Detroit Tour Connections
Wednesday Walking Tours
We are offering a guided walking tour in downtown Detroit
every Wednesday at 6PM from May-September, 2010
$10 per person -- cash or check only.
Meet shortly before 6 PM outside the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel (Washington Blvd side)
Reservations are not necessary (except for groups of 6 individuals or more)
The 2010 schedule of Wednesday 6 PM Walking Tours is tentatively as follows:
May 05 Historic Downtown Churches
May 12 Historic Downtown Hotels
May 19 Places with Pewabic Tiles and Art
May 26 The Old and New Park Avenue
June 02 1800s Architecture
June 09 1900-1919 Architecture
June 16 1920s Architecture
June 23 1950-1999 Architecture
June 30 2000-2010 Architecture
July 07 Riverwalk
July 14 Artsy Midtown
July 21 Brush Park Neighborhood
July 28 Photography Tour (bring cameras)
August 04 Coney Island Hot Dog Tour
August 11 Riverwalk
August 18 Nudes in Downtown Public Art
August 25 Courts, Cops, and Lawyers
September 01 1800s Architecture
September 08 1920s Architecture
September 15 1950-1999 Architecture
September 22 2000-2010 Architecture
September 29 Photography Tour (bring cameras)
Tour Descriptions (for more info call (313) 283-4332)
1800s Architecture
Historic downtown churches from the 1800s
Plus homes, commercial buildings, clubhouses, and other fine buildings from the 1800s.
1900-1919 Architecture - a new tour for 2010
Great downtown buildings by Daniel Burnham, Albert Kahn and others
Detroit Athletic Club, Kales Bldg, Fyfe Bldg, Whitney Bldg, Ford Bldg, Dime Bldg, Penobscot #1, etc.
1920s Architecture
Excellent downtown skyscrapers like the Buhl Bldg, Penobscot Bldg, Guardian Bldg, Book Tower, Broderick Tower, etc.
Movie palaces like the Fox Theater -- plus classic hotels, bank buildings and more from the best decade for architecture in Detroit.
1950-1999 Architecture - a new tour for 2010
Modern and post-modern architecture in key additions to downtown like the City-County Bldg, MichCon Bldg, Cobo Arena,
211 W. Fort Street, NBD Bldg, Renaissance Center, Millender Center, 150 W. Jefferson, and Comerica Tower
2000-2010 Architecture
Comerica Park, Ford Field, Compuware Bldg, One Kennedy Square, Greektown Casino, Rosa Parks Transit Center
Plus renovations like the Westin Book-Cadillac, Doubletree Fort-Shelby, Kales Building, Madison Building -- and more
Historic Downtown Churches
Catholic churches including St. Peter & Paul, St. Mary's, St. Aloysius, and Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
Protestant churches including Mariner's Church, Christ Church, St. John's Episcopal, Central United Methodist and Second Baptist Church
Historic Downtown Hotels
Old hotels from the 1910s and 1920s including the Milner, Leland, Royal Palms, and Barlum. Renovated ones like the Westin Book-Cadillac and Doubletree Fort-Shelby. Plus photos of the Madison-Lenox, Statler, Tuller, Pontchartrain, Wolverine and several others.
Places with Pewabic Tiles and Art
Prominent places with "Pewabics" (from Pewabic Pottery) including the National Theater, Gem Theater, Guardian Building, Comerica Park
and approximately a dozen more downtown landmarks.
The Old and New Park Avenue
The old = David Whitney Bldg, Statler Hotel, Tuller Hotel, Kales Bldg, Women's City Club, Colony Club, Royal Palms Hotel, etc.
The new = renovations at Kales, Women's City Club, Colony Club, Iodent Bldg and four great bars including Centaur and Cliff Bell's
Photography Tour (Bring Cameras)
The best spots for taking great photos of downtown Detroit buildings and sculptures. See sample photos by professionals, and take photos from the same places. You get a tour of downtown, and you end up with a lot of great photos. Bring your camera and give it your best shot.
Coney Island Hot Dog Tour
A tour for lovers of Detroit-style coneys. It covers the topic from A-Z. Visit places like Plaka's, Leo's, Lafayette, and American Coney Island. And the tour includes a free coney dog and small soda at American Coney Island. It's Detroit's tastiest tour.
Riverwalk - a new tour for 2010
We will "walk the walk" from Hart Plaza to Rivard Plaza and beyond
And we will find out about the rest of the East Riverwalk, the connecting Dequindre Cut greenway path, and the West Riverwalk too
Artsy Midtown - a new tour for 2010
The Detroit Institute of Arts, MoCAD, the Scarab Club, CCS, the Detroit School of the Arts, N'Midi Gallery, and much more
Nudes in Downtown Public Art
Prominent places with nude or partially nude free-standing sculptures, architectural flourishes, and murals from the 1920s-1990s
Including at Cobo, MichCon Bldg, old Wayne County Bldg, BC/BS of MI, the Atheneum Hotel, the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice. etc
Courts, Cops, and Lawyers
The old Wayne County Bldg, City-County Bldg, Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse, Bankruptcy Court, Frank Murphy Hall of Justice,
Wayne County Jail, Wayne County Sheriff's Dept, Detroit Police Department, skyscrapers offices of huge law firms, and much more.
Brush Park Neighborhood
Several beautifully-restored Victorian-era homes from the 1870s-1890s -- plus ruins or remnants of other similar homes.
Apartments in renovated buildings from the 1910s and 1920s -- plus nearby churches and commercial buildings on Woodward Avenue.
