Some photos from a trip to Detroit in September 2014. There photos are from all over the city as well as a couple of suburbs. The weather was all over the place as well.
Starting out with a little Mexicantown
Detroit's Mexicantown by Eridony, on Flickr
West Vernor-Junction Historic District by Eridony, on Flickr
The Most Holy Redeemer Church by Eridony, on Flickr
Detroit sure has a lot of money for car graphics
Detroit Police Cruiser by Eridony, on Flickr
From Belle Isle
BFFs by Eridony, on Flickr
Scott Fountain, which unfortunately isn't on in late September
Scott Fountain by Eridony, on Flickr
Scott Fountain Lion by Eridony, on Flickr
Naturally when people think Detroit they think yachts. This is their yacht club.
Detroit Yacht Club by Eridony, on Flickr
House on Seminole Street
Seminole Street House by Eridony, on Flickr
St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church by Eridony, on Flickr
Finally Something Good on TV by Eridony, on Flickr
Packard Plant
Packard Automotive Plant by Eridony, on Flickr
Neighborhood grocery store
Helen Super Market by Eridony, on Flickr
This is Hamtramck a suburb completely surrounded by Detroit, except for a small part touching Highland Park. It may be a little rough around the edges but it is pretty well intact.
Hamtramck by Eridony, on Flickr
Kim's Beauty Supply by Eridony, on Flickr
Downtown Hamtramck by Eridony, on Flickr
Hamtramck Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Golden Hill by Eridony, on Flickr
High Noon in Hamtramck by Eridony, on Flickr
Hamtramck used to have a massive Polish population.
Dudek by Eridony, on Flickr
A residential street in Hamtramck
Hamtramck - Trowbridge Street by Eridony, on Flickr
Hamtown by Eridony, on Flickr
New Palace Bakery in Hamtramck
Snowballs by Eridony, on Flickr
Bakery Window by Eridony, on Flickr
Back to Detroit. The Palmer Woods neighborhood
Bishop's House by Eridony, on Flickr
Palmer Woods House by Eridony, on Flickr
Highland Park, like Hamtramck it is almost completely surrounded by Detroit. It has not done as well as Hamtramck though.
You Think Detroit is Bad? by Eridony, on Flickr
By the way I took a picture of the building above back in 2009 when it still had a roof.
Highland Towers by Eridony, on Flickr
More Highland Park
Highland Park by Eridony, on Flickr
Just a few blocks away from the pictures about we get back to the stability of Detroit. The Boston-Edison neighborhood
The Prettier Side of Detroit by Eridony, on Flickr
SS Kresge House, built 1914
SS Kresge House by Eridony, on Flickr
Siegel House, built 1914
Benjamin Siegel House by Eridony, on Flickr
Briggs House, built 1915
Walter O. Briggs House by Eridony, on Flickr
Fisher House, built 1923
Edward F. Fisher House by Eridony, on Flickr
Michalson House, built 1917 and later owned by Berry Gordy, Jr. the founder of Motown Records
Nels Michalson House by Eridony, on Flickr
Fisher Building
Fisher Building Interior by Eridony, on Flickr
The Fisher Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Fisher Building Sign by Eridony, on Flickr
Cadillac Place, formerly GM headquarters
General Motors Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Bridgework for the new streetcar line
Streetcar Construction Prep Work by Eridony, on Flickr
Detroit Institute of Art
Detroit Institute of Arts by Eridony, on Flickr
Park Shelton Condos
Wardell Hotel Then & Now by Eridony, on Flickr
Verona Apartments by Eridony, on Flickr
Cass Avenue by Eridony, on Flickr
Belcrest Apartments by Eridony, on Flickr
Detroit Public Library
Detroit Public Library & Maccabees Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Wayne State University's Old Main Hall was built as Detroit Central High School in 1896
WSU Old Main by Eridony, on Flickr
Wayne State is Michigan's 4th largest university with 28,000 students
Wayne State University by Eridony, on Flickr
Brownstones on John R Revisited by Eridony, on Flickr
This area is being redeveloped as the new arena district. Currently it looks like the old hotel on the left will be saved, but the one on the right will be demolished.
