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Flybydon
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 9:53 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Put a name with these buildings.

Building #1


Building #2



Building #3



Building #4
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7even
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 10:04 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1. Brodrick
3. Book Tower
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7even
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 10:21 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

2. is on Shelby between Fort and Congress
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Charlottepaul
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 10:37 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

7even, were you going for 'Fort Shelby'?

3. Book Tower is a good guess
4. Looks like the clock tower at Detroit Mercy, but I don't think that you could get that camera angle on it.
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7even
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 1:15 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Paul, no its the building on those streets. I don't know the name.

Its not the UDM clock tower...I am looking at it right now.
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Rfban
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 1:33 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

#4 is most certainly the Clock in Old Main at Wayne State.
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Detroitstar
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 1:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good eye Rfban, I never thought of that but now it is so obvious.
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Mikem
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 2:18 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

#2 is the building at the corner of Park & Adams.
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Southen
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Posted on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 9:42 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Damn i wish i wasnt late i would have smoked this one. #2 is the Kales building.

Keep em coming this is always fun.
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Flybydon
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 2:36 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Good job for those that participated. We’ll try this again with new images in a few weeks.

Building #1


Building #2


Building #3


Building #4


Thanks.
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Kenp
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 2:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thats great, please do this again
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Miss_cleo
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 2:52 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Detroit does have some beautiful buildings.
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Gistok
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 4:01 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There's that butt ugly addition to Wayne State's Old Main in picture #4.... the worst building addition I've ever seen.

It in no way relates to the Romanesque/Gothic grandeur of the older portions. What architectural firm designed that thing?
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Viziondetroit
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 4:05 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

^ the more important question is who approved it.
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Gistok
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Posted on Friday, November 17, 2006 - 4:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

LOL... yes don't the boxy elevator tower and architecturally pleasing rooftop cooling units nicely complement the pinnacles, towers and rooftop dormers of Old Main.... :-(

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