At the time the El Moore was being designed and built at the end of the 19th century, Detroit was one of the leading manufacturing areas for railroad cars, including trolleys. Now, just a few blocks from the El Moore, rail transportation is coming back to the city. If you ask the developers who have […]
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Make no mistake; Michigan is not Palm Springs, nor is it South Florida. The sun most certainly does not shine all the time, and a good portion of our days are cold ones. To everything a season, and Michigan most definitely has all four. It’s that 365 days-a-year spirit that the El Moore‘s Seasons is expected to bring to
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As we chronicle the restoration of the El Moore and the development of the community around it, we often give the old building its own voice. It’s too bad Old Main doesn’t have a voice, because no doubt it would have quite a few stories to tell about how the surrounding neighborhood that is now
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Although there are (finally) some good news stories circulating in the national press about Detroit and the more positive things that are happening here in Midtown where the El Moore is located, the image of Detroit as a dangerous city where folks get murdered all the time, people get robbed all the time, and cars
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The El Moore is a residential apartment complex that is designed to be a model of urban sustainable living. The El Moore building, which was named the “El Moore Flats” at the time, is a carefully restored structure that was designed by renowned local architect A.C. Varney and built in 1898 by developer Charles W.
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After so many years of disparagement, Detroiters have become bitterly accustomed to being forced to endure a stream of misinformed mischaracterizations of their city by those who seem focused solely on frequently reported crime stats and the ever-present ruin porn as the sole definition of one of America’s most important cities. One of the things that
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Yep. It’s cold in Detroit in January. When you’re inside at the El Moore, however, you will be quite comfortable because of the carefully planned sustainability components that have been installed. There was a post about energy consumption at the El Moore back in July 2014; you can see that post here. Actually, to be
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As Detroit once again rises and experiences growth, rebirth, and reconstruction in many areas of our City, including the near-completion of the El Moore , we are experiencing how Detroit is attempting to balance the maze of freeways that cut through our neighborhoods and the goal of many neighborhoods to become more walkable and pedestrian-friendly.
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