My eye caught the historical marker before I noticed the structure. It's in downtown Detroit on a…read moreblock surrounded by parking lots and other buildings that could use some more attention, and the People Mover went past as I was admiring it. The marker reads, "Alexander Chapoton built this Queen Anne style townhouse in the early 1870s. Chapoton, a builder, was one of the contractors for the state capitol in Lansing. A descendant of one of Detroit's oldest families, he was a state legislator and a member of the Detroit Board of Public Works. He built this house at a time when Beaubien Street consisted mostly of Victorian row houses. The house, which features a unique Queen Anne living hall, became an art gallery and studio in the 1980s. The marker was erected in 1987 by the Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. It is number L0808. [Review 685 of 2025 - 393 in Michigan - 24246 overall]

Went for the Car show. Absolutely loved it. Parking this year was well organized and they had lots…read moreof attendants. Some more vendors would make it better for sure. We attend this event every year.

I absolutely LOVE the Wilson Barn! I have been going there every year around halloween time for as…read morelong as I can remember. Everything is priced super cheap so kids feel like they are able to do a lot of activities while their parent's wallets aren't being completely emptied out. The staff is extremely friendly and they have a cute lil petting zoo/area of animals! The pumpkin selection is plentiful and inside the barn they have like a few market type of thing going on. A must visit!

My wife and I visited the Packard plant while we were vacationing in Michigan. Enjoyed going to…read moreDetroit seen a lot of history and things like that. This place I didn't know much about it but I found it on here and decided to check it out while we were in the area. It's just an old abandoned warehouse factory that you can kind of explore and check the different graffiti and different things they have on the old abandoned building

The plant was 3,500,000-square-foot (in other words huge). It was designed by the famous Albert…read moreKahn - think the Fisher Building, Hill Auditorium, and the Belle Isle Conservatory. The Packard plant was opened in 1903 and at the time was considered the most modern automobile manufacturing facility in the world, with skilled craftsmen involved in over eighty trades. The factory complex closed in 1958. Considering it's been empty for 60 years it's structure is still solid. There's so much revitalization happening in Detroit I hope at least part of this big beautiful structure is repurposed. I haven't done the Pure Detroit tour yet but I hope to do so this summer. I was respectful of the No Trespassing signs and aware of the potential danger of entering unsafe buildings so my wandering was limited to the parameters only, but I really wanted to do inside some of those buildings!!!

I was at this park for a work picnic, end of summer gathering…read more It was a nice day to be at the park for a work event today. My department has been using this park location for the past 3 years. There is a price to rent out the shelter and space for the day. There is a baseball diamond, field for lawn activities, shelter with several picnic tables and trees for shaded areas too. Space for corn hole, V-ball, Larger Jenga, bocce and remote cars and trucks too. Crazy amounts of bees by us today, some would not leave us alone. There is a playscape and stairs that go up to a restroom not far from us.

This marker is in Capitol Park near the dog park and it points out the history of a great man and…read morethis specific location. The marker reads, "Seymour Finney conducted one of the principal passenger depots of the underground railroad in the Detroit area. Finney, a tailor by trade, later became a hotel-keeper, and it was in this capacity that he assisted fugitive slaves in the era prior to 1861. In 1850 he purchased a site where in later years stood the Finney Hotel, and also erected a large barn which he operated along with his tavern. Strongly sympathetic to the abolitionist cause, Finney employed every means to assist escaping slaves across the river into Canada. Detroit was one of the most important "stations" en route to Canada; if a fugitive reached this city, he was comparatively safe. Finney Barn served as a hiding-place for runaways until they could reach the river bank and freedom." There is a plaque on the nearby building that "marks the site of Detroit's 'Underground Railway Station.' It is marker number S0069 and it was erected in 1980 by Michigan History Division, Department of State. There is metered parking nearby. [Review 1006 of 2025 - 481 in Michigan - 24560 overall]

