A Tour of Detroit

Becks-DavisBecks-Davis Detroit
edited April 2010 in Lifestyle
A Tour of Detroit

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  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    I went to Belle Isle with Brian. It really is beautiful. You can take some great shots of the Detroit skyline at night.
  • Cliff_ForsterCliff_Forster Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Nice piece,

    When I was in Detroit I got a chance to check out the Henry Ford Museum. Scroll down for pics.

    http://picasaweb.google.com/cliff.forster/IcronticExpo2009#
  • RyanMMRyanMM Ferndale, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Awesome article, Becks! Leave it to a former expat to know more about Detroit than someone like myself who's never lived outside the metro area! lol
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Marvin's is only 18 miles away??? I've watched the Tally Hall documentary on that place twice and never realized WHERE it was. D:
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Marvin's is AWESOME. I went there all the time with my dad when I was a kid.
  • RyderRyder Kalamazoo, Mi Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Lincoln wrote:
    Marvin's is only 18 miles away???
    That is like 45min in Detroit speak though.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    I have never heard of Marvin's until I edited this story. Sounds wacky.
  • AnnesAnnes Tripped Up by Libidos and Hubris Alexandria, VA Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    RyderOCZ wrote:
    That is like 45min in Detroit speak though.

    So true! But Marvins? Shit yes, I'm in.
  • lmorchardlmorchard {web,mad,computer} scientist Portland, OR Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Marvin's = AWESOME.

    I used to work in Farmington Hills and just kind of drove past it one day and wondered what the hell it was.

    It's almost as cool as the Musee Mecanique, only just a little smaller and not 2000+ miles away:

    http://www.museemechanique.org/
  • Becks-DavisBecks-Davis Detroit
    edited April 2010
    Kwitko,
    So happy you enjoyed Belle Isle. It's one of our gems that is often neglected and overlooked.

    Cliff,
    Thanks for pointing out the Henry Ford Museum (and Greenfield Village). There is a ton to see there.

    Thanks Ryan!

    I'm so glad that you guys are excited about Marvin's. As I said, it's not high-tech but I'd still plan on bringing a roll of quarters! Added bonus: Marvin's has free wifi.
  • LincLinc Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    Expo = Marvin's trip. I don't even care. Happening.

    Becks, thanks so much for posting this. I also agree that Belle is a tremendous (and underused / under-appreciated) asset to the city. If I won the lottery, the Conservatory would get a fat check.
  • CrazyJoeCrazyJoe Winter Springs, FL Icrontian
    edited April 2010
    w00t Marvin's sounds awesome!! I am definitely down for a trip during Epic.
  • Jamie Favreau
    edited April 2010
    I love this... I should have asked you for some advice when I was writing what to do for the NCAA Final Four. I am glad I linked to your blog. I linked to some things but you have a lot of stuff I never would have even thought of.

    I have never left the City to live. You rock Becks!
  • Jennifer R
    edited April 2010
    GREAT PIECE! Love it! Just got to run the Cut when I was up in March, beautiful art. How do you get to Eastern Market once you reach the end of the Cut?
  • Dave
    edited April 2010
    I used to live close by to Marvins. Its basically an arcade museum (all the machines work and can be used by the public) along with lots of oddities from the 19th and 20th century. Alot of the old machines are pretty creepy/fun in what they depict. If I remember correctly, they had a couple of those old "moving picture machines" from the turn of the last century that played about 15 seconds of video. One of which depicted a woman taking off her shoes showing her bare feet, which was considered softcore porn back in its day.

    A few TV shows were made about this place a while back. Its worth checking out.
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