Good Investment/Bad Investment? This would be Detroit

[T&C]

Iggy and the Stooges played there, MC5, etc. 

 

https://www.realestateone.com/MI/Wayne/Detroit/8952-W-Grand-River-Detroit-MI-48204/2220022856-MIRC?fbclid=IwAR1gTjcRz2aAcmLubAEqm9fyaAkoNhLQsqSVfFPLzKYCweUGo0cl1B78WfI

[Beerball]

1 hour ago, T&C said:

Iggy and the Stooges played there, MC5, etc. 

 

https://www.realestateone.com/MI/Wayne/Detroit/8952-W-Grand-River-Detroit-MI-48204/2220022856-MIRC?fbclid=IwAR1gTjcRz2aAcmLubAEqm9fyaAkoNhLQsqSVfFPLzKYCweUGo0cl1B78WfI

Biggest skylight I've ever seen.

[ExiledInIllinois]

You'd think the City would just tear it down. Or who ever owns it, force them.  Looks like a safety hazard. What else could really go there...Butts up against residential... Not gr8 residential to say the least... But looks like people are living there. 

 

Turning it into a vacant lot. 

[johndhall1]

Fix er upper 

[PromoTheRobot]

Be like Jack White opening a Third Man Music in Detroit.

 

https://www.google.com/maps/uv?pb=!1s0x8824d2b083705d33%3A0xb8aa5b03fef9e990!3m1!7e115!4shttps%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMQLd1rYFHNt2Tn2WIhsHZg24d8G-5TtcFv7-6d%3Dw240-h160-k-no!5sthird man detroit - Google Search!15sCgIgAQ&imagekey=!1e10!2sAF1QipMQLd1rYFHNt2Tn2WIhsHZg24d8G-5TtcFv7-6d&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjygYftlZT3AhUFZN8KHQJVBaoQoip6BAhmEAM

[Gugny]

Complete concert list, including Zep, the Who and Rush (1972) ... https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/grande-ballroom

 

 

[T&C]

29 minutes ago, Gugny said:

Complete concert list, including Zep, the Who and Rush (1972) ... https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/grande-ballroom

 

 

No slackers there really... that is an impressive list in such a short time. Shame the place was let to be rundown... a lot of music in those walls.

[Gugny]

Just now, T&C said:

No slackers there really... that is an impressive list in such a short time. Shame the place was let to be rundown... a lot of music in those walls.

 

It really is an amazing list.  Borderline mind-blowing.  Boggles my mind how it went to sh*t so quickly.  Very sad.

[T&C]

12 minutes ago, Gugny said:

 

It really is an amazing list.  Borderline mind-blowing.  Boggles my mind how it went to sh*t so quickly.  Very sad.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Ballroom

 

Going to look on youtube for this:

 

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story, a 2012 documentary film about the venue and its influence on rock music, was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences of Michigan in 2016. The film was produced and directed by Tony D’Annunzio. [12]

In December 2018, the Grande Ballroom was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

[Jauronimo]

2 hours ago, johndhall1 said:

Fix er upper 

Motivated seller

[Gugny]

1 minute ago, T&C said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grande_Ballroom

 

Going to look on youtube for this:

 

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story, a 2012 documentary film about the venue and its influence on rock music, was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences of Michigan in 2016. The film was produced and directed by Tony D’Annunzio. [12]

In December 2018, the Grande Ballroom was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

Very cool.  DVD is $18 on Amazon ... https://www.amazon.com/Louder-Than-Love-Grande-Ballroom/dp/B01DA9Q6SC

 

[T&C]

After seeing this I'm going with bad investment:

 

 

[\GoBillsInDallas/]

16 hours ago, T&C said:

Going to look on youtube for this:

 

Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story, a 2012 documentary film about the venue and its influence on rock music, was awarded an Emmy by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences of Michigan in 2016. The film was produced and directed by Tony D’Annunzio. [12]

In December 2018, the Grande Ballroom was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

 

https://www.facebook.com/detroitpublictv/videos/louder-than-love-the-grande-ballroom/260898818904040/

 

[TBBills]

Is it just that one building or the who block b.c it looks like they are all attached. I would knock it down and build apartment building... one that won't collapse (too soon?)

[T&C]

35 minutes ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

https://www.facebook.com/detroitpublictv/videos/louder-than-love-the-grande-ballroom/260898818904040/

 

Thanks... going to check it out later on this afternoon.

[ExiledInIllinois]

36 minutes ago, TBBills said:

Is it just that one building or the who block b.c it looks like they are all attached. I would knock it down and build apartment building... one that won't collapse (too soon?)

Yeah.  Zoned commercial. But, right next to it's residential.   Probably better go all residential.  

 

The houses look kinda run down.   Doesn't look viable for commercial.   Who'd want to come down there to see a show.  Looks sketchy.  Then complaints of the neighbors, etc...

 

Something has to give!

[Wacka]

2 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

 

The houses look kinda run down. 

What in Detroit isn't run down?😀

[ExiledInIllinois]

19 minutes ago, Wacka said:

What in Detroit isn't run down?😀

Grosse Pointe Shores... Isn't that where Ralph was from? 

 

Okay... Technically NOT Detroit... 😉 

 

[Gugny]

2 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said:

Grosse Pointe Shores... Isn't that where Ralph was from? 

 

Okay... Technically NOT Detroit... 😉 

 

 

Same distance between Buffalo and Orchard Park.

[T&C]

11 hours ago, \GoBillsInDallas/ said:

 

https://www.facebook.com/detroitpublictv/videos/louder-than-love-the-grande-ballroom/260898818904040/

 

Its really only an hour long once you skip the commercials... and in the end I felt sad. Sad that the place has gone to ruin. It just went the way of the Fillmores E&W, Winterland, Whiskey a go-go, etc. Really, the place just needs to be taken down, it serves no purpose anymore.