Remodeling Buildings in Detroit.

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95) 04/22/2014 at 18:14 • Filed to: None

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Detroit Dry Dock, built in 1869, was originally created to build steam engines. Over time it slowly went vacant and sat for decades. Until the State bought it a few years ago with plans to turn it in to an outdoorsy center thing. This is what it looked like before.

And this is what it looks like now. Pretty amazing huh?

TheBaron2112 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/22/2014 at 18:21

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This is what I love/hate about society now.

Outdoor Adventure Center, housed indoors.

XJDano > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/22/2014 at 18:37

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got rid of that ugly telephone pole

Dunnik > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/22/2014 at 18:39

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Why is an Outdoor Adventure Center indoors?

Dunnik > TheBaron2112 04/22/2014 at 18:39

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You beat me to it ^

Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/22/2014 at 23:54

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Cool, but it seems to me kind of like they neutered the character of the place. I love seeing older warehouses/buildings revived and updated, but it looks more like a scratch-rebuild with nods to the former architecture than saving a building.

JayZAyEighty thinks C4+3=C7 > Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney 04/23/2014 at 21:10

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This is the Will.i.am Delorean of historic buildings.