EHERG / Red

Please please please let me stand on business this week and not fucking procrastinate

I genuinely think we will see a day when malls are co-opted by artists and bohemians and become cool for a short fad before the capitalists re-buy them and ruin them again

These before-and-after images never get happy, huh?

Rode on it last week...it is FANTASTIC.

Getting smoother with the drone, but still have a lot to learn. This feels like free promo for Meijer 😂

YouTube video by This Building Matters Own A Piece of Detroit History For $450,000

This week’s video is on the First German Methodist Episcopal Church on Gratiot in #Detroit, which was built between 1891 and 1892. It became the Church of God in the early 1930s to serve black Detroiters on the outskirts of Black Bottom. Check it out: youtu.be/1imP9so-kUk

It's 6:30 PM and I haven't even recorded the audio for, let alone started editing, my YouTube video that comes out at 9:45 AM. Let's see how this turns out!

I worked at the athletic complex at WSU before COVID, and that bridge got a lot of traffic. It seems silly not to replace it with how much housing is right there! Thanks for the update.

To celebrate today's events, I've started an argument with a friend from high school's mom on Facebook after she called Mamdani an "Islamic terrorist"

I was number 6.

For the primary, I went at 9:30, and I was number 3.

I'm going to vote at 9:30 AM. Any guesses as to what ballot I'll be? I'm guessing number 9.

Is it fair to say that this structure might be in better shape had we not built this next door? I'd say so.

YouTube video by This Building Matters Before Cars, What Did Detroit Make?

Before Detroit built cars, it built stoves. This week’s video is on the Art Stove Company, a smaller but profitable corporation that operated a massive factory, which was later destroyed by I-75. Check it out: youtu.be/q2Edj5lqAG4

Over 400 acres. Just sitting there.

I have no capacity to do my work today, but I do have the capacity to look through maps from the 1890s. What gives?

Go to a Michigan Welcome Center in the spring. They have SO many maps, and they load up in the spring for the warm weather. I think some have more than others, but the one near Port Huron had maps for literally everything, and the woman working there was so kind and helpful!

Here’s a snippet from my video on the Southwest #Detroit Hospital, which will soon be demolished to make way for the new Detroit City FC stadium. I had to nerf this to 480p resolution to fit on BlueSky, so watch the full 9-minute and 33-second video in 4k: youtu.be/LGrpu5bnH4A

My personal Flint delicacy is Big John Steak & Onion. It might be one of my top five favorite restaurants in the world. Bonus points if you go to the original near MCC on S Dort! The Torch is a legendary dive bar, too, though I think the burgers were better when I was a kid.

Duly's Place >>> Lafayette, and I'll take that to the grave. Also, if you make it up to Genesee County, Starlight on Center and John's on Corunna are worth a shout, especially if you haven't had a Flint-style coney! Angelo's was top dog, but they've been closed for a few years 😞

Even the current two small parking lots for an 8K-seater stadium aren't bad compared to other stadiums in the modern era. I prefer the before, too, though 😂

Thank you! I'm certainly still learning what the hell I'm doing 😂

Two renderings for the same plot of land, 50+ years apart

I see your plan and propose an addition to it. I’m sick of riding around that dumb GM factory.

Highways have taken (and continue to take) so much from us. You can see the old Western Market across Michigan Avenue in the first image, and the hospital in the second.

YouTube video by This Building Matters Detroit Is Turning an Abandoned Hospital Into a 15,000-Seat Stadium

This week’s video dives into the history between the 1890s and today on the plot of land where Detroit City FC plans to demolish the Southwest Detroit Hospital and build a brand new 15,000-seat stadium. Check it out: youtu.be/LGrpu5bnH4A

YouTube video by Jonas Čeika - CCK Philosophy The Crowning Gem of Soviet Urban Planning (Lazdynai, Lithuania)

If you feel like diving down a rabbit hole this evening, I got a lot of joy from this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkfQ...

I guess I have to go again soon then 😂

You thought that I’d go to the Pupusería y Restaurante Salvadoreño and not share it on Bluesky? Really? You thought wrong.

Detroit Department of Transportation Performance Dashboard for September 2025:

Average Weekday Pullouts
AM: 166 / 184 (90%)
PM: 179 / 200 (90%)
Weekday Actual Pull-Outs
AM: 83%
PM: 63%
Weekday System-Wide Operational Services
AM: 74%
PM: 64%
Monthly Ridership: 1,348,031