gbdinlansing
gbdinlansing
About
- Username
- gbdinlansing
- Joined
- Visits
- 2,533
- Last Active
- Roles
- Member
Comments
-
I could see the "Bank of Lansing" building on N. Washington and Michigan as a good building to designate as historic. There are many artistic flourishes in the design. Also, the downtown Library is a beautiful example of the Mid-Century Modern desig…
-
thanks for the info. I guess 11 years is very old for a score board.
-
If you would like to take in an unusual sight on campus, take a look at Spartan Stadium. They have removed most of the scoreboards that ringed the north side of the stadium except for the frames which gives a good view of the original curved wall of…
-
Wow I was hoping for another Starbucks! The Bank of Lansing had several branches that were great examples of Mid-Century Modern design. Look at all the marble, and the simplicity of the design. I wonder if Kenneth Black designed this building it loo…
-
A new building is already being built where the old Bank of Lansing building stood behind Trader Joe's. I did not see any signs saying what is be built, I am hoping it is not going to be another bank branch office.
-
I found the City Pulse artical really interesting, giving voice to the thoughts I had about the past and future City Halls. However, the explanation of the new City Hall design as reflecting these insane times seems like a "good excuse" for an unins…
-
Good points given the propose of the building is a less expensive way to offer sports facilities to more people, I have always thought they look like a half-inflated blimp. Didn't the Sliver Dome have an inflatable roof? it looked like there was a b…
-
I noticed some sort of renovation/demolition going on at the former Rite-Aid store on the north side of Frandor. I don't know when the tore down the Spartan Cinema Theaters at that location, or for what reason, that was such a great place to see a m…
-
I hope so too, what I saw the other day was new insulation siding boards cladding the whole building, this may be the project finally getting underway.
-
It is just a small project that I noticed over on the corner of Kalamazoo and Pennsylvania, a long vacant eye sore convenance store is being renovated. I wonder if this area will become more attractive to developers as Sparrow grows. I hope the plan…
-
I guess this is a positive project, the thing I don't like about this type of inflatable building is that they can become dirty and stained by rain and pollution. There are a lot of these buildings out east, maybe they are made of better martials th…
-
At last night's game Spartan basketball game, the U of M proved again that they don't really care about our traditions or history here in Greater Lansing and then to just pretend like they did not know about our traditions and history is ingenuous. …
-
There are tow new restaurants moving into the remodeled store fronts next to El Azteco which have been mostly vacant for years. A slider burger joint and a pizza place. OK I hope they serve good food they have a lot of competition in this neighborho…
-
Thanks for the photos of wonderful buildings in other cities, now I really do have a case of project envy! I remember the first drawings of the "Ovation" which were rather strange imo, that project did benefit from a lot of input from citizens I bel…
-
When I think of the two City Halls Lansing built in the past, I think of the excellent designs that reflected the era they were built. A Romanesque castle and a Mid-Century classic office and public meeting building. Remember the marbled walls and w…
-
thanks for the information. As service/mini-market station it is not as bad as it could be, and will be an improvement over the decaying but cool old building.
-
I saw they were tearing down Eastern today:{
-
I walked over to the EL post office where I noticed the demolition of the unusual Marathon service station was nearly done. I hoped they would keep the '60s modern layout that basically hide the pumps from the street. I was just a kid when East Lans…
-
I agree that U of M leaders seem deaf to Lansing citizens' concerns about their own neighborhood. They have a great institution that is benefiting our community however this issue seems to point to some arrogance on their part. I am a Spartan, and I…
-
I enjoyed looking at the old photos of Eastern High School on LSJ.com. I went to Sexton, so I did not visit Eastern very often, I had never seen some of the beautiful classic areas of the building. It looks like they are going to indeed tear it down…