Tackett / Thursday
1940s La Gardo Tackett - in the middle
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Tackett / Thursday
Double shot every 15 minutes till no pain is felt. As prescribed by Dr. I.M. High
Wayne State University / Detroit
McGregor Memorial Conference Center (1958) by Minoru Yamasaki This was the first building Yamasaki designed on the Wayne State campus. The reflecting pool was restored in 2013. It had been empty since the 80's. College of Education Building (1960) by Minoru Yamasaki This was the second Yamasaki building on the campus. Helen L. DeRoy Auditorium (1964) by Minoru Yamasaki Hopefully a pool restoration project is in the works. Source: Detroit Historical Society Richard A. Cohn Building (1959) by Harley, Ellington, & Day
In the Abstract / OMA
In the Abstract at Oceanside Museum of Art Curated by Dave Hampton Jack Rogers Hopkins Marj Hyde, Russell Baldwin, Malcolm Leland and Barney Reid. John Dirks Russell Forester Jack Boyd Toza Radakovich Ellamarie & Jackson Woolley and Bob Matheny As you can see, the exhibition is incredible. In the Abstract Oceanside Museum of Art August 15 – November 1, 2015
Architecture / Detroit
Stanley Hong's Mannia Cafe (1968) in Detroit, Michigan Source: Tiki Room Southwest Detroit Hospital (1975) by Eberle M. Smith Assoc. The 1980s architectural guidebook I used on my trip states, "The building's materials were selected for lightness due to low bearing capacity of the soil and to resist industrial fumes generated nearby" Seems like the perfect spot for a hospital. I didn't even come close to going inside, but this article tells the story. Source: Robert Johnson for Pixable Reynolds Metal Regional Sales Office (1959) by Minoru Yamasaki in Southfield (Detroit suburb) 1959 photo. The Nort hland Shopping Center is in the background. Packard Plant (1903) by Albert Kan I wanted to get the expected bombed out Detroit posts out of the way first. It's no secret that Detroit has suffered from decades of disinvestment. Things are bad, but there is so much...