Posted November 26, 201311 yr Hey guys! Continuing with my photo threads of my remarkable Midwest U.S. trip in the Summer 2013, which included stops with two days in Toledo, Ohio, and five days in Chicago… hopped on the Amtrak train, headed east and…. I finished it off spending three days in the Motor City! The first part of the first day in Detroit includes downtown pictures on a gorgeous Friday afternoon, as well as highlights of the baseball game @ Comerica Park between the Kansas City Royals and the Tigers! The view of Detroit from the Amtrak train... Cadillac Place with the Fisher Building sticking out from the train station... Detroit's Amtrak Station, in all its glory... After hopping aboard a cab downtown… arrived at the Renaissance Center, stayed at the Marriott... My room…. The views from my room, on the 56th floor... Looking down @ GM World... Looking south at the Detroit River and Windsor from the GM Wintergarden GM World... Wintergarden Looking up at the RenCen... Rockin on the Riverfront concert being held in front the RenCen.. Looking at Windsor, Ontario... Millender Center One Woodward and Coleman A. Young Municipal Center Guardian Building Spirit of Detroit One Detroit Center The incredible detail of the Art Deco Guardian Building... Ford Building and Penobscot Building Base of the Penobscot Dime Building First National Building Lower Woodward Avenue Soldiers and Sailors Monument in Campus Martius Park The bustling Campus Martius Park... Cadillac Tower Compuware Building My epic-failed attempt at catching people doing their thing downtown.. Detroit Shoppe and Art Gallery, new business opened up on Woodward, I shall have to check it out the next time I'm in the Motor City Woodward Avenue... Looking up at the restored Broderick Tower Looking up the currently-being-restored David Whitney Building Broadway Tigers fans set out at two popular spots downtown… Small Plates and Detroit Beer Co. Dan Gilbert's Z Building Retail on Broadway... Those two guys were cool... Comerica Park Detroit's hardest working... My seat for the game... Start of the game... Miggy comes to the plate… but didn't get much this game... Neither did Prince... Late in the game, Tigers still no runs to KC's 2. … and that's how it ended... Score to confirm, 3-0 KC... After-game fireworks! Hope you all enjoyed!
November 26, 201311 yr I was in downtown Detroit a couple times this past summer. Great potential for redevelopment but needs better connectivity between the areas. Too many discontinuous restaurants/shops separated by empty and dark blocks. Nice photos. Hate the Tigers though.
November 26, 201311 yr Nice! One of these days I'll make it to DET but happily I have awesome photo threads like this to show me around till then.
November 27, 201311 yr Thanks! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
November 28, 201311 yr Thanks for these pictures. My family and I will be moving to Detroit from Cincinnati in January for work and will be staying downtown for three months until we find a house out in the 'burbs (I know, I know). I'm excited about all the development going on there. As someone in the urban development field, it should be an interesting work experience.
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