  Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1841 Registered: 10-2003 |
The Detroit Historical Museum has announced their Winter 2007 offerings of Behind the Scenes Tours and Sunday History Lectures. Among the Behind the Scenes Tours, which are held on Saturdays, are tours of the Fisher Building, Renaissance Center, Gem Theatre, Redford Theatre, Fox Theatre, Scarab Club, and Guardian Building. These tours are designed to take you into areas of the buildings not generally open to the public!! For dates and details: http://www.detroithistorical.o rg/thingstodo/index.asp?ID=20 Among their Sunday History Lectures are programs on Art Deco Architecture in Detroit, the Glancy Trains, the Dodge Brothers and other Auto Barons, the Detroit Yacht Club and Belle Isle, and Downtown Detroit Movie Palaces. For dates and other details: http://www.detroithistorical.o rg/thingstodo/index.asp?ID=11 | ||
Cman710 Member Username: Cman710 Post Number: 164 Registered: 07-2006 |
What a great set of events! I am sad that I live in New York and cannot attend! The tours look particularly great. I would love to do the Fisher, Guardian, and Fox Theater ones, and probably several others, too. If you go to any, I would love to see your pictures. | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1845 Registered: 10-2003 |
Of course, I'll be taking several of these tours. But given the frequency and cost of all of the tours, it would be easy to fill up your calendar and to empty your $$$ taking them all!!! Good job by the DHS in putting this all together!!! | ||
Yvette248 Member Username: Yvette248 Post Number: 359 Registered: 10-2006 |
This is one of the coolest museums I have ever seen. I'm definitely going to find the time to go back soon. | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 831 Registered: 11-2005 |
I'm going on the Fox one since I missed seeing the Fox on the Pres Wayne theater tour last summer. Will you be attending that one Kathleen? | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1848 Registered: 10-2003 |
Hi Pam. Yes, that's one of the tours I'm taking, as I haven't been able to make the annual PW Theatre Tour for various reasons. It's been 25 years since I got the full behind the scenes tour treatment of the Fox!! See you there!! | ||
Pam Member Username: Pam Post Number: 833 Registered: 11-2005 |
Cool, see you Kathleen. (Should we wear nametags?  ) | ||
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen Post Number: 1850 Registered: 10-2003 |
I've been working on something like that...hopefully you'll be able to spot me! | ||
Jenay Member Username: Jenay Post Number: 176 Registered: 06-2005 |
I'll be there too. Starting to see some regulars. I love Detroit tours! | ||
Detourdetroit Member Username: Detourdetroit Post Number: 252 Registered: 10-2003 |
You'll see a couple of Preservation Wayne guides helping with the DHS tours--kudos to the Historical Society for putting these tours together. FYI...The Annual Theater Tour is tentatively set for August 18th. |
