 
Flybydon
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Username: Flybydon
Post Number: 17
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, September 26, 2006 - 10:08 pm: |    |
Welcome to Woodbridge.
Located on Grand River, north of MotorCity Casino.
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Jenniferl
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Username: Jenniferl
Post Number: 333
Registered: 03-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 12:17 am: | |
Cute! When did that go up? I really do need to take a Woodbridge walk before the weather gets too cold. |
Lowell
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Username: Lowell
Post Number: 3031
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 12:24 am: | |
I'm enjoying the smooth ride on Grand River too. Nic find Don! |
Mauser765
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Username: Mauser765
Post Number: 1038
Registered: 01-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 7:34 am: | |
Barrabas Youth Center - the Summer in the City suburban youth program kicked in to create the mural for this organization. Imagine, evil soulless suburbanite tourists coming down to spruce up the City during their summer vacation ! Great program.
The sun reflection on the ground - which can be really appreciated in this AMAZING flybydon view - is made of reclaimed brick from demolition sites around the City.
Wait though - a giraffe ? There are no giraffes occuring in Detroit naturally, so we MUST put car ads over the mural IMMEDIATELY.......heh. |
Jfried
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Username: Jfried
Post Number: 907
Registered: 11-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 8:49 am: | |
that's the first thing I thought when I drove by a few weeks ago....."a giraffe?"
everyone loves giraffes, but is there any particular reason this long necked creature was choosen?
it really is a nice welcome to the neighborhood...
I'm happy just thinking about it |
Supersport
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Username: Supersport
Post Number: 10676
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 9:30 am: | |
MikeM has some competition. Seems FlybyDon is willing to buzz the tower a bit closer than Mike. haha |
Flybydon
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Username: Flybydon
Post Number: 19
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 9:51 am: | |
No No No .... It's just that I may have a longer lens.
Keeping it legal @ all times.
(Message edited by flybydon on September 27, 2006) |
Rrl
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Username: Rrl
Post Number: 636
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 10:51 am: | |
I think the giraffe image was the second choice, right after a pimp smacking down his 'ho.
"Welcome to Woodbridge, bee-atch!" |
E_hemingway
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Username: E_hemingway
Post Number: 978
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 11:39 am: | |
I thought Dobermans were the official Woodbridge mascot? |
Supersport
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Username: Supersport
Post Number: 10677
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 12:07 pm: | |
It's actually abandoned ex-fighter pitbulls. 
Anyways, perhaps they choose a giraffe because it helped to cover the remnants left by the building that was torn down beside it. If you look closely, cinder blocks extend out from his neck. |
E_hemingway
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Username: E_hemingway
Post Number: 982
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 - 12:10 pm: | |
Good spot sport. I must have driven or walked past that mural more than a dozen times and never noticed those blocks. Kudos to the artist. |