LOCATION: USA - Great Lakes Region

Angelo

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; GREAT LAKES REGION


Welcome. An introduction to this thread can be found here.

If you live in one of the states surrounding the Great Lakes we'd love to see a bit of your town in this thread.

If you are uncertain of what to post, here's a suggestion: Choose a commercial center of your village, town or city. Be it a financial district, "downtown" area or other type of market center.

We will finesse these forums as we go depending on the level of posts and participation. But most importantly let's have fun doing this!

Start your post with a title containing a) STATE b) CITY, TOWN or VILLAGE where you live.

example: WISCONSIN; MADISON

Then insert your photo and add a few lines of descriptive text to tell us about the image and your life in that location.


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djspinner2k

Michigan, Auburn Hills


hope this comes up.

infront of my window at work

jdryan3

Ohio, Columbus, Arena District


A block away from Nationwide Arena, home of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets. Right in the downtown area, the arena is built on the site of a state prison that was torn down in the late 1990s. The prison dates to the Civil War (POWs helped build it) and housed O Henry among other famous individuals. A major 4 lane road leading out of downtown went right by the front of the prison - and right in front of the death house!

DJT

Indiana, Auburn
Every year 100k or more people make their way to Auburn, Indiana (population 15k) for the Annual Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival. This event takes place on Labor Day Weekend. There's the annual Kruse International Classic Car Auction (2000 cars), the ACD Club reunion, Craft Shows, Antique Shows, Cruise-in and the ACD Parade on Saturday. Activities take place from the Thursday before till the Tuesday after.
see more pics at smuggy: http://djtdesigns.smugmug.com

Here is a Duesenberg at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum


EDIT - First picture came up missing :?

Another Duesenberg on display at the court house square after the ACD Parade on Saturday.

jerryr

Traverse City, Michigan


Hi !
Ok, althought I am from the Detroit area, this picture is from Traverse City Michigan - Old Mission Pensinsula.
Traverse City Michigan is famous for its cherries, wine and beautiful scenery of northern Michigan!

More images can be seen here:

http://www.jrphotosandwebdesign.com/gallery/1060889

and here

http://www.jrphotosandwebdesign.com/gallery/3152315

enjoy !!! jerryr

Angelo

thanks everyone

jensen photos

Aurora, Illinois
Aurora is Illinois second largest city, with a population of 165,000. It's official moniker is "The city of lights" as Aurora was the first U.S city to have electric lights.

Aurora was mostly an industrial town, but the jobs moved on. Crime was rampant in the 1980's and 1990's, and in the mid 1990's Aurora was labeled "murder capital of the US".

Aurora has cleaned up a lot since then, kicked out the gangs, gentrified the downtown, and is marketing itself as a place for tech industries.

But still, A-town has character, and a lot of the past still mingles with the present, like the Downer Street Bridge, a reminder of what Aurora once was, good and bad:



And of course Hollywood Casino really brought in some money, with little crime:

System

Indiana, Munster



This was taken at the new Centenial Park in Munster, Indiana. It was a foggy, misty night. Some of this park is built on top of a landfill.

Sparky

Buffalo, New York
Here's a shot of the Central Terminal on the east side of Buffalo. The tree carving in the foreground is one of the thousands of trees destroyed by a freak snowstorm in October, 2006.

ElginetPhotos

Elgin, Illinois

jensen photos

Hey! Another Illinoian! :ivar

munmi

Michigan, Munising
City Hall in Munising


Munising is located along the shore of Lake Superior in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. City Hall was formerly a bank building built with stone that was quarried from nearby.

TJDIV

Jumping off the rocks with my dog at Elliotts. Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore; Munising, MI.



Miners Falls



Sorry, not really pictures of Munising "Town"....I don't really make it in to town that much! Sounds like I need to try.

WLC

Detroit, Michigan


Picture of the Detroit Skyline, picture was taken from Windsor Ontario shoreline.

Wisconsin Photogirl

Madison, WI June 6, 2010


I live in Madison, WI. Quite a fun city located in south-central Wisconsin, about an hour north of the Illinois border. Population of the metro-area is over 250,000. We have many events and celebrations throughout the city year-round. I took this picture while riding my bike on John Nolan Drive. This is the Ride the Drive event that is becoming a twice a summer event. The city closes down miles of roads usually heavy with traffic for about 6 hours. Madison has a large bike culture (myself a part of it) and paths criss-cross the city.

toddh39

Sheboygan, Wisconsin.