  Huggybear Member Username: Huggybear Post Number: 293 Registered: 08-2005 |
It's all torn out. Chain link fence in its place. Could be construction but nothing surprises anymore... | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 2643 Registered: 10-2003 |
Probably construction. There was an article in the freep today about them expanding. quote: http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20070606/ENT 08/706060403/1035 | ||
Dabirch Member Username: Dabirch Post Number: 2314 Registered: 06-2004 |
NDavies, I did not realize that the Small Plates expansion would require removal of the fence at the Whitney. Must be some expansion. | ||
Lizaanne Member Username: Lizaanne Post Number: 13 Registered: 06-2007 |
There is a good deal of construction next to the Whitney, they may have removed it so it does not become damaged. ~Liza | ||
Jt1 Member Username: Jt1 Post Number: 9351 Registered: 10-2003 |
They also redid all of the landscaping. Maybe removing it granted access to bringing in or moving out landscaping equipment and goods. | ||
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies Post Number: 2644 Registered: 10-2003 |
It's been a busy week. | ||
Spiritofdetroit Member Username: Spiritofdetroit Post Number: 498 Registered: 11-2006 |
full of excuses. | ||
Jfried Member Username: Jfried Post Number: 996 Registered: 11-2003 |
I seen a crew removing the fence & old landscaping several weeks ago. | ||
Detroitnerd Member Username: Detroitnerd Post Number: 1005 Registered: 07-2004 |
The city just inked a deal for redevelopment. The Whitney will be demoed and replaced with a brand-new Quizno's. You can't stop progress! | ||
Quozl Member Username: Quozl Post Number: 726 Registered: 07-2005 |
The fence is down in Lovelady, Texas. It is sitting in a barn of the fella that moved all the copper roof from the Lee Plaza and installed it on his beautiful home there. It is going to be reinstalled around his house in the next few weeks. He is in negotiations with the same cops that assisted him in January with the Lee Plaza job to "acquire" many of the large stones and artifacts from the old City Hall sitting at Fort Wayne that no one in Detroit gives a hoot about. | ||
Zephyrprocess Member Username: Zephyrprocess Post Number: 414 Registered: 08-2006 |
New fancy wrought iron fencing has been being installed at the Whitney since yesterday. | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 1155 Registered: 10-2006 |
'Fancy' as in better than the old historic one? | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 1805 Registered: 10-2003 |
I hope that it's real wrought iron instead of that cheap, hollow "ornamental iron" crap that is everywhere these days. | ||
Rocket_city Member Username: Rocket_city Post Number: 302 Registered: 04-2006 |
When I first saw all the bushes being planted the other day, I thought, man it would be nice for the guests of the restaurant to see the bustling activity on the street beyond. But then, on my bike ride home from work today, there was a man urinating on a utility pole DIRECTLY ACROSS from the windows of the Whitney. Quickly took back my original thoughts. | ||
Fury13 Member Username: Fury13 Post Number: 1806 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hey, c'mon now, the guy was just "keepin' it real"! | ||
Rocket_city Member Username: Rocket_city Post Number: 306 Registered: 04-2006 |
Yah, real in my $50 plate of Confit d'oie.  | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 4622 Registered: 08-2004 |
I don't think that the old fence around The Whitney was historic. I don't think it predated the restaurant era in the building's history. | ||
Spongebob Member Username: Spongebob Post Number: 12 Registered: 01-2006 |
The fence was taken down because of some upgrades in the garden. I was told this, when I dined there a couple of weeks ago. The fence will go back up when all of the work is completed. |
