  Plymouthres Member Username: Plymouthres Post Number: 403 Registered: 02-2007 |
Excuse my ignorance, but does anyone know what is going on with this building? We had our high school graduation there and I haven't heard anything about it's usage in a while. Are there plans to do something with it? Inquiring minds would like to know! | ||
Ookpik Member Username: Ookpik Post Number: 367 Registered: 01-2007 |
I think it is going to be turned into an aquarium.  Ookpik | ||
Plymouthres Member Username: Plymouthres Post Number: 405 Registered: 02-2007 |
You mean, the kind with sharks and everything? Pics? | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 130 Registered: 11-2007 |
When was it last used? 20-30 years ago? | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4206 Registered: 02-2005 |
Nothing is going on. It is an abandoned blight in the middle of one of downtown's most prominent sight lines. The Mayor's grand riverfront plan includes the much-needed destruction of the eyesore | ||
Bigb23 Member Username: Bigb23 Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2007 |
When was it last used? 20-30 years ago? | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 5977 Registered: 08-2004 |
Can't give an exact date, but roughly 1989-90. That was when the DSO moved to Orchestra Hall while it was still being restored. There may have been some other functions (graduations?) after that date, but I don't think for very long. So it's been out of commission for roughly 17 years. | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 5978 Registered: 08-2004 |
Forgot to mention... that building has been slated for demolition... IF the city gets the money to raze the Chene Park Amphitheatre, and replace it with one on the Ford Auditorium site. | ||
Taj920 Member Username: Taj920 Post Number: 273 Registered: 01-2004 |
Saw Rodney Dangerfield there, but hecklers kept interupting his show. | ||
Iddude313 Member Username: Iddude313 Post Number: 124 Registered: 07-2005 |
^ No Respect! | ||
Kslice Member Username: Kslice Post Number: 246 Registered: 04-2007 |
A Hahahahahahaha! | ||
Charlottepaul Member Username: Charlottepaul Post Number: 2169 Registered: 10-2006 |
"IF the city gets the money to raze the Chene Park Amphitheatre" What is wrong with Chene park? Sure it could use some facelifts, but why does it need to be removed if an amphitheatre is built elsewhere in the city? | ||
Downtown_remix Member Username: Downtown_remix Post Number: 573 Registered: 03-2007 |
The RiverWalk is connected to Hart Plaza. Ford Auditorium will probably get demolished to make way for a "Riverwalk Ampitheater". Chene Park is great, but it could use the centralization of the Ford Site. The patrons of the concert hall will be able to utilize the RiverWalk, Hart Plaza, RenCen, plenty of parking options, the people mover need i say more? | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 4212 Registered: 02-2005 |
CP, it's a great place, but that location would be better suited for a mixed use/condo development. A similar large ampitheatre downtown would be a great venue with a dramatic backdrop. Detroit needs to work on getting even more major music festivals to bring in outsiders (i.e. lallapalooza.) | ||
Downtown_remix Member Username: Downtown_remix Post Number: 574 Registered: 03-2007 |
The riverwalk has been built to the edge of chene park. Tear dat shit down, open up the river to the people. As soon as the economy recovers just a lil,developement will jump start the entire riverfront district. We will one day have all our wonderful dots connected. | ||
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway Post Number: 1463 Registered: 11-2004 |
These threads answer a lot of your questions Plymouthres: https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/76017/74673.html https://www.atdetroit.net/forum/mes sages/6790/110739.html Itsjeff made some really good points about saving the structure in the first thread. | ||
Clarie Member Username: Clarie Post Number: 38 Registered: 11-2007 |
I did not know it was still there. |
