Architrcture Blog May 2, 2008
Hey -- you make good points on the Booth and Scripps manses near Grand River and Trumbull. I knew the Scripps mansion was somewhere in the neighborhood, but had no clue as to the Booths. Thanks for the cool info.
Architrcture Blog May 2, 2008
A good blog on the former Trumbull Avenue Presbyterian church. I'm surprised, though, with your Cranbrook connection that you didn't mention that the Booth and Scripps homes were located in the area (I believe the gray stone entrance was to the former Booth mansion, and the pergola belonged to the Scripps home). Unfortunately (this being Detroit), both were torn down.
On another topic, would you put in a word for the many excellent photos of Detroit architecture on the flickr.com site?
Greening airports
With the discussion of emissions that are predominating the aviation and maritime industries due to the increasing detriment of global warming, greening airports may help in reducing the levels of pollutants that will ultimately enter our atmosphere.
By placing green walls throughout the airport, fresh air can be provided to patrons. Imagine your flight is delayed for a 8-10 hours, and you are stuck in transit - wouldn't you appreciate being able to sit near a wall which has plants to offer you some fresh oxygen after sitting in an airplane for 15 hours with another 8 hour flight to go - if you ever get on it.
So why not come to our conference and trade show in Baltimore, trade show open to the public, and get some ideas of how to incorporate green roofs and walls into your business, lifestyle, or even encourage facilities to take on the project.
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Busy Bee Hardware Graffiti
Dear A.B.,
That bit of "jazzy graffito" behind Busy Bee Hardware directs the viewer to do his civic duty come November, i.e., VOTE!
Love your photos and blogs about the old, historic, and fascinating architecture of Detroit. Keep it up.
Dave Dowdy
Advance, NC
ww2etoheroes@yahoo.com
(336)998-7274
RSS feed???
I really would like to have this blog as an RSS feed. I noticed that it seems like quite a few blog in the Blog House of the Det News do not have the capability to be a feed. When you try to burn them too, you get a message that this page seems to be a website and not a blog. Can anyone help or get this message to the ArchBlogger?
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