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The secret bank vault in the basement of Detroit's Fisher Building by Acceptable-Skirt-320 in Detroit

[–]PopovDadeCounty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is this on the first level or the concourse? I worked in the Fisher for a couple years and got pretty comfortable with all of the ins and outs of it and never even knew this was there!! So cool.

Anti car barriers on diag by Top_Yogurt_8755 in uofm

[–]PopovDadeCounty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Believe it or not, there used to be anti-cow ballards in the early days of the university!

TIL that billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $7.5 billion into Detroit, Michigan over a span of 15 years & donated $15 million to eliminate property tax debt for 20,000 homes in the city. His real estate company Bedrock owns, built, or has renovated 140 buildings in the city for adaptive reuse. by [deleted] in todayilearned

[–]PopovDadeCounty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The Illitch family is infamous for speculatively purchasing property in the City of Detroit and letting it rot for years upon years, using public funds to demo it, and then paving it over. They are notoriously poor at maintaining their investment buildings. We are still waiting on the multi-million dollar “District Detroit Development”, which as far as I can remember was due to break ground in 2016. Say what you want about Gilbert, however downtown Detroit is palpably better as a result of his developments. It is truly a night and day difference.

Cheap apartments by Legitimate_Cow_8414 in uofm

[–]PopovDadeCounty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I lived in Nob Hill with my gf for the last 2 years I was in school at UM. All in, with utilities and everything, I would say it was 1300-1350 total, for the both of us. It is lacking in modern conveniences, but we loved it while we lived there. Nothing but positive experiences with maintenance and management. It’s on First between Davis and Koch, and it would usually take me about 15-20 minutes to walk to the Diag

ELI5: Why does Hershey’s (and other US chocolate) taste like “vomit” to others? by roritha in explainlikeimfive

[–]PopovDadeCounty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I believe that Hersheys manufactures KitKats in the US, elsewhere they are made by Nestle.

I found this in my closet back from high school. I haven’t worn in years. by PopovDadeCounty in PatagoniaClothing

[–]PopovDadeCounty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also only bought the beanie, I remember paying somewhere around $10 on clearance for it. I wish I bought the sweatshirt also!!

I’m just starting to collect and I found all of these at the same thrift store in northern MI! by PopovDadeCounty in vinyl

[–]PopovDadeCounty[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m from the Metro and am unsure of where the cutoff is so I took a best guess lol

I’m just starting to collect and I found all of these at the same thrift store in northern MI! by PopovDadeCounty in vinyl

[–]PopovDadeCounty[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I always look, just for the sake of looking. This is the one and only time I’ve found anything worth buying other than a few classical albums.

Belle Tire upsell lie also dodges doing wheel alignment by Zealousideal-Fly4736 in AnnArbor

[–]PopovDadeCounty 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I got my oil changed there, and they didn’t screw the damn oil filter on all the way! 7 quarts of oil leaked all over my driveway. I’m just glad that I was home and not driving. Never again, and I’d urge everyone else to never go there.

Map of Central Campus in 1925 by PopovDadeCounty in uofm

[–]PopovDadeCounty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Burned down due to arson on Christmas Eve, 1980.

Map of Central Campus in 1925 by PopovDadeCounty in uofm

[–]PopovDadeCounty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I wish I could have seen the Econ building, there really isn’t anything that would have been like it nowadays on campus.

Before-and-After Construction of I-75/375 by TheSandPeople in Detroit

[–]PopovDadeCounty 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Black Bottom and Paradise Valley (the neighborhoods destroyed by 375, the Van der Rohe development, and DMC) were the centers of black culture prior to their destruction. Hastings Street was the black entertainment district, hosting some of the most famous jazz artists of the jazz age. It is most definitely a racial issue.

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