Connect with Detroit Tour Connections
Phone: (313)-283-4332 Fax: (313)-967-9571
Mail: 615 Griswold Street #1624, Detroit, MI 48226
E-mail: bob@detroittourconnections.com
We will be happy to hear from you
Meet shortly before 6 PM outside the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel (Washington Blvd side)
Reservations are not necessary (except for groups of 6 individuals or more)
The 2010 schedule of Wednesday 6 PM Walking Tours is tentatively as follows:
May 05 Historic Downtown Churches
May 12 Historic Downtown Hotels
May 19 Places with Pewabic Tiles and Art
May 26 The Old and New Park Avenue
June 02 1800s Architecture
June 09 1900-1919 Architecture
June 16 1920s Architecture
June 23 1950-1999 Architecture
June 30 2000-2010 Architecture
July 07 Riverwalk
July 14 Artsy Midtown
July 21 Brush Park Neighborhood
July 28 Photography Tour (bring cameras)
August 04 Coney Island Hot Dog Tour
August 11 Riverwalk
August 18 Nudes in Downtown Public Art
August 25 Courts, Cops, and Lawyers
September 01 1800s Architecture
September 08 1920s Architecture
September 15 1950-1999 Architecture
September 22 2000-2010 Architecture
September 29 Photography Tour (bring cameras)
Tour Descriptions (for more info call (313) 283-4332)
1800s Architecture
Historic downtown churches from the 1800s
Plus homes, commercial buildings, clubhouses, and other fine buildings from the 1800s.
1900-1919 Architecture - a new tour for 2010
Great downtown buildings by Daniel Burnham, Albert Kahn and others
Detroit Athletic Club, Kales Bldg, Fyfe Bldg, Whitney Bldg, Ford Bldg, Dime Bldg, Penobscot #1, etc.
1920s Architecture
Excellent downtown skyscrapers like the Buhl Bldg, Penobscot Bldg, Guardian Bldg, Book Tower, Broderick Tower, etc.
Movie palaces like the Fox Theater -- plus classic hotels, bank buildings and more from the best decade for architecture in Detroit.
1950-1999 Architecture - a new tour for 2010
Modern and post-modern architecture in key additions to downtown like the City-County Bldg, MichCon Bldg, Cobo Arena,
211 W. Fort Street, NBD Bldg, Renaissance Center, Millender Center, 150 W. Jefferson, and Comerica Tower
2000-2010 Architecture
Comerica Park, Ford Field, Compuware Bldg, One Kennedy Square, Greektown Casino, Rosa Parks Transit Center
Plus renovations like the Westin Book-Cadillac, Doubletree Fort-Shelby, Kales Building, Madison Building -- and more
Historic Downtown Churches
Catholic churches including St. Peter & Paul, St. Mary's, St. Aloysius, and Holy Family Roman Catholic Church
Protestant churches including Mariner's Church, Christ Church, St. John's Episcopal, Central United Methodist and Second Baptist Church
Historic Downtown Hotels
Old hotels from the 1910s and 1920s including the Milner, Leland, Royal Palms, and Barlum. Renovated ones like the Westin Book-Cadillac and Doubletree Fort-Shelby. Plus photos of the Madison-Lenox, Statler, Tuller, Pontchartrain, Wolverine and several others.
Places with Pewabic Tiles and Art
Prominent places with "Pewabics" (from Pewabic Pottery) including the National Theater, Gem Theater, Guardian Building, Comerica Park
and approximately a dozen more downtown landmarks.
The Old and New Park Avenue
The old = David Whitney Bldg, Statler Hotel, Tuller Hotel, Kales Bldg, Women's City Club, Colony Club, Royal Palms Hotel, etc.
The new = renovations at Kales, Women's City Club, Colony Club, Iodent Bldg and four great bars including Centaur and Cliff Bell's
Photography Tour (Bring Cameras)
The best spots for taking great photos of downtown Detroit buildings and sculptures. See sample photos by professionals, and take photos from the same places. You get a tour of downtown, and you end up with a lot of great photos. Bring your camera and give it your best shot.
Coney Island Hot Dog Tour
A tour for lovers of Detroit-style coneys. It covers the topic from A-Z. Visit places like Plaka's, Leo's, Lafayette, and American Coney Island. And the tour includes a free coney dog and small soda at American Coney Island. It's Detroit's tastiest tour.
Riverwalk - a new tour for 2010
We will "walk the walk" from Hart Plaza to Rivard Plaza and beyond
And we will find out about the rest of the East Riverwalk, the connecting Dequindre Cut greenway path, and the West Riverwalk too
Artsy Midtown - a new tour for 2010
The Detroit Institute of Arts, MoCAD, the Scarab Club, CCS, the Detroit School of the Arts, N'Midi Gallery, and much more
Nudes in Downtown Public Art
Prominent places with nude or partially nude free-standing sculptures, architectural flourishes, and murals from the 1920s-1990s
Including at Cobo, MichCon Bldg, old Wayne County Bldg, BC/BS of MI, the Atheneum Hotel, the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice. etc
Courts, Cops, and Lawyers
The old Wayne County Bldg, City-County Bldg, Theodore Levin Federal Courthouse, Bankruptcy Court, Frank Murphy Hall of Justice,
Wayne County Jail, Wayne County Sheriff's Dept, Detroit Police Department, skyscrapers offices of huge law firms, and much more.
Brush Park Neighborhood
Several beautifully-restored Victorian-era homes from the 1870s-1890s -- plus ruins or remnants of other similar homes.
Apartments in renovated buildings from the 1910s and 1920s -- plus nearby churches and commercial buildings on Woodward Avenue.
Connect with Detroit Tour Connections
Phone: (313)-283-4332 Fax: (313)-967-9571
Mail: 615 Griswold Street #1624, Detroit, MI 48226
E-mail: bob@detroittourconnections.com
We will be happy to hear from you
