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

Trip along the Detroit River

This picture was taken along the Detroit River by the Great Lakes Steel mill in River Rouge, MI. The tug boats are actually on a canel that runs off the Detroit River. The famous Zug Island is to the right and the bridge to the island is behind the tug boats. There is a huge freighter in the background beyond the bridge. Zug Island is a man made island and for years and years industrial waste was deposited on the island. Today the island is where huge coke ovens and blast furnaces churn out steel for Great Lakes Steel. There is also large amounts of coal stored there for the ovens. The tugs are used to move coal barges up and down the river.

The end of Fall isn't always bland just less colorful

As fall comes to an end and the leaves completely disappear there are still opportunities to find something colorful to shoot.

These photos were taken at Elmwood Cemetery.

It was a bright sunny day and most the leaves from the trees were on the ground. The few remaining leaves offered spots of color throughout the photo.

Happy Veteran's Day

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This is the Veteran's Day ceremonies at the Detroit Elmwood Cemetery honoring the Black and Native American fallen soldiers that have fought in all of America's wars and until recently have received little recognition.

Woodlawn Cemetery in the fall

One of my favorite places to photograph in the fall is Woodland Cemetery in Detroit. This is where Detroit's prominent citizens are interred. This Sunday morning was a great time to visit. It was close to 70 degrees and sunny. This makes my fourth year visiting this site.

Ford Dam & Huron river

The last few scenes of fall.


I took these photos this weekend along the Huron River and the Henry Ford Dam in Ypsilanti Township, MI. The dam was built by Henry Ford to provide power for the factory in Ypsilanti. Old Henry was ahead of his time. Ford did not want to depend solely on coal to power his many plants. He build plants in what was the country back in the 1930’s and that allowed the local farmers to continue working their farms while working at the plants. Ford Lake, located off I-94 by the Ypsilanti exit, was created by damming the Huron River.