AMAZING NEW VIDEO! Team BoD was up way past its bedtime last night to capture the collapse of the entire northern tower of the Lafayette Building. Head over to our YouTube page and check it out. New photos of the action to come.
02/06/2010
02/03/2010
NEW HISTORY ADDED: We've completely rewritten the history of the Michigan Theatre. We go far, far more in-depth on this opulent movie-palace-turned-parking-garage, as well as have photos of what was - and what is now.
02/02/2010
NEW VIDEO, PHOTOS: Take to the skies with Team BoD and check out the vistas from the roof of the Free Press Building on our YouTube page. We've got new demolition photos of the Lafayette Building up, and have added some memories of organ guru John Lauter -- and some tidying up of facts thanks to theater historian Michael Hauser -- to the United Artists Theatre history.
The Hammond Building was Detroit’s first skyscraper. It was the cradle of Detroit law. It was the building that ushered the city into the age of the skyscraper. And it was a monument to a guy who slaughtered cattle. At 10 stories, it towered over everything else around it for years. Gawkers literally came from all over Michigan to see this architectural wonder. It was proof that Detroit was a city destined for bigger things – and bigger buildings. But like so many skyscrapers that would follow it, the Hammond fell to the hammer of progress.
