Member's BLOG: Month of January 2018
#51
Good afternoon guys.
I have to share this pic I took while in Detroit for the Auto Show. After the Show we did brunch Downtown and then stopped in the Guardian Building for a coffee and to 'admire' this beautiful structure. This is the original 'banking hall'. Stuff like this exists in Detroit and, if you visit, you have to do some exploring.
I have to share this pic I took while in Detroit for the Auto Show. After the Show we did brunch Downtown and then stopped in the Guardian Building for a coffee and to 'admire' this beautiful structure. This is the original 'banking hall'. Stuff like this exists in Detroit and, if you visit, you have to do some exploring.
#53
Good morning guys. Well the warmth was nice while it lasted (Fri 53, Sat 50, Sun 47). Back down in the teens and snowing this morning; suppose to get 4" today.
I'm 'stepping up to plate' and have started bidding on some old Michigan porcelain license plates which are years 1910-1914. I figure it's all good if I can get lucky and get some for a good price. Right now my oldest plate is 1920.
I'm 'stepping up to plate' and have started bidding on some old Michigan porcelain license plates which are years 1910-1914. I figure it's all good if I can get lucky and get some for a good price. Right now my oldest plate is 1920.
#54
License plates are fun to collect, my Grandson has begun a collection that I have contributed to.
I gave him my old California plates from when I lived out there in the 60's.
I explained to him and his mother that they came off of my Fathers car and not to toss them out when she no longer wanted to keep them. I fear someday that the few Antiques we have in the House she will not see the value of and just toss them out.
She did that with a couple of collectables that I gave her.
I think I still have a plate from the 30's someplace, might need to send out a search party for it.
I gave him my old California plates from when I lived out there in the 60's.
I explained to him and his mother that they came off of my Fathers car and not to toss them out when she no longer wanted to keep them. I fear someday that the few Antiques we have in the House she will not see the value of and just toss them out.
She did that with a couple of collectables that I gave her.
I think I still have a plate from the 30's someplace, might need to send out a search party for it.
#55
Yeah they are, I have roughly 250 plates right now. I got about 80 plates each from both of my Grandpas (they saved all their plates since the mid 50s) and I've acquired the rest. I currently have maybe 25 plates displayed in the house or garage, mostly the old ones, and the rest are in a few boxes. What I have heard is that anything pre-1970 is what will be the most valuable.
Last edited by 06mistreSS; 01-29-2018 at 12:15 PM.
#56
Good morning everyone, starting out to be a nice day here but that only means that snow is coming. I did manage to visit a few junk yards yesterday and found the frame section I was looking for my Monte. It's been years since I have stepped foot in a junk yard and it reminded me where I got my start fixing car's. Will be a few weeks before I can get my car in so I can stretch the last couple of inches of frame to get the 110.5 inch wheelbase.
#57
Good morning guys, 10 degrees this morning.
So Detroit has been experiencing a construction boom for the first time in a long time. In addition to a bunch of smaller new construction and a ton of existing rehabs going on it appears there is quite a few new projects going vertical. We've got (1) the Hudson's Site that, at 800 ft. tall, will be the tallest building in Detroit/Michigan, (2) the Monroe Block that, at this point, looks to be anchored by a main tower of roughly 500-550' tall which would place it at possibly 4th tallest in Detroit, (3) a rumored 20-story tower near Comerica Park, along Woodward, which would probably be just shy of 300' tall, (4) a rumored 35-story tower in the New Center area which would also be around 500-550' tall and (5) an 8 to 10-story building along the river near Belle Isle. This is probably the most active I have seen Detroit in my lifetime.
So Detroit has been experiencing a construction boom for the first time in a long time. In addition to a bunch of smaller new construction and a ton of existing rehabs going on it appears there is quite a few new projects going vertical. We've got (1) the Hudson's Site that, at 800 ft. tall, will be the tallest building in Detroit/Michigan, (2) the Monroe Block that, at this point, looks to be anchored by a main tower of roughly 500-550' tall which would place it at possibly 4th tallest in Detroit, (3) a rumored 20-story tower near Comerica Park, along Woodward, which would probably be just shy of 300' tall, (4) a rumored 35-story tower in the New Center area which would also be around 500-550' tall and (5) an 8 to 10-story building along the river near Belle Isle. This is probably the most active I have seen Detroit in my lifetime.
Last edited by 06mistreSS; 01-30-2018 at 08:11 AM.