Walkerpub Member Username: Walkerpub
Post Number: 143 Registered: 12-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 10:04 am: | |
Perfect weather, huge crowds, good vibes downtown- what did you do on Detroit's unofficial holiday? A photo essay, from the old park to the new: http://www.walkerville.com/tig ers/ |
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 304 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 10:15 am: | |
I was excited to go into the bar in the Broderick I have never been in the Broderick. I wonder if there was any legal occupancy though because it smelled funny in there. They were bringing in beer into a side door and I saw the elevators in there and I was so tempted to ask if I could go in and try to go to the top. I did not want the crazy looks I knew I would get. Anyway downtown looked good and everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves....I stayed down for a few hours and enjoyed it! I then went to Belle Isle to unwind |
Kathleen Member Username: Kathleen
Post Number: 2170 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 11:05 am: | |
Did you look up to the ceiling in the elevator lobby? It's lovely!!! A couple years ago, my son's band played a gig in the basement there, and so I snooped around a bit and took a couple photos. |
Fareastsider Member Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 309 Registered: 08-2006
| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 11:09 am: | |
no they were bringing beer in there and looked like they were stacking it up in there. It was sad to see what that lobby has been reduced to. A dark dank beer storage room. (Message edited by fareastsider on April 03, 2007) |
Goirish1966 Member Username: Goirish1966
Post Number: 7 Registered: 02-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 12:16 pm: | |
this was my 8th opening day at comerica. at tiger stadium i made it from 1973 through 1987, then 1994 through 1999. grand total of 29. my son and i got downtown about 8:30 am and parked at eastern market. we has breakfast at the woodward coney island, a coke (me) and beer (him) at the old sheillegh (sp?), walked over to tiger stadium and nemo's (which was not open yet), then back to woodward (chase tower) to where i once worked, starting in 1965. we then got to the ballpark area about 11:00 am and entered by noon for the pennant raising ceremony. (Message edited by goirish1966 on April 03, 2007) |
Ray1936 Member Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1298 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, April 03, 2007 - 12:41 pm: | |
I like this 'opening day' essay a heck of a lot better than the other one that was posted here. |