This is a beautiful building with an excellent location in downtown Detroit.  I am looking forward…read moreto the redevelopment of this building in particular, or, in worse case scenario, whatever ends up here.  There is plenty of parking.  It is easy on and off to three major freeways.  The utilities in the area are first rate and being put in to a world class state.  The building is classically built with large emblazoned letters on it announcing 'Loyal Order of Moose'.  If you are looking for a great place to settle your office or set up a branch over the next few years this is an opportunity not to be missed. "This building opened in 1922 and was designed by the firm Baxter, O'Dell & Halpin. The building has been vacant for decades, including 10 years under ownership of the Ilitch family, which paid $1.5 million for it in February 2007. In 1994, there were plans to turn the lodge into a nightclub, but that idea never came to fruition. In August 2017, Olympia Development of Michigan filed with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality a document calling for asbestos cleanup at the 45,000-square-foot building noting that it was headed for rehab."

This attraction is pretty much destroyed. It has been around since 2010. I would change the K to an…read moreSH. I looks really bad. If you make it here, you will find the remnants of what use to be the monumental kitty. There is not much to see here. I would recommend passing this place up. It is a shame too. In its hay day, it looked pretty cool and worthy of a quick stop if you were in the area. There has been mentions of rebuilding it, but no solid plans as of yet. If you still want to come here just be aware that the directions may take you on the opposite side of the overpass and you can park and just walk across. How do you know if you are on the wrong side or not you ask. If you are on the side with the baseball field then you are on the wrong side

You have to respect a cat with a nine foot diameter head built of solid brick. Even Shaquille…read moreO'Neal isn't that sturdy. Word on the street is that the Monumental Kitty works just like the Sphinx: if you don't answer his riddle he gets to eat you. During my latest visit to Corktown I visited him every morning, to feed him by incorrectly answering his riddle. But, selfless cat that he is, he let me live. It's an appropriate symbol of Detroit's fighting spirit and civic engagement that such an inspired sculpture took control of the pedestrian overpass even as the old Tiger Stadium across the I-75 got blasted into rubble. Thanks to the vision and technical skill of North Corktown artist Jerome Ferretti, the efforts of neighborhood volunteers, some funding from local businesses, and a very successful Kickstarter campaign, this nine-foot-diameter cat head is as good as nine-foot-diameter cat heads get.

I mean, it's a courthouse. You walk in and go through the metal detector…read more I had jury duty and went to the waiting area on the second floor. I was selected for a case and after the jury selection was complete, we got tags saying we were jurors and went to the deliberating (deliberation?) room. We were told we could go get our cell phones and parking would be paid for because we were selected. I can't really talk about the case, but the building is nice and it's by a bunch of parking garages and restaurants. (The parking at 4th and Washington is $1.20/hr) Just a heads up, you cannot take cell phones or anything that takes photos with you at first (laptops, etc.) we were allowed only because of our Juror badges. There's actually a list of things you can't take in, which I'm glad a read beforehand. I had both knitting needles and crochet hooks in my bag (and a cheese pocket knife, but I knew to take that out first.) I guess I could say it's a great place to go if you ever get jury duty or if you have to go to a courthouse. If you're not wanting to roam the restaurants, there's a little coffee shop diner on the first floor that makes food right where you can see them cooking. I think it's run by an older Asian couple. The gent in there was so sweet! He said he could put the second half of my sandwich in their fridge until the end of the day so it wouldn't go bad. And I kept hearing his wife/the woman in there calling people Mr. "Hi, Mr. Mike! How are you today?" The only downfall is that there's currently construction going on outside and the sidewalk is being worked on. It was rainy and I had to go a little further out into the rain than I wanted to get a drink from my car. That's only temporary though, and had nothing to do with the building itself.

We visit here every year on Halloween for trick-or-treat. Fun place for children on that day. The…read moretheme of this year was Hollywood! My kid were excited to see Sulley and Mike of Monsters, Inc. The staff was so kind. This indoor trick-or-treat is great on cold Halloween.