Dequindre Cut - Detroit's newest walking park

Detroit has a new walking/biking path that runs about one mile from the Eastern Market to the Detroit River. It was where the old railway ran below the street level along Dequindre and St. Aubin streets. The tracks have been removed and the area landscaped and lighting has been added. Future plans call for a light rail along the path to connect the Eastern Market with the riverfront, People Mover and the new Detroit Bus Terminal. This is also a place where "taggers","writers" or "graf artists" show their artwork or Graffiti depending on your point of view. Here are some pictures I took. Hope you enjoy.

A Perspective

This picture was taken on a job site in downtown Detroit. I am not sure why but I have always liked these type of pictures. I think it may be because it reminds me of my architectural drawing classes where we did perspective drawings of buildings. That was back in the days before computer aided drafting (CAD). Drawings then were done by hand by picking vanishing points and drawing lines out to the vanishing points to simulate the sloping lines of a building. Then you had to plot the perpendicular lines. Finally you can poche, add in all the little details such as the grandular detail on the brick work. It was a very laborious process but very effective. To hand draw this picture would take hours. Now with CAD it takes less than a second. But I find the hand drawn method more rewarding. It has been years since I drew….Where is my old 'T' square and triangles? I wonder if I still can do it? UMMM