The El Moore, a beautifully restored 1898 building that offers long-term and short-term sustainable urban living options, has experienced in its “lifetime” the same experiences of beauty, accessibility, decline, and new and ongoing restoration as one of the “jewels” of Detroit, Belle Isle Park. Both the El Moore and Belle Isle Park are shining examples …
We were delighted to welcome Tom Mayes as a guest to the El Moore Lodge this week. Tom is a historic preservationist from Washington, D.C. and is visiting Detroit to speak at the annual Michigan Historic Preservation Network conference, taking place at Wayne State. Tom’s talk was called “Why Old Places Matter: Community, Creativity, and Economics,” and is …
The El Moore, a sustainably-renovated urban lodge, apartment complex, and bed & breakfast originally built in 1898, is located in Midtown Detroit, Michigan. Yes, Detroit, the car capital of the world for more than a century. But wait! What’s happening on the streets of Detroit? Bike lanes! One hundred fifty miles of NEW bike lanes! …
Biking Around the El Moore: Fun Times in the Motor City! Read More »
We’re so grateful to have received a terrific write-up in Hour Detroit last week! Steve Wilke, the article’s author and editor of Hour, stayed with us a few times in the course of writing the article, and his attention to detail shows. We think he did a great job capturing the breadth and spirit of the project. The …
