I remember when the Renaissance Center (RenCen) was built in downtown Detroit in the 1970’s. The “city-within-a-city” urban renewal project along the Detroit River was the talk of our area when it opened in 1977.
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Photo of the Week: Picasso Was Here! House
I didn’t know the backstory behind the house in downtown Plymouth, Michigan, but the pink colored house sure caught my attention as I traveled into the downtown area. With the handwritten bright pink “Picasso Was Here!“ sign on the front lawn, you can’t miss the house on Ann Arbor Trail, a couple blocks east of… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Picasso Was Here! House
Photo of the Week: Teller’s of Hyde Park in Cincinnati
When I looked down the street from our parking spot in Hyde Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, I quickly noticed the unmistakable tall columns of a bank building.
You’ve probably seen them as well in older communities.
Banks built in the United States in the 1800’s and early 1900’s often included tall columns in the front facade, influenced by Greek and Roman architecture.
I noticed the building still had the words “Hyde Park Savings Bank” engraved at the top.
But it was no longer a bank. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Teller’s of Hyde Park in Cincinnati