  Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 785 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.73.198.214 |
I was talking to a client who left Detroit in 1990 (lives in Florida). We were discussing the lack of retail here. You all know the drill. That led us to a conversation about Plum Street. A bit before my time so I want to know more. I saw a very interesting piece in the News through a Soulful Detroit link: http://info.detnews.com/histor y/story/index.cfm?id=136&categ ory=locations Anyone have any recent thoughts to share? What's the neighborhood like now? later - naturalsister P.S. DetroitYes Forum search turned up no results. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 2658 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.105.170 |
Yes... it is one massive MGM Grand Detroit $750 million permanent casino construction site with buildings rising, and cranes & construction equipment everywhere! | ||
Eric Member Username: Eric Post Number: 524 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 69.246.29.185 |
There is no more neighborhood, it's all under the construction for MGM. | ||
Ramcharger Member Username: Ramcharger Post Number: 39 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 68.42.78.175 |
 Picture courtesy of Great Lakes Aerial Photography | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 641 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 209.69.221.253 |
There goes the neighborhood. Literally. | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 786 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.73.198.214 |
Oh, wow! My bad. later - naturalsister | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 2660 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.105.170 |
Thanks for the great pic Ramcharger! Nice to see what it the construction site looks like. The lower floors of the hotel tower are easy to spot in the lower right of the pic. It has the usual open "V" shape that is common in Las Vegas. And we can easily see where any future hotel exansion will take place (making the hotel building a 3 pointed star). | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 642 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 209.69.221.253 |
I posted some pictures last year before all that happened. See https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/23585/33432.html | ||
Rrl Member Username: Rrl Post Number: 580 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 71.213.228.183 |
What ever happened to Fiona's Tea House? Last I heard there were attempts to have the house moved to Corktown; did the little place succomb to the bulldozer? | ||
Dan Member Username: Dan Post Number: 1258 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.47.193.132 |
Detroitnerd, What a great post. I guess I totally forgot about the little house. I use to think about what a weird place to live that would be. I would love to see a beautiful large format landscape shot of that little house in a sea of parking. I hope someone took some good photos of it before its demo. | ||
Naturalsister Member Username: Naturalsister Post Number: 787 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.73.198.214 |
Hey Lowell, I honestly didn't get these results when I used the search function for: Plum Street Detroit Plum Street Plum St. Plum & Fifth Streets What did I do wrong? later - naturalsister | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 2861 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.167.211.213 |
I hear you sis. Not your fault. The search function is not the best. Even a search of plum doesn't yeild anything. I need to extend the Search DetroitYES to include atdetroit.net where the forum files are stored.... | ||
Psip Member Username: Psip Post Number: 1124 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 68.60.45.70 |
A lot of times you can do a google search. ie: plum street+detroityes That is a lot quicker and yields pretty good results. ie: www.atdetroit.net/forum/messag es/41305/41307.html?1130114030 www.atdetroit.net/forum/messag es/5/76425.html?1155078439 | ||
Danny Member Username: Danny Post Number: 4845 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 141.217.174.229 |
No more Plum Street, No more Hippie scene, No more Chinatown, dirty caSINo looks. | ||
Jjaba Member Username: Jjaba Post Number: 4277 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 71.193.193.49 |
What, no Plum St. Where can I buy my bong and a hooka? jjaba. | ||
Ramcharger Member Username: Ramcharger Post Number: 40 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 68.42.78.175 |
You can go to almost any party store in Dearborn for the hooka. | ||
Douglasm Member Username: Douglasm Post Number: 628 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.189.188.28 |
Anyone care to speculate on a thought? Plum Street was artificial. Did the Cass Corridor around Wayne State evolve naturally to come close to serving the same basic function? | ||
Frank_c Member Username: Frank_c Post Number: 767 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 207.200.116.139 |
HUH? Plum Street was real baby! | ||
Douglasm Member Username: Douglasm Post Number: 644 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.189.188.28 |
Ya sure, you betcha. When high school teacher Robert Cobb and real estate developer Sherman Shapiro decided that Detroit needed a "arts community" and proceed to buy all the buildings between 4th and 5th, it's "real". |
