This abandoned hotel on Cass Ave. at Temple in Detroit boasts two ghost signs for its two incarnations: the larger, painted Hotel Fort Wayne and the more modest American Hotel. More information about this building can be found here.
Mom & Pop’s Toy Shop was located in the heart of Hamtramck’s retail district on Joseph Campau Ave., Hamtramck being a separate town inside of Detroit, which was at one point mostly Polish, then seemed to become more hipster, with an influx of other ethnic groups and, on my last visit, seemed a bit barren, with more ghost signs than I’d expected.
Dabls’ African Bead Gallery and MBAD Museum is located at and around 6559 Grand River Ave. on Detroit’s Near Westside. The outdoor installation spans a block of buildings, empty land, and the exteriors of two more buildings beyond, which are visible from I-96.
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As far as I can tell, the Buhl Building seems to be considered one of Detroit’s lesser architectural gems, which is a shame because it’s gorgeous in its own right. Designed by Wirt C. Rowland, it’s located at 535 Griswold St., practically rubbing elbows with the Penobscot Building and the Guardian Building, both also designed by Rowland.
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Gift Guide For: The Kids: our 10 Seed Bombs with Slinger gets some love from Ivanka Trump herself!
Gifts That Give Back: more love from The Citizenry.
Cincinnati Gift Guide // A Few Of My Favorite Things…: plus, Cincinnati love from VB.
Northside Photo Show: worth checking out in Cincinnati tomorrow at Chicken Lays an Egg in Northside.
How to Make Transit Succeed in a Sprawling City: Calgary versus Dallas.
Urbanists Need to Face the Full Implications of Peak Car: on traffic levels in Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Detroit by Air: crazy photos.
It’s time for the annual VL Gift Guide and, as always, the focus is on the talented independent designers whose work we admire, including friends from Crafty Supermarket and a few cool peeps we met at Signature Mix in NYC earlier this year.
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Historic Brewery Demo ‘Would Be a Terrible Loss’: the Bavarian Brewing Co. in Covington, KY is at risk.
Businesses Get Custom Made Signs: Cincinnati’s CoSign works its magic on Covington businesses.
Put Back the Hole into the Fence on the Davis Sq. Bike Path: in my old stomping ground of Cambridge, MA, a petition to break something that was recently fixed, as well as the city’s response.
Federal Judge Rules Detroit Residents Have No “fundamental right” to Water: sliding toward the Third World, I guess.
‘Hi, Do You Have Water?’ In Central Calif., the Answer Is Often No: more on water.
Silicon Valley’s Newest Dating App Is ‘Tinder Without the Poor People’: also from California, “With the rise of high-speed digital dating, it’s about time somebody introduced a filter to weed out low-income prospects by neighborhood.”
Notes for Things to Not Forget: a lovely read from Walkers in the City.
