Odd Sight

As I look at this picture, which was taken downtown, I think of how odd it seems not to have the Lafayette building hovering over Lafayette and Michigan Avenue. It was torn down late last year and early this year, after a battle between City Council and Preservationists. City Council had its way, and the building was torn down. The Lafayette Building held the Courts when it closed in the late '90s. If anyone has any other info on the Lafayette Building, feel free to leave a comment.

Hockey, Baseball, and More, Oh My!

It's the time of year for the Frozen Four College Hockey tournament, which will be held at Ford Field downtown, shown above. There's going to be a Fan Festival at the Renaissance Center, I hear, and many activities surrounding the tournament. It was only last year that the Basketball Final Four and Championship was held at Ford Field, and the Super Bowl was held here in 2006. Lots of things going on this weekend downtown, with the Tigers' home opener, the Frozen Four, and many other activites. I hope you get out to as many festivals and activities in your town as you can. It's amazing what you can see when you're out and about.

Memorial Picture

I found this picture while going through an old photo album. This is of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial wall in Washington DC, circa 1998. I was on a school trip with my Middle School during Spring Break '98, and this was one of the many attractions we visited in the DC area. I haven't been since this trip, and would like to go again one of these days to see the new attractions. There are some more pictures from this trip in another album I have. I decided to share this with you because I thought that it was interesting. This picture is a bit blurred, but you can tell who and what's in the picture.

Comerica Park Blog from 2003 and 2010

The Tigers started their season with a Win today, so I posted these two pics in Celebration. BEfore you know it, the Home opener at Comerica Park will be here (on Friday, to be exact). The top picture was taken before TigerFest 2010, and the bottom one was taken back in May of 2003. Between 2003 and 2010, many restaurants and bars have opened up in the vicinity of Comerica Park and Ford Field. Some venues have changed names as well. This season will be a good one with the new additions on the Tigers. More soon.
Lauren

Easter Baseball

Wishing all my fellow Christian Readers a Happy Easter. Hope you have a great day today. Today is Opening night in Major League Baseball, and there is a game this evening between the Yankees and Red Sox. My favorite team, the Detroit Tigers, start tomorrow afternoon in Kansas City against the Royals. Here's hoping for a great season for them and for your team, as well. More soon.
Lauren

Good Friday 2010

Good Friday is today. It commemorates the passion and death of Christ in the Christian world. This cross I post today was blessed with Holy Water, and I post it here for you. I used two palms for this cross. I went to Good Friday Services at my Church today, which consisted of veneration of the Cross and prayers. I'm fasting and abstaining as dictated by the Catholic Church. I'm watching EWTN's coverage of Good Friday service right now. Congregants are currently receiving Communion right now. I will continue to Pray and to reflect as I usually do. More soon.
Lauren

MCS

I saw this picture of the old Michigan Central Depot while looking through my pictures from one of my walks. This picture was taken from the Cochrane Street overpass near old Tiger Stadium. The station closed in the 1980s, and Amtrak moved to a smaller station in the Midtown district of Detroit, which is north of here. My mom told me that my grandparents left for their honeymoon from here back in the late 1940's. From the pictures I've seen from back in the days, it seems like it was a nice place to wait for your train, or to wait for a relative or friend to arrive home again. My favorite site to visit that has good info on the Train Station is Forgotten Detroit. There's a lot of info there.