Wow! I grew up in the 'burbs of Detroit and have lived here all my life, and I don't recognize half the buildings in this video. Of course, most of these buildings are long since gone, like the Detroit Rubber Works, the Edelweiss Cafe, the oricinal Cadillac Hotel that stood from 1888 to 1923, the old Museum of Art, the second Detroit Opera House, and the old Ponchartrain Hotel that was built in 1907 and demolished in 1920. Detroit has such a rich and fascinating history! Thank you for sharing these photos!
The Penobscot building shown @ 0:24 is the first of three Penobscot bldgs. This one still standing, was built in 1905. The third and last one was built in 1928, much taller, in an Art Deco style with many setbacks at the top. The Boat House @ 1:00, which is on Belle Isle, is literally on its last limb, ready to fall down. It houses the oldest rowing club in America (older than those in Philadelphia, or at Harvard. This fact annoys and frustrates snobby $atanists on the east coast. Let's make 'em dance...and restore the freakin boat house folks! @1:49 we see the Griswold Bar, which was inside the Hotel Griswold, on Griswold street, at the end of Capitol Park area, built in 1868, demoed in 1957? (the hotel and the Industrial Bank building, which faces onto Washington Blvd., shared backs with the alley btwn them). At 2:21 we are treated to the entrance to the rail tunnel, built from 1906 to 1910. Almost as old, and almost as long as the Holland Tunnel. At 3:22 we see the Cadillac Square Building (tall bldg. behind "Blackstone" sign). It met its unfortunate end on the watch of Mayor Coleman Young, who, ruling with a gun for twenty years, was anything but young when he left office. At 4:05 we see the fancy Hurlebut (spelling?) gate...to the old Waterworks Park. Park closed in 1945, most structures demolished. The entrance gate survived,. However, just about four years ago the Eagle at the top was struck by lightening (well, that's what the locals say). No more Eagle, and the locals will never restore it. 4:25 shows us the first, north half (1906) of the Hotel Tuller. The building was savagely demolished in 1992, with absolutely no plans to replace it with anything...as if anything could takes its place. Bank bldg. at 4:39, only Mckim, Mead, & White offering in the city, was slated for destruction by a greeky owner who wanted his 12 parking spaces, but saved.. practically by the bell. Someone here has mentioned that the bridge (at 5:35 is not in Detroit. True, I believe it could be Cleveland, OH since the tall building in the background looks like the Terminal Tower(?). 7:01, the old Union Trust building on Griswold street., was the forerunner of the Guardian Building..but not on the same lot. For awhile they coexisted end to end.
Beautiful pictures of a wonderful time in Detroits history. Thanks
Wow! I grew up in the 'burbs of Detroit and have lived here all my life, and I don't recognize half the buildings in this video. Of course, most of these buildings are long since gone, like the Detroit Rubber Works, the Edelweiss Cafe, the oricinal Cadillac Hotel that stood from 1888 to 1923, the old Museum of Art, the second Detroit Opera House, and the old Ponchartrain Hotel that was built in 1907 and demolished in 1920. Detroit has such a rich and fascinating history! Thank you for sharing these photos!
The Penobscot building shown @ 0:24 is the first of three Penobscot bldgs. This one still standing, was built in 1905. The third and last one was built in 1928, much taller, in an Art Deco style with many setbacks at the top.
The Boat House @ 1:00, which is on Belle Isle, is literally on its last limb, ready to fall down. It houses the oldest rowing club in America (older than those in Philadelphia, or at Harvard. This fact annoys and frustrates snobby $atanists on the east coast. Let's make 'em dance...and restore the freakin boat house folks!
@1:49 we see the Griswold Bar, which was inside the Hotel Griswold, on Griswold street, at the end of Capitol Park area, built in 1868, demoed in 1957? (the hotel and the Industrial Bank building, which faces onto Washington Blvd., shared backs with the alley btwn them).
At 2:21 we are treated to the entrance to the rail tunnel, built from 1906 to 1910. Almost as old, and almost as long as the Holland Tunnel.
At 3:22 we see the Cadillac Square Building (tall bldg. behind "Blackstone" sign). It met its unfortunate end on the watch of Mayor Coleman Young, who, ruling with a gun for twenty years, was anything but young when he left office.
At 4:05 we see the fancy Hurlebut (spelling?) gate...to the old Waterworks Park. Park closed in 1945, most structures demolished. The entrance gate survived,. However, just about four years ago the Eagle at the top was struck by lightening (well, that's what the locals say). No more Eagle, and the locals will never restore it.
4:25 shows us the first, north half (1906) of the Hotel Tuller. The building was savagely demolished in 1992, with absolutely no plans to replace it with anything...as if anything could takes its place.
Bank bldg. at 4:39, only Mckim, Mead, & White offering in the city, was slated for destruction by a greeky owner who wanted his 12 parking spaces, but saved.. practically by the bell.
Someone here has mentioned that the bridge (at 5:35 is not in Detroit. True, I believe it could be Cleveland, OH since the tall building in the background looks like the Terminal Tower(?).
7:01, the old Union Trust building on Griswold street., was the forerunner of the Guardian Building..but not on the same lot. For awhile they coexisted end to end.
I dont think 5:34 is Detroit
That bridge is NOT Detroit.
Not a proud city much anymore -