Justice & Monroe, photo by nofunk.
…in Downtown Grand Rapids. Part of Nolan’s Grand Rapids set.
I found places where they say “The historic Justice & Monroe building in Grand Rapids” but I can’t find any history. Anyone know anything about this very cool looking building?
The Mean Streets, photo by Brian.H.
Brian is a member of the Allegan Camera Club.
Wikipedia’s entry for Allegan says that Allegan has a population around 5,000 and is the county seat of Allegan County. It was apparently also named by Michigan historian Henry Rowe Schoolcraft in 1837 to sound like a Native American word.
Neither Wikipedia or the City of Allegan have much to say about the meanness of Allegan’s streets.
Luxuries of Modern Living copy, photo by uniquethings4you.
The photographer writes:
HDR photo taken in Saginaw, Michigan on 3-12-07. I titled it “Luxuries of Modern Living.” Note the satellite dish, and also the person looking out the window. (I didn’t notice the person until after I was ready to print the photo.)
Be sure to check it out bigger and also have a look at some of their other cool HDR photos.
I thought this was a perfect photo with which to kick off the Halloween season. Over on Absolute Michigan we’re beginning to put together some spooky stories and links on our Haunted Michigan page (including the 2007 list of Michigan Haunted Houses, Mazes & Attractions).
We welcome any help you can provide in the form of links, stories or videos!
reflection off the grand, photo by oldbrushes
One of my big goals with Michigan in Pictures is to share the beauty of our state, and I’ve been happy to discover so many other people like Kathy who feel the same love for Michigan and want to share it too.
It’s no secret, however, that our state’s economic and political environment is less than beautiful. An organization that I’ve been working with lately, The Center for Michigan, is striving to aid in in the transformation of Michigan’s business, economic, political and cultural climate. To that end (they write):
We’re launching the Envision Michigan Story Competition. Submit your best shots and you can win some of $30,000 in college scholarships, $5,000 in great Michigan vacation packages, or weekly shopping sprees to Meijer.
Entering is very easy. Just pick your best photo and explain it in a 350-word caption. For your best chance to win, make sure your caption explains what you love about our state, what you want to change about our state, your best vision for Michigan’s future.
You can also enter essays and videos – click for all the details on the Envision Michigan Competition and please share this around with everyone you know!
If you’re a Flickr user, you can also add your photos to their Michigan photos group.
Nathan writes There was an incredible sunset in Ann Arbor this evening, the sky looked like it was on fire. I just happened to be out, walking back to my studio, with my camera.
This photo is part of his Ann Arbor set … which in turn belongs to his Cities collection.
Fall Vines, photo by William Couch.
William Couch has a cool set of photos titled A Beautiful Gloom that he took last November.
I think these are especially nice for two reasons (in addition to the obvious “The photos are great!”):
1. He’s got them all “wallpaper sized” and
2. They serve as a reminder that fall is fleeting – get out and enjoy it!
When one door closes, photo by chinkon.
I don’t know anything about this photo other than that I love it, that chinkon has a whole lot more where this came from and that it broke all speed records in going from web to wallpaper!
Reflections of the Past, photo by the pentax hammer.
Gary says:
Yeah, I know… everyone in Grand Rapids has taken a photograph of this. But how many of them did it the way I did? Leaning against a lamppost, hand holding a camera to capture 3 RAW shots, without a tripod? NOW you are only talking about half of the residents of Grand Rapids!
The old building is the beautiful McKay Tower. The new building is… well… just another glass building :-)
Lansing Tower., photo by Corey (a.k.a. ten0fnine).
Corey writes that this was formerly the Michigan National Tower and you must look at this photo bigger.
When I went a-Googling for the history of the building, I stumbled upon L is for Lansing:
…an online community for Lansing students, teachers, parents and anyone interested in hearing the stories of how this area, its neighborhoods, businesses, families, and citizens of note contributed to the history of “the land of the big bend” we call Lansing, Michigan.
The site looks to be one of the innumerable “ghost sites” that you find around the net where some energy and thought was applied to a topic before it was abandoned by its creators (the Young Spartans Program, who have themselves vanished). While the Lansing Timeline was never completed, their Lansing Tour, letter by letter, is kind of cool with some photos from the recent and distant past and links to more info as on ““O” is for Olds“.
Now where was I? Emporis says that this 341′ tall building is tallest in the Capital City and now known as the Boji Tower. Completed in 1931:
The Michigan National Tower was originally named the Olds Towers in honor of industrialist Ransom E. Olds. The brick and stone tower, with its tall, narrow profile topped with a spire and beacon, was typical of American skyscraper design in the early 1930’s. Four engraved panels in the portals of the main passenger elevators also reflect themes of labor and industry typical of the time.
Here’s the Boji Group’s page on Boji Tower and some more photos of Boji Tower.
Ross writes:
Theater marquee on the main street of Clare, Michigan.
I’m really falling in love with my Autocord TLR again.Too bad about that lens flare (as an old SLR guy, this always trips me up). Still, the amount of detail in the original 6×6 Provia transparency just tickles me to pieces. In the jumbo size note the sign-maker’s badge, “Artkraft Lima Ohio.”
That Autocord link is my addition (autocord slideshow).
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