Eridony

It's great that most of the office space is already leased. Hopefully they will start lining up tenants for their next project around the corner.

They don't need to see it to know that they hate it! For the hardcore haters it won't matter how nice the streetcars look or how well the system works. Some people will always be against it. Also, I'm sure even after the streetcar has been in operation for years there will still be city residents who don't know about it because they never pay attention.

I know! When the announced that new apartment building the news was "construction could start within a week," which I did not believe. A week later and they were working on the site.

Nice! I was through there recently and was surprised because I had never heard of it before.

Battery B has had people living in it for a while now, but they are finally putting up the art on the sides of the building.

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Offices by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr

Wow, that is awesome!

Last Friday

Neilston is coming and an update on the storage building.

And don't forget about a new strip mall under construction on the street! Also the Kohl's property on that street was just sold (Business First Article) with the developer saying "redevelopment options include more retail, a hotel and apartments." I can only assume any of those developments would be more of the cheap suburban style developments that already exist on that stretch.

I think the best place would be the Pen West area (The mostly undeveloped area west of the Arena District). There is a large piece of land owned by NRI that I'm pretty sure would be big enough for a stadium. NRI says they are going to develop that area as residential but so far have released no plans. I also think the empty area behind COSI would be a good spot. Again that area is supposed to be residential but no proposals have come out yet. I really don't see the Crew building a new home anytime soon though.

Winking Lizard to reopen on Bethel with whiskey bar, more beer taps

16 consecutive months of passenger traffic increases! Port Columbus passenger traffic is sky high – here's why

I always find stuff like this ridiculous. Harrison Park is only a couple of blocks away and Harrison West Park is a block away. I think it's more people who like their neighborhood but are afraid of more people moving in and changing things.

Great weather for that!

This one is a bit different. Dr. Meinhardi built a doctors office & apothecary around 1903 in Whitehall, Michigan. At some point the building was moved from the street to the rear of a house and pretty much forgotten about. I had never heard of it or seen the building until one day in 2011 I happened to be driving through Whitehall and saw this: Whitehall Building Relocation by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr It was moved to a public park for preservation. I did not see it again until last week. Here it is now: Meinhardi Drugstore Restored by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr

Justin Smith Morrill was a US senator who sponsored the Morrill Act, which established Land Grant colleges. Michigan State (at the time the Michigan Agricultural College) was the first Land Grant college. Morrill Hall was originally the first female dormitory at the college. Even though the building was brick the framing was timber which were rotting away. Supposedly it wasn't "economically feasible" to save the building. Nice link! What did we do before Streetview?

So the Grandview Crossing development now sounds like it will be suburban style retail with no mix of uses. Proposed Grandview Crossing development compared to Lennox I'm fine with adding some chain retail to the area, but I feel it is a waste not adding at least some apartments on the west end of the site that would enjoy nice views of the skyline.

Toledo in 2011, before I lived in Ohio. It had been cloudy and cold all morning, but the sun finally came out before I left. Toledo by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr

Wow, that old building has a lot to see. An old Vernor's ad, a greyhound station, and what appears to be a Vitrolite storefront for the Citizens S&L Company! I know what you mean about seeing buildings demolished to be replaced by lesser buildings or nothing at all. Here is one more I did that makes me sad. Morrill Hall at Michigan State University was built in 1900 and demolished in 2013. It was replaced with "Morrill Plaza" Here is the same view in 2011 and 2014. Without Honor by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr

Cunz Hall at OSU Cunz Hall by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr

I wonder if the tower those children are building will add to the Dayton skyline when approaching downtown via the Ohio 4.

Overview of the development area

That part seems strange to me.

Pictures of the same scenes taken at different times. The Grand Trunk Depot in Lansing, Michigan 2008 Former Passenger Rail Depot by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr 2015 Restored Grand Trunk Depot by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Downtown East Lansing, Michigan 2011 & 2014 Ann Street Plaza 2011-2014 by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr Wardell Hotel in Detroit, Michigan 1926 & 2014 Wardell Hotel Then & Now by Brandon Bartoszek, on Flickr