Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2158 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 7:36 pm: | |
What rate is in effect at the Opera House garage for game parking these days? You can use it for games, right? |
Docmo Member Username: Docmo
Post Number: 131 Registered: 10-2005
| Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 8:12 pm: | |
Mackinaw, The last time I used it for a Tiger game the rate was $10. Not sure if they jacked up the prices for the playoffs. http://www.motopera.org/doh/pa rkingcenter.html |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2159 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Thursday, October 12, 2006 - 9:20 pm: | |
Thanks for the link. I'll assume their probably pushing the higher end of that range- $25. |
Scardetroit Member Username: Scardetroit
Post Number: 66 Registered: 03-2005
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 8:59 am: | |
$20 when we used that garage last Saturday against the Yankees. You could always park on COBO's roof for $6 and take the people mover to the Broadway or Grand Circus station and walk a couple blocks. |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2160 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 9:51 am: | |
Wow you read my mind. Cobo was the inexpensive alternative I had in mind. I may just do that if it's six dollars. |
Gambling_man Member Username: Gambling_man
Post Number: 877 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 11:56 am: | |
It's $10 across the street in the "YMCA" lot (behind the Cuban Restaraunt)....another block and a half over, Compuware has been merely $5. Save $15 to walk two blocks. |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2161 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 12:29 pm: | |
Just $5? yeah that is really close to be that cheap. Is that a 24/7 place or do you have to get out by a certain point in the evening? the reason I'm inquiring about all of this is because the surface lots i.e. around Harmonie Park which I use in the regular season at normally $10 are now up to $25/$30. Imagine how much parking would be if we didn't have this enormous supply. (Message edited by mackinaw on October 13, 2006) |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5892 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 2:10 pm: | |
Or... You could park on the street in front of the "YMCA" lot for free... I went to about 15 games this year and didn't pay to park once (even one night during the Jazz fest). Never walked more than 5 minutes either. |
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 2230 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 2:12 pm: | |
Hey AIW, don't give up all the secrets. Where am I going to park when they take my spot? |
Aiw
Member Username: Aiw
Post Number: 5893 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 5:03 pm: | |
Ndavies, you don't need to park. You can walk from home. Plus, people will always pay to park, because Detroit is scary and dangerous. |
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 2239 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Friday, October 13, 2006 - 5:08 pm: | |
LOL, I've been temporarily displaced. I sold my condo to fund the new place. Living by Belle Isle for the time being. I know I should take the bus or a cab. |
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw
Post Number: 2165 Registered: 02-2005
| Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 12:29 am: | |
1001 Woodward garage was only $5. And walking down lower woodward with my tiger gear after the game was a blast. what a scene. |
Skipp Member Username: Skipp
Post Number: 98 Registered: 06-2005
| Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 7:38 pm: | |
I know this sounds silly, but the opera house garage is the best looking garage ever. |
Neilr Member Username: Neilr
Post Number: 364 Registered: 06-2005
| Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 8:33 pm: | |
Skipp, you are right! I'm sure a great deal of thought went into the design of the Opera House Garage. It could not have turned out that way by accident. I look forward to retail/coffee house/etc. going into the two story annex along Broadway. |
Dialh4hipster Member Username: Dialh4hipster
Post Number: 1805 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:33 am: | |
For the time being, it appears that you can park in the two story annex along Broadway. |
Gistok Member Username: Gistok
Post Number: 2945 Registered: 08-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, October 17, 2006 - 4:55 pm: | |
The Opera House garage has classic pilasters (flattened low relief columns) on its' exterior. They mirror the classical Broadway and Madison facades, as well as the classical Italian Renaissance interior of the Detroit Opera House. It is very attractive. And if you do park in the Opera House garage, you are making a donation to the endowment of Michigan Opera Theatre, as well as helping pay of their remaining construction debt. One almost should be able to write that off on their taxes!! (But sadly, no.) |
The_rock Member Username: The_rock
Post Number: 1411 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, October 18, 2006 - 7:59 am: | |
MOT has called all opening night subscribers for Saturday's performance of Porgy and Bess and told us that we can reserve a space at the MOT parking structure if it is done no later than Wednesday, with the suggestion to get down there EARLY because of the World Series crowds. I normally park at the DAC for the operas, but its going to be a real zoo along Madison avenue this Saturday night. But fun!! |