  Leslied Member Username: Leslied Post Number: 1 Registered: 04-2007 |
I am new to this board, I think it is amazing. I am a teacher on the Westside and I am obsessed with how Detroit once was. Once, driving to Mumford High, I passed some metal orange structures on the side of the road, near what I think was a shopping area. It seemed abandoned now. I don't remember what street I was on, just I was near Mumford. Does anyone know what these are or were? Thanks | ||
Kimistree Member Username: Kimistree Post Number: 46 Registered: 01-2004 |
If you are talking about the orange metal structures that had street names on them at the corner of Wyoming and Curtis then that was the cities attempt to beautify the area. There are also orange metal structures that were put up in front of what was Sugar and Spice a day care center between Curtis and Thatcher on Wyoming,they used to have metal children that hung from them and looked like they were playing and doing pull-ups. | ||
Lowell Board Administrator Username: Lowell Post Number: 3838 Registered: 10-2003 |
I remember these. They have been around for a while. The picture I took of the old Sidra recording studio, taken in 2002, shows them.  The Sidra Story | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 359 Registered: 01-2007 |
Welcome Leslied. I drove through that block just this morning, and it still looks just like Lowells photo from 2002. Thanks for the linkage Lowell, it is an interesting and little known bit of our local music history. | ||
Leslied Member Username: Leslied Post Number: 2 Registered: 04-2007 |
Thank You- mystery solved- I thought they were some beautification project but didn't know. I remember the metal children! | ||
Ericdetfan Member Username: Ericdetfan Post Number: 52 Registered: 02-2007 |
i drove by that a few weeks ago...some of them are now painted pink and it looks really ugly. | ||
Detroit_signal Member Username: Detroit_signal Post Number: 16 Registered: 02-2007 |
Remember the red monkeybar structures on Washington(?) Avenue downtown?? Ugly. | ||
Broken_main Member Username: Broken_main Post Number: 1219 Registered: 06-2005 |
It was part of the neighborhood beautification project back in the 80's. They had them in other different areas of the city, as well. | ||
Kimistree Member Username: Kimistree Post Number: 48 Registered: 01-2004 |
I think the monkey bar "beautification" and the Wyoming "beautification" happened around the same time. The late 70's early 80's. | ||
56packman Member Username: 56packman Post Number: 1259 Registered: 12-2005 |
Alex Pollack wuz here | ||
Bulletmagnet Member Username: Bulletmagnet Post Number: 425 Registered: 01-2007 |
Here is a slideshow of the above mentioned area for those who are interested: http://s148.photobucket.com/al bums/s22/bulletmagnet69/?actio n=view¤t=1178505054.pbw | ||
Kimistree Member Username: Kimistree Post Number: 52 Registered: 01-2004 |
Wow!! I visit my Mother at least once a week and I didn't notice those metal children were still there. | ||
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider Post Number: 371 Registered: 08-2006 |
I cant believe that anyone thought that that was a nice look!!! Those kid sculptures are wierd...I wonder what would happen to someone on LSD if you dropped them off there? | ||
Burnsie Member Username: Burnsie Post Number: 977 Registered: 11-2003 |
Flint had similar orange stuff put on the sidewalks of N. Saginaw St. It was part of the "New Flint North" image upgrading project. Now the stuff is faded and bent. It always looked ugly and is even worse now. |
