mrxmrt, to random
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Livernois & Outer Drive

serpicojam, to random
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“Of the 43 players drafted in Detroit by former Lions GM Bob Quinn from 2016-20, only nine remain on the roster, and two of those left in free agency only to re-sign here last month. A couple others probably won’t make the 53-man roster in September.”

Yikes!

GO LIONS!

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/columnists/john-niyo/2023/04/29/niyo-brad-holmes-defies-expectations-and-critics-in-forging-his-vision-for-the-new-detroit-lions/70167261007/

Mallulady, to random
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from my son’s collection.

adamjcook, to random
adamjcook, to random

Hudson’s Site in Downtown coming along.

Construction lights are on 24/7 now.

adamjcook,

Beautiful .

Do not sleep on this city.

glamhoth, to random

My local zen center is hosting a Ukranian refugee who has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. They are currently attempting to raise funds to help with her living expenses and other needs while she receives treatment and recovers. Any help (or boosting!) would be greatly appreciated.

https://www.detroitzencenter.org/so/e0OV35l-T?languageTag=en&cid=bed33308-7f2c-4795-ae57-79198484fe9b

adamjcook, to random

The architectural lettering in a few prominent Downtown buildings is fascinating... to me at least.

The Building (which is most recognizable by its glowing "orb" atop the antenna mounted to the roof) is my favorite building in Detroit - a shame that its current owners do not take better care of it, however.

Perhaps someday, the observation deck will be reopened. Seems like a no-brainer to me at least.

A photograph of the hand dial clock situated above the entrance gates to the retail promenade area of the Guardian Building in Downtown Detroit. The clock is integrated into a wrought iron gate that is a dark brown color. The face of the clock is backlight with a yellow-ish light. There are various etchings surrounding the clock face that radiate outward. The typeface for the numbers on the clock is highly distinctive and similar to other typefaces found throughout the building. The typeface features sharp path deviations where the shapes would normally be smooth curves.
A plaque mounted outside of the Guardian Building in Downtown Detroit. The plague shape has a "staircase" pattern that is mirrored on both sides. Each staircase has three landings - which makes the width of the plaque on the bottom larger than the width of the top. The plaque features a think gold trim along its outer edges. Otherwise, the plaque is painted solid black with raised "Guardian Building" letter that is the same color as the outer gold trim. The typeface is distinctive and features sharp path deviations where the shapes would normally be smooth curves.
A photograph of the Penobscot Building entrance in Downtown Detroit taken from Griswold Street at dusk. The entrance features a large, domed, white stone entrance with gold trimmed glass panes taking up the top two-thirds of the entrance. The words "Penobscot Building" is featured just above the four doors that lead into the building. The typeface is similar to that found in the Guardian Building featuring sharp path deviations where the shapes would normally be smooth curves. However, it differs a bit as the corners of each letter seem less "sharp".

adamjcook, to random

At some point, someone needs to do a investigative report on how many historic, vacant (but viable) buildings were demolished and condemned to surface parking lots in Downtown in the service of a shallow, one-time Super Bowl (2006) event…

bmohr, to random
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Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario from the air. October 1984. Scanned from a 35mm Kodachrome slide.

fakelawn, to photography
adamjcook, to random

Dennis Kefallinos and his dipshit son, Julian, are absolute stains on the progress of .

They have sat on these properties for years.

Some properties may have been saved.

And who knows how many area investments were lost due to blight.

I support this action by the City of Detroit today.

It is my understanding that Kefallinos is also sitting on The Michigan Theatre Building in the Grand Circus Park area while it decays.

This is an enormous, historical building that sits right next to the United Artists Theatre building that is currently undergoing renovations.

That building should be stripped from Kefallinos as well.

https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/dennis-kefallinos-sued-over-4-blighted-buildings

adamjcook,

I just walked past Kefallinos' Bouzouki strip club in 's Greektown today and the joint is falling apart.

Oh. By the way, Kefallinos also has a history of robbing his dancers there.

Is this guy a real estate developer or a gangster?

adamjcook, to random
thinkle, to random

New Siemens Venture cars on the Wolverine from to offer a quieter, smoother ride. Love the 2x1 configuration, which gives solo travelers a business-class like experience of having a seat to oneself and your own chargers, with USB charging built-in. Digital signage informs of upcoming station stops. Very nice!

Digital signage in the ceiling of the new Siemens Venture cars. The sign reads: Amtrak Midwest Services. Arriving in Jackson. We'll be arriving shortly. Check your seating area and overhead racks for all personal belongings. At the right of the screen is shown the train and car number and other informatin.

adamjcook,

@thinkle Oh cool!

Taking the Wolverine line from to in mid-May.

eriquita, to random

There was some kind of Jesus-y protest going on in Wyandotte with professionally-printed signs and statements about hell. No idea what it was about, but I flipped them off on general principle.

redcrew, to random
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adamjcook,

@redcrew @jentrification @george @adamjcook Oh! I wish I could tonight, but I will not be able to make it away from the city light pollution. 😅

Thanks for the heads-up though!

Maybe someone will grab some cool snaps.

noelle, to fediverse

Good morning to Calckey and to the rest of the fediverse! 😁🌄

adamjcook,

@noelle Good afternoon, from !

hanspetermeyer, to music

The Battle Over Techno’s Origins

"Drawing a single line from techno’s modular minimalism to the funk riffs of the nineteen-sixties might seem impossible—until you realize that the artists in Detroit heard what Kraftwerk was doing and shaped it in their own image, but Kraftwerk just wanted to be like James Brown, who was doing his own homage to Little Richard..."

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/the-battle-over-technos-origins

joe, to random
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adamjcook,

@joe Oh! This is cool.

I was thinking about making something like this for for a while.

thinkle, to random

Russell Street should not terminate in a cul-de-sac at Canield like this. There's still pedestrian access, but why can't we have a street grid like a normal ?

A photograph of a Russel Street in Detroit ending in a cul-de-sac just south of Canfield Street.

adamjcook, (edited ) to random

Does anyone know the status of the team from ?

The team was part of Detroit's Foreign Language and Immersion Cultural Studies School (FLICS).

Team 14010 Techno Phoenix.

The national championship was this weekend and it looks to be wrapping up today, but there are so many teams competing that it was difficult to figure out when they were competing...

The story from February was here: https://www.freep.com/mosaic-story/news/local/detroit-is/2023/02/19/detroit-robotics-team-first-championship-2023/69906730007/

adamjcook,

It looks like the team's coach, Leon Pryor, was the runner-up for the Compass Award this year - which recognizes an adult coach or mentor who has given outstanding guidance and support to a team throughout the year and demonstrates to the team what it means to be a Gracious Professional.

Congrats, Leon!

Do not sleep on robotics.

https://www.facebook.com/TechnoPhoenix14010/posts/pfbid09Js6eScuRnc6zqcNTfAhbYiZtVyHgDJFkhrKDHts4Es5zGM6V5iiPAVueottjJ8xl

detroitparking, to random

Crain's Kirk Pinho reports on the recent parking maps released by the Parking Reform Network showing 30% of the downtown landmass dedicated to : https://www.crainsdetroit.com/real-estate/downtown-detroit-30-parking-lots-or-garages-study-says

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