1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 861 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 209.104.146.146
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 2:36 pm: | |
Here is a link to the pics of downtown I took today at lunch: http://www.grandcircuspark.com /mobile_pics/index.htm |
Livedog2 Member Username: Livedog2
Post Number: 393 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 24.223.133.177
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 2:40 pm: | |
Good show! Livedog2 |
7milekid Member Username: 7milekid
Post Number: 77 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 68.61.162.76
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 3:27 pm: | |
you should think about buying a new camera |
1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 862 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 209.104.146.146
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 3:36 pm: | |
They're from my cell phone. |
Islandman Member Username: Islandman
Post Number: 195 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 68.42.171.59
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 3:37 pm: | |
That's a damn good cell phone camera. |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 812 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 4.229.27.152
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 3:47 pm: | |
Doesnt Sporty have a 2 or 3 megapixel shoephone these days ? |
1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 863 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 209.104.146.146
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 3:59 pm: | |
My phone is a Razor, with a 1.3 megapixel camera. The pics were taken at 640 x 480 resolution and degraded further when I converted them from bitmap to jpeg. Had I taken the shots at 1280 x 1024, the pictures might have been too large for the phone to send to my email. Why they would make a phone capable of taking pictures it cannot sent is beyond me. |
Machoken Member Username: Machoken
Post Number: 1290 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 207.145.38.104
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 4:04 pm: | |
Same reason people save money. |
Machoken Member Username: Machoken
Post Number: 1291 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 207.145.38.104
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 4:06 pm: | |
Or buy more than 1 meal's worth of food at the grocery store. |
1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 864 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 209.104.146.146
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 4:08 pm: | |
P.S. I added another picture that I forgot to include. Its a shot of Woodward with the Vinton Building in view. (Message edited by 1953 on June 12, 2006) |
Rjk Member Username: Rjk
Post Number: 337 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 68.41.145.5
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 4:15 pm: | |
Nice Pics. I have a question about Cadilac Tower. I've always been curious about those 7-8 oddly placed windows on the side that has had the murals. Am I correct in assuming that those windows were not apart of the original design? What was the reason for the one side being almost windowless? Was a building contructed next to it that has since been torn down? Thanks for any help. |
Wazootyman Member Username: Wazootyman
Post Number: 60 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 71.65.15.68
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 5:56 pm: | |
My understanding is (and I may be wrong) that any time you see a building with a windowless side, it originally had a planned twin. I'm guessing economic conditions or something similar resulted in the second building never being constructed. |
Jsmyers Member Username: Jsmyers
Post Number: 1769 Registered: 12-2003 Posted From: 209.131.7.68
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 7:09 pm: | |
Not really. Usually the elevators are pushed to one side of a narrow skyscraper, allowing for a more usable floor. That is the case in this tower. I also believe it is the case for the Broderick. |
Oliverdouglas Member Username: Oliverdouglas
Post Number: 23 Registered: 02-2006 Posted From: 69.209.164.246
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 7:10 pm: | |
I believe Crowley's was on the site next to Cadillac Tower. |
Cosine Member Username: Cosine
Post Number: 1 Registered: 06-2006 Posted From: 69.215.255.123
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 7:31 pm: | |
I believe Crowleys was located on what is now the Compuware headquarters and parking garage sites. |
Mauser765 Member Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 813 Registered: 01-2004 Posted From: 4.229.69.252
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 8:05 pm: | |
The windows are additions added after the neighboring structure was demolished. |
Andyguard73 Member Username: Andyguard73
Post Number: 73 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 141.209.33.145
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 9:10 pm: | |
Does anyone have any pictures of the building that was next door? |
Detroitplanner Member Username: Detroitplanner
Post Number: 134 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 152.163.100.8
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 9:35 pm: | |
If this was downtown durning lunch, where are all the people? I was walking around, a lot more folks there than this! |
1953 Member Username: 1953
Post Number: 866 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 65.54.154.43
| Posted on Monday, June 12, 2006 - 10:42 pm: | |
It didnt seem like too many people were out today, though I waited for the few to venture by before snapping my shots. |
Deandub11 Member Username: Deandub11
Post Number: 14 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 66.108.113.241
| Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 1:54 am: | |
I was planning on commenting regarding that. Everything looks great... the buildings at least. Otherwise it looks pretty dead. |
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main
Post Number: 1123 Registered: 06-2005 Posted From: 69.222.11.226
| Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 3:28 am: | |
Very good pics 1953. Downtown is noticably clean these days. Thanks Mr. Penske |
Mallory Member Username: Mallory
Post Number: 18 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 207.230.140.240
| Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 11:27 am: | |
Now that's a great looking city! Great shot of the Penob, too. Keep' em coming! After all of the ruin photos on this site, these are a refreshing change! |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5615 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 209.216.150.127
| Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 11:31 am: | |
Run a search in the archives for the "Real estate exchange building". That was the one that was demolished. |
Lexdetroitman_07 Member Username: Lexdetroitman_07
Post Number: 73 Registered: 05-2006 Posted From: 74.131.204.36
| Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 - 10:17 pm: | |
Great looking shots of a great city. Thanks for showing the positive aspects of Detroit. Those are some awesome photos from a cell phone camera!! My camera phone really sucks..I definitely need to upgrade. But the Detroit downtown scene looks very inviting with lots to do. I will definitely check it out when I visit! Lexdetroitman_07 |