Old Hotels by Eridony, on Flickr
Downtown Detroit
Industrial Building Apartments
Industrial Building Apartments by Eridony, on Flickr
David Stott Building
David Stott Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Washington Boulevard Apartments
Washington Boulevard Apartments by Eridony, on Flickr
Downtown Detroit by Eridony, on Flickr
Bathtub Pub by Eridony, on Flickr
Filming at Detroit's Asian coney island restaurant
Detroit Filming by Eridony, on Flickr
Mars Fields by Eridony, on Flickr
Downtown's beach
Campus Martius Beach by Eridony, on Flickr
Transformer by Eridony, on Flickr
Inside the Guardian Building
Guardian Building Interior by Eridony, on Flickr
Inside the Guardian Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Guardian Building Clock by Eridony, on Flickr
The Cathedral of Finance by Eridony, on Flickr
Guardian Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Spirit of Detroit by Eridony, on Flickr
Windsor's skyline
Windsor Skyline by Eridony, on Flickr
Renaissance Center by Eridony, on Flickr
The Wintergarden by Eridony, on Flickr
Renaissance Center Interior by Eridony, on Flickr
Inside the Ren Cen by Eridony, on Flickr
Detroit Renaissance Center by Eridony, on Flickr
Detroit's extensive transit system
Detroit's Idea of Mass Transit by Eridony, on Flickr
A transit system that advertises cars
Detroit People Mover by Eridony, on Flickr
Greektown: Detroit's most historic Casino district
Greektown by Eridony, on Flickr
Detroit's Greektown by Eridony, on Flickr
Greektown by Eridony, on Flickr
Randolph Street by Eridony, on Flickr
Downtown Detroit by Eridony, on Flickr
Wrapped by Eridony, on Flickr
Simmons & Clark Jewelers by Eridony, on Flickr
The area around Grand Circus Park seems to be doing very well
Kales Building Brick Work by Eridony, on Flickr
This building is now a 136-room Aloft hotel with 108 apartment units on the top floors
David Whitney Building by Eridony, on Flickr
Francis Palms Building (Filmore Theatre building)
Francis Palms Building by Eridony, on Flickr
The Fillmore Detroit by Eridony, on Flickr
Fox Theatre building. The open area to the left of the building will be an 8-story office building to house the headquarters of Little Caesars. Amazingly downtown Detroit is running out of office space.
Fox Theatre & Streetcar Construction by Eridony, on Flickr
Fox Theatre Detroit by Eridony, on Flickr
Gloomy Detroit Skyline by Eridony, on Flickr
Ambassador Bridge by Eridony, on Flickr
The last time we saw the sun
A Few Sun Rays Make it to Detroit by Eridony, on Flickr
South Detroit (Windsor)
The Little Italy neighborhood
Little Italy by Eridony, on Flickr
Via Italia by Eridony, on Flickr
Buddhist temple
Chùa Phổ Minh by Eridony, on Flickr
The Walkerville neighborhood
Kid Heading to the Pub by Eridony, on Flickr
Walkerville by Eridony, on Flickr
The Gourmet Emporium by Eridony, on Flickr
Walkerville Business District by Eridony, on Flickr
Downtown Windsor
Welcome to Canada - Land of Payphones by Eridony, on Flickr
Definitely Not Little Caesars by Eridony, on Flickr
University Avenue by Eridony, on Flickr
Canada Gift Sho by Eridony, on Flickr
Chrysler Canada Headquarters by Eridony, on Flickr
Detroit Skyline by Eridony, on Flickr
RenCen from Windsor by Eridony, on Flickr
The local newspaper office was taken over by the local college
St. Clair College Construction by Eridony, on Flickr
St. Claire College Media Center by Eridony, on Flickr
Windsor Capitol Theatre by Eridony, on Flickr
At the end of the day we tried to go to Slows Bar-B-Q in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood, but the wait was excessive
Slows Bar-B-Q by Eridony, on Flickr
Instead we went across the street to an awesome place called Mercury Burger Bar. It too was hopping, but the wait was more reasonable.
Mercury Burger Bar by Eridony, on Flickr
This final photo is of the same space back in 2008 when it was the Mercury Coffee Bar
MCB Interior by Eridony, on Flickr