Kraemerdesigngroup Member Username: Kraemerdesigngroup
Post Number: 43 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 63.242.134.67
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 7:41 am: | |
Does anyone have good historic nights shots of the Book Tower? |
Merchantgander Member Username: Merchantgander
Post Number: 2058 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 150.198.150.244
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 8:03 am: | |
Has your company been hired to design the layouts when it is converted to condos? |
Bvos Member Username: Bvos
Post Number: 1772 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 134.215.223.211
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 8:18 am: | |
I guess we might as well cut to the chase! |
Kraemerdesigngroup Member Username: Kraemerdesigngroup
Post Number: 44 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 63.242.134.67
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 1:36 pm: | |
No, KDG has not been hired for any work. I am collecting historic night shots of Detroit. BK |
Thejesus Member Username: Thejesus
Post Number: 144 Registered: 06-2006 Posted From: 24.169.224.43
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 1:40 pm: | |
Just did a quick search on flickr.com and found these...not historic, but still pretty cool http://flickr.com/photos/allan m/129309994/ http://flickr.com/photos/7even /179324352/ http://flickr.com/photos/south en/132007238/ http://flickr.com/photos/south en/132007569/in/photostream/ (Message edited by thejesus on August 02, 2006) |
Kraemerdesigngroup Member Username: Kraemerdesigngroup
Post Number: 45 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 63.242.134.67
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 1:42 pm: | |
Thanks Thejesus - I am actually looking for historic shots. BK |
Livedog2 Member Username: Livedog2
Post Number: 844 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 24.223.133.177
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 2:12 pm: | |
Are the elevators still working in the Book Tower? I see lights on in the shots associated with the above links. ^ | | | Livedog2 |
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit
Post Number: 649 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 65.42.23.2
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 2:16 pm: | |
The elevators still work |
Livedog2 Member Username: Livedog2
Post Number: 845 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 24.223.133.177
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 2:17 pm: | |
Is there an observation deck and if so can you go out on it? Livedog2 |
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit
Post Number: 656 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 65.42.23.2
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 3:57 pm: | |
not that I know of.. I don't think it would be very safe lol. search for the "fire escape from hell" lol |
Dougw Member Username: Dougw
Post Number: 1257 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 136.1.1.33
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 5:19 pm: | |
This old thread has a nice historic nighttime pic of the book tower, except it's a sketch, not a photo: https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/23585/33716.html (See the post from Hudsonarchives) And this thread has a historic daytime photo: https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/62684/71064.html |
Quinn Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 811 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 64.139.64.80
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 5:26 pm: | |
Here you be (You'll need to copy and paste the whole string, not just click): http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/ i/image/image-idx?sid=23b13c4d e5b788730fbdfca91d2356a4;med=1;c=vmc;q1=book;rgn1=vmc_ all;size=20;lasttype=boolean;v iew=entry;lastview=thumbnail;s ubview=detail;cc=vmc;entryid=x -3674;viewid=3674;start=1;resn um=1 http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/ i/image/image-idx?sid=23b13c4d e5b788730fbdfca91d2356a4;med=1;q1=book;rgn1=vmc_all;si ze=20;c=vmc;lasttype=boolean;v iew=entry;lastview=thumbnail;s ubview=detail;cc=vmc;entryid=x -3674-und-1;viewid=3674_1;star t=1;resnum=10 http://dlxs.lib.wayne.edu/cgi/ i/image/image-idx?sid=23b13c4d e5b788730fbdfca91d2356a4;med=1;q1=book;rgn1=vmc_all;si ze=20;c=vmc;lasttype=boolean;v iew=entry;lastview=thumbnail;s ubview=detail;cc=vmc;entryid=x -77327-und-2;viewid=77327_2;st art=21;resnum=24 |
Dougw Member Username: Dougw
Post Number: 1259 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 136.1.1.33
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 5:40 pm: | |
Hmm, I still had to remove the spaces and the "%20"s from the url after I pasted it to get it to work, which was a bit tricky... Better to use tinyurl.com for this if you can. Here's the first one: http://tinyurl.com/gpm2c |
Hysteria Member Username: Hysteria
Post Number: 1023 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 205.188.116.137
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 6:00 pm: | |
Dougw is a photo editing wiz. I remember the first post of the Fire Escape from Hell thread (see above) and how great the pics were lined up. Great work, Dougw. |
7even Member Username: 7even
Post Number: 91 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 198.109.26.18
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 6:04 pm: | |
A few months ago on lunch a friend and I went into the Book Tower. We entered the building walked passed security jumped on the elevator and took it as high as you could go. I think it was floor 36. There are no businesses up there so you can look out of almost all the windows. If you look at the outside shots of the building the 36 floor is the one with the rounded windows just under the penthouse.. |
Bvos Member Username: Bvos
Post Number: 1777 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 70.228.57.79
| Posted on Wednesday, August 02, 2006 - 9:58 pm: | |
KDG, in addition to the WSU Virtual Motor City Collection (by far the easiest way to find historic online pictures of the Book), you might also check the Burton Collection at the Main Branch Library. They keep files of pictures and newspaper articles on buildings by address and/or name. You have to be a Detroit tax payer or pay a daily fee to do this since retrieving the file will require the work of a librarian. As a Detroit resident I don't have to pay, but if I had to I would so so for a day. You could spend a whole day doing research on different buildings and looking through the card catalogs for facinating stuff. |