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Old 04-08-2009, 06:54 AM
 
Location: MI
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The temporary mayor wants to use federal funds stimulus money for this demolition. What a HOOT.
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Old 04-08-2009, 12:26 PM
 
Location: Metro Washington DC
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There are far worse eyesores that they need to remove from Detroit.
Have you actually seen the building in person? I have, and that was 17 years ago. I think tearing it down is actually a good idea.
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Old 04-08-2009, 08:11 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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Have you actually seen the building in person? I have, and that was 17 years ago. I think tearing it down is actually a good idea.

I see it every day. I have been inside it. It is a classic that cannot be duplicated today. They are no longer capable of building buildings like that anymore, but they can restore them.

I also see empty lots filled with rubble every day. There are plenty of those. Those are easily duplicated. Detroit will never run out of lots filled with rubble and they woudl not be missed anyway. Detroit is quickly running out of classic architecture.
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Old 04-09-2009, 06:48 AM
 
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I'm mixed on the issue. Driving past the Depot makes me sad and furious at the same time. At that moment I tell myself we'd be better off without such an eyesore. However, I'm with CJ. A structure like this cannot be rebuilt. I would absolutely love for it to be restored and put to use in a way that would bring people to the area and help revitalize Corktown. But, if it's allowed to rot for another 5-10 years, I'm not sure there will be anything left to save.
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Old 04-09-2009, 06:58 AM
 
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Amen to that, brother!
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Old 04-09-2009, 04:03 PM
 
Location: Metro Washington DC
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I see it every day. I have been inside it. It is a classic that cannot be duplicated today. They are no longer capable of building buildings like that anymore, but they can restore them.

I also see empty lots filled with rubble every day. There are plenty of those. Those are easily duplicated. Detroit will never run out of lots filled with rubble and they woudl not be missed anyway. Detroit is quickly running out of classic architecture.
I like your sense of humor.

It's been sitting there for 21 years and no one has restored it. Just when will someone actually do it? 50 years from now? 100? Clean up of the city has to start somewhere. It doesn't have to start there, but it needs to start.
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Old 04-09-2009, 04:25 PM
 
Location: Grosse Ile Michigan
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I like your sense of humor.

It's been sitting there for 21 years and no one has restored it. Just when will someone actually do it? 50 years from now? 100? Clean up of the city has to start somewhere. It doesn't have to start there, but it needs to start.
Give me $150 million and I will restore it right now.

Creating another rubble filled lot is not cleaning up the city. If they had a plan for the site that needed to be built in that location demolition might make sense, but then you can never get it back. The building is holding up fairly well. It is destroyed inside, but it has been like that for years. What they should do is crack down on the owner and make him clean it up, trim the weeds, maintain the fence and dorrs/windows etc to keep out vandals. they can do that now. It woudl cost less than tearing it down. It is not hurting anything sitting there and it the City recovers, that type of building is exactly what will attract people. Why not tear down a couple of dozen of the empty brick/block rectangles with no architectural value whatsoever if they want more rubble filled lots and fewer derilect buildings? Why pick one of the most historic and architecturally significan buildings? Tear down the trash. Keep the treasure. It alsmost seems like they are doing this just to get media attention.
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Old 04-09-2009, 05:50 PM
 
Location: Michigan--good on the rocks
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... It almost seems like they are doing this just to get media attention.
Bullseye. I'd rep you but I can't.
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Old 04-10-2009, 12:06 PM
 
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The City Council needs to understand that they should only do this as a ploy to force the owner do so something about the building, and that they aren't REALLY going to tear down the building.

Instead the owner (even if he's out of state or out of country) should be harrassed at his residence by Detroit and Michigan officials until he does something.
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Old 04-10-2009, 12:11 PM
 
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Bullseye. I'd rep you but I can't.
Well, I can rep you and I did!
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