Detroit’s Architecture: “Oz with the lights out!”
Posted By det_ray On November 29, 2005 @ 11:28 pm In Uncategorized | Comments Disabled
The Metro Times’ Rebecca Mazzei has a great article up today on a new book on Detroit’s architecture, called American City: Detroit Architecture, 1845-2005 [1]. The book, written by a Chicago duo enamored with all of Detroit’s architectural glory, highlights many of the architects who helped make Detroit’s skyline a reality, and after reading some excerpts I now know why everyone over in the DetroitYes forum [2] gets into such a tizzy over what I used to believe was a simple building demolition. These buildings have a heart, a soul and on the rooftops of some of them, they appear to be sprouting a tree [3] or little baseball players [4].
The book is of course a great read, but so is Mazzei’s article [5], which provides some stunning pictures of some of Detroit’s greatest landmarks. Check out the article and then check out the book at your local bookstore ASAP!
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URL to article: http://detroit.metblogs.com/2005/11/29/detroits-architecture-oz-with-the-lights-out/
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[1] American City: Detroit Architecture, 1845-2005: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0814332706/qid=1133328791/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/002-7724524-6454464?n=507846&s=books&v=glance
[2] DetroitYes forum: http://www.DetroitYes.com/
[3] appear to be sprouting a tree: http://www.detroitfunk.com/images/NOV05/DSC03771.jpg
[4] little baseball players: http://www.detroitfunk.com/images/AUG05/DSC08137.jpg
[5] Mazzei’s article: http://www.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=8550
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