This is the second of a two-part series. Read part 1 here. Things started to go downhill at the El Moore for Lynne when the new manager moved in. Described as someone who looked like a Hell’s Angel, he took over the managerial duties after Steve Bauer had left. She had even tried to convince …
This is the second in a four-part series co-authored by Kimberly Williamson and Matthew Piper exploring walkability and the El Moore. In our last post, we defined walkability and considered how walkable life at the El Moore will be for both residents and visitors. This time we’ll take a broader, more holistic view of how walkability …
History doesn’t have to repeat itself. For the past few years, my work in restaurant and hostel management has been about thinking on my feet and making quick decisions. Putting out brush fires. Solving issues as best I could in thirty seconds flat. Hoping for the best and letting history decide. Loud, fast-paced, seat of …
Being a native Detroiter, I found that doing the research for this post was one of the most fun for me, because I’ve grown up with personal experiences with almost all of the Albert Kahn buildings in Detroit. The El Moore is located in Midtown Detroit, about half-way between downtown and West Grand Boulevard (or …
Dr. Lynne Twining may be the only person alive to favorably compare the Cass Corridor of yesteryear to certain enclaves in Paris, France, which she also loves. Almost as much as Detroit. But when Twining makes that comparison, fondly remembering what it was like to live at the El Moore in the mid 1970s as part …
The El Moore has been around for more than a century, and when you take a look at the various and dramatic transformations and transmutations that have taken place in the surrounding Cass Corridor neighborhood during that time, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the building has attracted a wide variety of tenants. …
The El Moore is an historic apartment building originally erected in 1898, and now being restored as a model of urban sustainable living. As a project that is part of the renewed interest and investment in the Midtown District of Detroit (formerly known as the “Cass Corridor”), the El Moore project is helping to raise …
If you have been following this blog that is chronicling every thing you want to know about the El Moore, then you know by now that there are a lot of wonderful things to do and see around our neighborhood. Did someone say “See?” If your sight needs some attention, or if you’re in the …
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