I stumbled upon a piece of The D while shopping in the Prudential Center! I get so excited when I come across Shinola journals around town, so I was downright giddy when I rounded the corner and found this stunning storefront. It’s funny, but I felt a sense of pride to see shoppers perusing the […]
The Ambassador Bridge–One of two ways to drive to Canada from Detroit. (You can also take The Tunnel)
Windsor, Canada, aka “South Detroit”
I never really think of Detroit as being a port.
Here comes a ship! Heading for Lake Erie…
Another shot of the RenCen
The RenCen from Jefferson Avenue
The RenCen RiverWalk entrance, which takes you to…
…The Wintergarden!
Hey Boston folks, how ’bout these parking prices! I couldn’t resist! These are near RiverWalk and the Renaissance Center.
“…born and raised in South Detroit!” – Journey, Don’t Stop Believin’ Steve Perry was likely looking out the window of his room at Detroit’s Pontchartrain Hotel at…Windsor, Ontario, Canada…when he penned that gem. I’m not totally making that up. Windsor is definitely south of Detroit, but technically there is no part of Detroit called South […]
The Flag Pole still intact at the former site of Tiger Stadium, and Brooks Lumber still in business on Trumbull Avenue!
I used to eat lunch here all the time when it was Hoot’s! Tiger Stadium was right across the street. I love the new name and look!
Some fantastic Victorian homes in Corktown!
Quaint Victorian workers cottage.
Last time I saw the Workers Row House–a rare surviving example of downscale multi-family housing from the 1850’s–it was mothballed, waiting to be revived. Voila!
Formerly a backup warehouse for Tigers merchandise, it had no windows. Now it’s the hipper-than-me Eldorado General Store–beautiful!
Italian dining and bocce ball in Corktown!
She FINALLY got new windows! What’s next?…
I just love this and had to include it!
Adaptive reuse comes to the firehouse across from Cobo Hall.
Cobo Hall
A fitness blogger films a workout in the doorway of this building by Wirt Rowland, architect of the Guardian Building.
Streetside dining in full force!
Burn calories while you drink! They were having FUN!
One of the People Mover cars pulls into the Greektown Station. It’s an elevated loop through the city.
The new home of the Red Wings is underway. I refuse to call it Little Caesars Arena.
The Ransom Gillis House–gorgeous thanks to HGTV’s Nicole Curtis, the Rehab Addict!
Ransom Gillis from Brush Street.
Mothballed and eagerly awaiting rebirth in Brush Park.
My recent visit to the Motor City was a lot of things for me, emotional in different ways. I confronted difficult family situations, primarily the decline of my grandmother (who will turn 96 in September). But it certainly wasn’t all sad. I had some good visits with her. I spent a wonderful day with my […]
Growing up in Detroit I always believed I was accent-free. I mean, listen to newscasters in just about any American city…they sound pretty much like me. If they are from New York or Atlanta or Boston, they don’t sound like it, they could be from Anywhere. I should be clear, there are some defining notes […]
Hey, guess what? The hip young kids are moving to…Detroit! The other day I stopped in at my favorite pet care shop, Pet Cabaret, to avoid the wrath of hungry cats. I was wearing my “Someone in Detroit Loves Me” shirt. It caught the eye of the clerk, who commented that one of his colleagues […]
Yes Detroit has problems, but there is a lot of good happening there too! Per #7–Detroit has stunning architecture (shout out to my Guardian Building)…so check it out! 10 Reasons Every American Should Visit Detroit
Whenever I come home to Detroit, I marvel at how much “better” the radio stations are than in Boston. But over the past three and a half years I haven’t been able to put my finger on why.
Motor City Expat 