Darwinism Member Username: Darwinism
Post Number: 333 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.215.30.34
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 2:55 pm: | |
I have heard numerous times here, UrbanPlanet and elsewhere that Detroit is second or third, only behind NYC and/or Chicago in its stock of pre-WWII structures. At this time, beginning of 2006, are we still at 2nd/3rd ? Is Detroit at risk of losing its spot to the next city below ? What is the next city looming under Detroit that is anxiously waiting for more demos to occur so that there will be a re-shuffle of the ranking order ? |
Rberlin Member Username: Rberlin
Post Number: 315 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 68.255.76.255
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 4:04 pm: | |
I thought we were #1 in pre-depression building, but I have nothing to back that up. |
Matt_the_deuce Member Username: Matt_the_deuce
Post Number: 441 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.14.248.252
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 4:57 pm: | |
Considered # 3 or 4. New York and Chicago ahead of us, and then possibly Philly too. This was suggested to me by Douglas Kelbaugh, the dean of Architecture at U or M. I emailed him this exact question. I have mentioned this on here before so excuse me for repeating myself. An argument can probably be made for Detroit being solidly #3 if you just count taller structures, as Philly had a height restriction at the time. But in total number of buildings, Philly has more. Quality of buildings - who knows, and a very subjective topic at that. Mr. Kelbaugh even said he was basing his opinion on his experiences seeing both cities, not some sort of hard/scientific data. |
Blessyouboys Member Username: Blessyouboys
Post Number: 234 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 69.209.133.186
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 5:04 pm: | |
what about art-deco buildings, what's our ranking? anyone? |
Danindc Member Username: Danindc
Post Number: 1178 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.100.158.10
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 5:31 pm: | |
I have seen Kelbaugh quoted as saying that Detroit has the 3rd largest collection of *pre-Depression skyscrapers* in the U.S. This is entirely different. Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington, and possibily Cincinnati, I would think, all have many more pre-WWII structures than Detroit. If I'm not mistaken, about half of Detroit was built since 1940, and much of what had been built previously no longer exists. As always, someone correct me if I'm wrong. |
J_stone Member Username: J_stone
Post Number: 267 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 63.77.247.130
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 5:40 pm: | |
Pittsburgh has a ton of buildings that look as though they pre date the 1920's skyscraper boom. And they're not all labotomized like what remains of ours - they have cornices. God Detroit sucks! |
Matt_the_deuce Member Username: Matt_the_deuce
Post Number: 443 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.14.248.252
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 5:43 pm: | |
I would love to see a study done on these two subjects: -total number of structures -number of skyscrapers of coarse definitions/peramiters would have to be agreed on. -what is a skyscraper? -area involved (cbd? citywide? etc.) I always thought this would be a great class project. |
Citylover Member Username: Citylover
Post Number: 1555 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 4.229.126.226
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 5:44 pm: | |
In general I have also read where Detroit has the 3rdlargset collection of pre-depression and I would add depression era skyscrapers. Tha may sound impressive and I am glad that Detroit has such impressive architecture.........but when considering the # of buildings in Nyc it has to drwarf Detroits.They have torn down more bldgs in NYC then have ever existed in Detroit from that era. |
Lmichigan Member Username: Lmichigan
Post Number: 3053 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 67.172.95.197
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 6:44 pm: | |
Detroit has lost SO MUCH. I wouldn't be surprised to see the cities current rank for multi-story buildings somewhere pretty far down. I think a rather large skyline is being left out of this talk, here. Some may not believe it, but apart from Los Angeles' newer downtown core around Library Hill lies the historic downtown that is probably one of the most intact historic downtown's I've seen. It's not very tall but dense as heck, and large. |
Dialh4hipster Member Username: Dialh4hipster
Post Number: 1340 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.250.205.35
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 6:44 pm: | |
Detroit definitely has the largest collection of depressing skyscrapers. |
Citylover Member Username: Citylover
Post Number: 1557 Registered: 07-2004 Posted From: 4.229.126.226
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 7:16 pm: | |
The cool thing about LA and NYC is that both cities are well documented in movies.There must be thousands of old movies filmed in both cities from the 1920s to the 1960s. |
Jjw Member Username: Jjw
Post Number: 28 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 68.33.56.156
| Posted on Friday, January 20, 2006 - 9:06 pm: | |
it all depends on the size of the buildings. If you include the housing stock, Boston, NYC, Philly, DC, Baltimore, Chicago, and probably many more outdo Detroit in terms of pre WW2-Skycrapers?? Detroit would weigh much higher but no idea since so many have been razed. |
L_b_patterson Member Username: L_b_patterson
Post Number: 277 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.249.150.208
| Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 2:10 am: | |
don't forget LA's great old downtown.... |
623kraw
Member Username: 623kraw
Post Number: 747 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 68.41.224.200
| Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 5:32 am: | |
Detroit is #1 in post-depressing parking lots... |
Detourdetroit Member Username: Detourdetroit
Post Number: 155 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 69.213.205.102
| Posted on Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 11:45 am: | |
Detroit outstrips everyone in its collection of post-buildings. |