What To Know And Where To Go In Southeast Michigan
https://youtu.be/29DyMWa15KQ?t=117 The Motor City getting rid of a freeway might be a controversial concept but right now, that's the path the Michigan Department of Transportation is on. I-375 serves downtown Detroit, bringing commuters into Jefferson Avenue. The construction of the freeway more than 50 years ago was controversial as it eliminated the neighborhood …
Across from Hockeytown Cafe and inside Detroit's historic Fox Theatre office building will open a new Starbucks, according to a media advisory from Olympia Development. The 3,000 square foot corner retail space was formerly a Johnny Rockets. To be honest, this makes sense as a Starbucks is exactly the kind of place that the mostly suburban employees of Little Caesars and …
The Book Tower on Washington Boulevard has a long and colorful history as one of Detroit's oldest skyscrapers (and for a short time, the tallest). The Louis Kamper designed building has a level of adornment on the outside that's insane. Now that it's been cleaned up by Dan Gilbert-owned Bedrock, it's moved from a dark grey that makes one think of a giant Ghostbusters …
There's been a ton of scrutiny, including from this podcast, about the Ilitch family's failure to follow through on its promises to develop the District Detroit. Now, The Detroit News reports that the Ilitches also own 44 vacant lots and eight empty buildings surrounding the MotorCity Casino Hotel complex, where the family now hopes to build a seven-story parking …
Welcome back from the holiday weekend, comrades. Today's show is Episode 300 of your Daily Detroit, and for that we thank you, our listeners. We also dive into two pieces of Ilitch-related news: First, that Olympia Development has missed a deadline to submit a development proposal for a parcel on Woodward between the Little Caesars Arena and I-75. After already receiving a …
Here’s a blast from Michigan’s past. Above you’ll find a documentary, “Boblo Memories,” (about 25 minutes long) narrated by none other than former WDIV anchor Mort Crim on Boblo Island. Closing down in 1993, many of our younger readers may not have had the chance to go to what many describe as one of the …
