Who knew that sustainable redevelopment was hip? This week we were delighted to find mention of the El Moore development in SoulMag (has sadly moved on), a “stylish, hip, trendy, chic, edgy online fashion magazine for fashion-forward women.” The article says that we’re Detroit’s first hostel, and we do want to clear up that we’re not (Hostel Detroit […]
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When you work with a commitment to reusing material, it can be just as much about preserving history as it is about keeping materials out of our landfills. Every once in a while you get the amazing reward of being able to do both and you’re reminded why this work is so important for our
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Built in 1898 at 624 West Alexandrine, the El Moore has seen a lot of neighbors come, then go, then come and go some more. As the Midtown neighborhood once known as Cass Corridor continues to flourish, there are
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Right there on the corner where Cass and Amsterdam meet up is an historic building recently purchased by Wayne State University and repurposed/converted into a new biomedical research facility as part of its TechTown District expansion. Not all old buildings in Detroit are quite so lucky. Those who know the building’s history as one of
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The El Moore which is in Midtown, which used to be the Cass Corridor, which is in Detroit, which is in Michigan. The point being that there are so many different lenses through which to view the El Moore and the surrounding neighborhood. History is not a single stream, and nothing/no one exists out of context.
Listening in on Cass history… Read More »
Context is everything, and location is most certainly context. To get a better idea of where the El Moore is located, and thus a better understanding of its context, you need to know where we are. From Wiki: Midtown Detroit is a mixed-use area containing a business district, cultural center, university, and residential neighborhoods located
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It was pouring rain. The kind of rain where you park your car in a certain location, perhaps only a block away. You are relatively dry when you step out of your car, but by the time you reach your destination, you look as if you have been deep sea diving in all of your
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