  Erobtheone Member Username: Erobtheone Post Number: 38 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 68.21.167.191 |
  I was able to snap a couple of pictures of the Lee Plaza Lions here in Chicago. They look really nice in this condo development. It is a shame how they came to be. Erob Chicago by way of Detroit | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 723 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 69.246.10.173 |
When were those shots taken? | ||
Burnsie Member Username: Burnsie Post Number: 567 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 35.12.21.105 |
Weren't those lions removed after some people who knew where they came from protested? In any case, they sure as hell haven't made it back to the Lee Plaza. | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 724 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 69.246.10.173 |
Yeah that's what I was thinking.. I remember they removed them from a development when the word got out they were stolen | ||
Viziondetroit Member Username: Viziondetroit Post Number: 725 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 69.246.10.173 |
"In 2001, some of them were found on the facades of newly renovated buildings in Chicago. Detroit preservations sought to have them returned and raised questions about litigation concerning the destruction of buildings on the National Historic Register but, so far as I know, the lions have not yet been returned to Lee Plaza and no one has been convicted of a felony for their removal." http://detroit1701.psc.isr.umi ch.edu/LeePlaza.htm | ||
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch Post Number: 279 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 71.65.11.152 |
There is an old thread in hall of fame threads <<<<<<<<<<<< about the Lee Plaza Lions ( for those who don't already know ) | ||
Hornwrecker Member Username: Hornwrecker Post Number: 1464 Registered: 04-2005 Posted From: 12.64.24.114 |
https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/6790/6085.html?103454513 2 | ||
Thnk2mch Member Username: Thnk2mch Post Number: 280 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 71.65.11.152 |
Thanks Hornwrecker, I have not acclomplished that function yet! | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 199 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 64.7.170.83 |
Wow, I've actually seen this building in Chicago. I thought the Lions were older and figured they were from some other building, but not Lee Plaza, wow! They really look out of place on that building. Probably because they are stuck right in the center of that blank brick expanse. | ||
Milwaukee Member Username: Milwaukee Post Number: 46 Registered: 08-2006 Posted From: 69.95.238.247 |
I don't like Detroit's old buildings being torn apart. But Detroit doesn’t seem to be making very good use of its great architecture. At least somebody is making good use of the city's artifacts | ||
Sumotect Member Username: Sumotect Post Number: 237 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 64.243.32.9 |
I am not impressed with that detail at all. Looks out of place and out of time. It appears to be below a scupper so evertime it rains the lion will get it with running dirty water. Not even stone can hold up to that in the long run. and it is going to get stained and streaky in the process. | ||
Wolverine Member Username: Wolverine Post Number: 202 Registered: 04-2004 Posted From: 24.247.163.145 |
That's not a scupper, it's a vent for the attic. However, the masonry sill may collect dirt, which would then after time cause a stain to run down below it. But yes, it is very out of place and time. | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1077 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.142.86.133 |
What are the cross streets in Chicago? | ||
Erobtheone Member Username: Erobtheone Post Number: 39 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 65.202.29.180 |
The condo development is on Bryn Mar just west of Broadway in the Chi! Erob Chicago by way of Detroit | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1079 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.142.86.133 |
Oh crap. That's right next to an old friend of my father's. I he lives at Wayne and Bryn Mar. Next time we make it out there (have no idea when that might ever be again), I'll have to check it out. | ||
Dday Member Username: Dday Post Number: 848 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 208.102.0.103 |
So what's the story with this? I thought ALL of the Lee Plaza lions were returned to the DPD backed in 2001(?) before that condo development was even finished? When were these pics taken? Lowell?? | ||
Dday Member Username: Dday Post Number: 849 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 208.102.0.103 |
OK....my mistake. They only got back the ones that were not sold off yet. I found the old webisode. Still seems to me that they were supposed to remove them from those buildings....... Remember the guy from Architectural Artifacts coming on here and whining about losing the lions? Classic Detroityes atcha....... |
