This is a pretty typical building in the Detroit landscape. Can't tell you
what it is but I can tell you they are NOT going to be building anything
behind that fagade. Buildings just aren't built in Detroit anymore-they're
trying to get rid of buildings. Even ones with interiors.
JohnD
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Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:09:41 -0600
From: BJNoSHOV8 <bjshov8@tx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] Detroit building question - no BLC content
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I have dealt with this type thing before. This appears to be a building that
was run down inside and someone wanted to tear it down and build a new
building, but the building had some historic significance so there was
resistance. Sometimes what happens is that they agree to retain the
building's skin and tear down the rest, then build a new building right behind
it and connect the old skin to it. In the photograph it appears that there is
nothing but air behind the windows, except you can see some scaffolding on the
righthand side and a big steel truss across the top. We have done this before
for old buildings in my area.
I looked at google street view images of the train station but I couldn't tell
for sure if this is it. One side of it looks sort of like this but wikipedia
said they were going to just tear the thing down and not try to retain part of
it.
> My mother-in-law who lived in Detroit in the 50's-70's said "Just a
> guess--could be Michigan Central Train Station"
>
>> What is this building that is shown in the Detroit Comeback
>> commercial on TV? .bill in Corvallis
>>
>> http://www.97330.com/Detroit_mystery_building_front.jpg
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