[Dixielandjazz] Simultaneous Gigs - Historical take

[Don Ingle]

Good news on the B-C. Photos of the present interiors with the walls
stripped and falling apart were so ugly to see considering how elegant this
hotel was in past years. I would hope that the renovators keep the original
"feel" of the hotel's rooms as they once were. There is a usual cutting up
to make more rooms out a smaller number of originals in many of the re-habs
done in Chicago's famed Gold Coast small hotels that they end up much like
the rooms you expect at a Holiday Inn.
Keep us posted on how it goes. And thanks for the update.
Don
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob McCallum" <rakmccallum at hotmail.com>
To: "Don Ingle" <dingle at baldwin-net.com>
Cc: "djml" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Simultaneous Gigs - Historical take


> Hi Don and listmates,
>
> The Book-Cadillac is on target for complete renovation.  There's supposed
to
> be an announcement regarding the groundbreaking some time next week.  I'm
on
> a Book-Cadillac chat list that has many preservationists and people who
work
> with the Downtown Development Authority.  Preservationists have pushed for
> years that that is one structure that should be saved and restored and,
> amazingly enough, it looks like it's going to happen.  The Statler will
> probably be razed (the Tuller has been knocked down already) as will the
> Madison-Lenox, but there is talk that, if the Book-Cadillac renovation
> indeed goes forward, the Fort-Shelby may also get restored.  They want to
> have the Book renovation completed beore the Super Bowl which I think is
> coming to Detroit in 2005 or 2006.  One of the major chains won the bid
> (can't remember offhand if it was Marriot or Hilton).  Hilton is actually
> building a brand new hotel in Harmonie Park just behind the Music Hall as
> well.
>
> There is an excellent website at www.book-cadillac.org that has a history
of
> the hotel, pictures from the various eras, and what it looks like at
> present.
>
> All the best,
> Rob McCallum
>
>
>
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