bobrob2004 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 1 hour ago, oblong said: what about the people that live there now? That site has nothing to do with the Ilitch org anymore. I should have phrased it in past tense. It's too late now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IdahoBert Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 5 hours ago, bobrob2004 said: I would would also eliminate the Ferris wheel and the merry-go-round. This is a baseball event, not a fair. It never made any sense to have these things. You want to take your kids to a ball game but it lasts four hours. It’s an amenity for parents. I’ve only seen one game at Comerica because I live 2000 miles away so I don’t know how often those amenities, however, are actually used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I don't remember seeing it here, but Andrew Romaine retired last week. Some comments about filling some big shoes in Detroit... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobrob2004 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 hour ago, IdahoBert said: You want to take your kids to a ball game but it lasts four hours. It’s an amenity for parents. I’ve only seen one game at Comerica because I live 2000 miles away so I don’t know how often those amenities, however, are actually used. If your kids aren't interested in watching a ballgame, don't take them to a ballgame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 They aren’t hurting anything. It’s not like it prevents seating areas or blocks potential amenities. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackPine Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 8 hours ago, bobrob2004 said: I would build a parking lot at the site of old Tiger Stadium. I know that's a controversial topic, but there needs to be more parking. Why isnt there a ramp where the existing lot is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackPine Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 minute ago, JackPine said: Why isnt there a ramp where the existing lot is? I see, there already is quite a few garages around the park, So the new question is, why not convert one of the surface lots to a garage? Pretty obvious I don't live in Detroit huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 9 hours ago, bobrob2004 said: If your kids aren't interested in watching a ballgame, don't take them to a ballgame. Or, if you don't like riding a ferris wheel or carousel while you're at a ballgame, you can easily avoid it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casimir Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 9 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: I don't remember seeing it here, but Andrew Romaine retired last week. Some comments about filling some big shoes in Detroit... That's pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 8 hours ago, JackPine said: I see, there already is quite a few garages around the park, So the new question is, why not convert one of the surface lots to a garage? Pretty obvious I don't live in Detroit huh? The lots can be seen as a placeholder in case other developments pop up. For example they announced yesterday some new construction for UM that's going to take up one of the lots that I started to use since everything there is cashless now. You can prepay and use a barcode to get in and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 1 hour ago, oblong said: The lots can be seen as a placeholder in case other developments pop up. For example they announced yesterday some new construction for UM that's going to take up one of the lots that I started to use since everything there is cashless now. You can prepay and use a barcode to get in and out. Could this be the reincarnation of Ross's project? There was a story a few day ago that UM now has sole ownership of the Rackham bldg at Farnsworth near the Museum/Library area and they are going to spend 40 million to rehab it for use as what sounds like a campus extension service but it included no news about the failed UM Ross/Gilbert innovation center. I had read somewhere else that were weren't any other tracts in the size range of the Gratiot/St Antione Site (14 acres) available in DT area - that while Ilitch et al hold a good deal of developable land, nothing was contiguous in that size range. That surprised me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMRivdogs Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Here's the story. What an ugly building. My wife described it as a combination toaster/file holder design https://record.umich.edu/articles/detroit-center-for-innovation-to-be-built-in-the-district-detroit/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 26 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said: Here's the story. What an ugly building. My wife described it as a combination toaster/file holder design https://record.umich.edu/articles/detroit-center-for-innovation-to-be-built-in-the-district-detroit/ LOL - the one day I don't see the 'Record'. Sounds like a white elephant to me. And quite the scale back from the plan for a 14 acre project at the St. Antione site to 3 acres in 'the District'. Mr Ross is apparently so hot to have his name on another building that whether it makes sense for the U is a minor concern. At least with the current siting they can sell it back to WSU after Ross dies. Edited December 14, 2021 by gehringer_2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinzaki Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 3:49 AM, Tenacious D said: Yes, but where do you stand on Cavan Biggio or Keston Hiura? Depends...what do their moms look like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oblong Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 the building looks like the old Holiday Inn signs. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gehringer_2 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 11 minutes ago, oblong said: the building looks like the old Holiday Inn signs. Ross probably had a sense of something familiar that he never identified.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Sonics Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 15 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: I don't remember seeing it here, but Andrew Romaine retired last week. Some comments about filling some big shoes in Detroit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gilmore Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Lettuce not quibble about spelling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I left my seat during a game in late July 2014 to take my then 8 year olddaughter on the ferris wheel. I was at the top of the ferris wheel when news of the Austin Jackson-David Price deal broke. By time I got back to my seat Austin was gone from the outfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstanley Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 2 minutes ago, Dan Gilmore said: Lettuce not quibble about spelling. Good advice, because a quibble about spelling might lead to a rhubard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabretooth Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 16 hours ago, bobrob2004 said: If your kids aren't interested in watching a ballgame, don't take them to a ballgame. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Brian_K Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 3 hours ago, CMRivdogs said: Here's the story. What an ugly building. My wife described it as a combination toaster/file holder design https://record.umich.edu/articles/detroit-center-for-innovation-to-be-built-in-the-district-detroit/ It is different...I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Brian_K Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 23 hours ago, bobrob2004 said: I would build a parking lot at the site of old Tiger Stadium. I know that's a controversial topic, but there needs to be more parking. It is an apartment complex called the corner now and the field is still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyMarsh Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 44 minutes ago, John_Brian_K said: It is different...I like it. Yeah me too, I can definitely see the toaster in it but I like unique looking buildings like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Brian_K Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 52 minutes ago, RandyMarsh said: Yeah me too, I can definitely see the toaster in it but I like unique looking buildings like that. Same. I am sick of the same cookie cutter buildings that go up because they are the cheapest. Add a little flare to downtown...I am good with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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