.212.63.105 |
It would have been funny if you said Kick Out the Hymms Motherfuckers! | ||
Swiburn Member Username: Swiburn Post Number: 7 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 35.10.67.132 |
Only being in a state historic district(the National Register is worthless on that front) can save a building from razing-and even that doesn't stop Detroit from tearing down structures with that designation. | ||
Buddyinrichmond Member Username: Buddyinrichmond Post Number: 26 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 67.38.28.69 |
^Wrong on so many levels^ |
