50million Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Hi - I am going to Detroit for the first time ever in June on a business trip. I'll be there for about a week. What should I do? Where should I go? What should I eat? Never been there. Totally down to walk anywhere and take pictures. Any particular neighborhoods I should do that in? Also looking for record shops. Is the J Dilla plaque up yet? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 u gotta tag alot of stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inappropriate_Responder Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 ^In board day light, don't forget your 1920's fitted haircut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 brb, going to detroit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Generic detroit experience. Maybe hit up Slows BBQ down Michigan Ave a little ways from downtown. Its right across from the trainstation. Pretty hard to miss the trainstation. There are plenty of bars thru midtown and downtown, casinos and shit. Go drink on Belle Isle. . Havent been in the Dequinder cut in years, never actually called it that either but you can see some rap letters down there too. If its nice and your around on a Saturday go to eastern market around lunch. Maybe its sunday. Dont remember. I rode up Grand River Avenue the other day and for quite a ways pretty much every possible surface is coated in murals, not sure if they were legal, not sure it even matters anymore. Thats about it. Detroit isn not at all walkable and the public transportation is for shit. If you go north on Woodward and outside city limits between Ferndale, Royal Oak there are some bars, shops, and restaurants. Between 9 mile and 11 mile. To get to Royal Oak its Woodward to I696 freeway and down mainstreet a mile or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 You should hit DSD666 up, I guarantee that dude would show you a good time (and make an incredible thread about what he'd done to you...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Totally down to walk anywhere and take pictures. :idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbedsteronerdump Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Tourism wise, it's kinda limited... Don't get me wrong, there's a ton of shit to do, but, most people will try to get you to go outside of the city... -Drink a beer/burn one on Belle Isle, facing Downtown -The Motown Museum if you're into that sort of thing... -walk or rent a bike and ride down the river walk -There's casinos downtown, but they're lame. -If you're here on a weekend, I HIGHLY suggest an early morning saturday trip to the eastern market, there's tons of people, quite a few good restaurants (Cutters is the SPOT) and there's quite a bit of good graff to oggle. speaking of "graff tourism" if you're into the biking thing, my homie from Bikes and Murder does "tours" which is much easier than roaming around. But, if you're into the whole "roaming/exploring" thing... there's TONS of buildings and long main roads that are pretty grilled... Gratiot (pronounced gra-shit), Grand River, Livernois, Milwaukee, Trumbull, Mt. Elliot, 7 mile, Michigan Avenue, Warren, and Mack... The Packard Plant, and Fisher Body... Quite a few of the out of towners I've encountered here seem to have to get through a day or two of staring/gawking at crazy hood shit. Downtown/midtown, is relatively small, there's quite a bit of neighborhoods that sprawl outwards, and according to most of my "out of town" acquaintances it's crazy looking "holy fuck where are we" shit all the way up to each border of the city. Being from here, i'm used to it, it always surprises me when someone gets all weirded out, but every time, it happens. Bar wise, you're asking the wrong guy, but, most people really like Honest Johns, (their bathroom is instagram famous for being super covered in rap letters) I like the Comet, The Old Miami, The Painted lady, The Whiskey in the Jar, Majestic bar, and if you've got a couple bucks to blow, Centaur and Cliff Bells. Food wise, depending on your tastes.... it's a tough call. Southwest Detroit has a strong mexican population, Evies Tamales, Mi Pueblo, and the grocery store/taco stand by Vinewood and Vernor would be my suggestions for that end... Downtown has a bunch of garbage, I'd just avoid it completely. Besides Al's paradise cafe (if you're vegetarian) and two good Coney spots, (Lafayette is the real spot if you ask me) there's nothing exceptional about downtown dining. And also, fuck everything in corktown (slows, mercury bar, and green dot stables) every city has hipster shithead dining, that's not a detroit experience. Cadieux Cafe is the shit, if you like giant buckets of delicious mussels, tons of beer, music, and feather bowling. Be sure to drink a Faygo Rock'n'Rye, and most importantly, have a blast, it's not all doom and gloom, and you DON'T have to leave the city for fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Cadieux Cafe is the shit, if you like giant buckets of delicious muscles. PAUSE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbedsteronerdump Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbedsteronerdump Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 also.... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 You gone get raped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist 666 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 I know you meant MUSSELS but you said MUSCLES. Spelling makes a big difference, son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100%juice Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 detroit is awesome. never had a bad time there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 chum lee, MD fuckit, lets just all go down there & get haircuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Taco Steven Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 You should hit DSD666 up, I guarantee that dude would show you a good time (and make an incredible thread about what he'd done to you...) :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPS Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 watch out for biters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPS Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 you might also neede a Slingshot ZombieHammer with Skull Ejector Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 DETROIT BABY never been. probably wont go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 My cousin lives there. That's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realism Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Sorry to hear that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50million Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Thanks dudes. Def going to check some of that shit out. And I've never had a faygo...so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50million Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share Posted March 31, 2013 Also I'm pretty stoked. Going to be alone most of the time outside of work so any info is good info. I plan on taking lots of photos and probably going to the art history museum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shai Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 If you get a chance, check out the Powerhouse Project while you're there...some of my friends are involved with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnifeHits RS Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Went last summer... Took a lot of flicks... but this one next to our hotel at 8am, just about summed up our entire trip. / 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightmareOnElmStreet Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 hahahahahhahaa! i suppose i could say the same thing about my stay. i'm sure if you are going for work you wont have to stay in the hooker motel in corktown i stayed at. but it was an awesome experience. being alone it kind of sucked, but i met some kids out skating that showed me around a bit. CONEY ISLAND HOT DOGS. careful where you end up roaming though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicineCabinet Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 not saying it wouldnt be fun.. just dont really have a desire to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injury Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 i dont really care about going to detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathbedsteronerdump Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Record stores: Peoples records Stormy records (real dope, and close to a dope restaurant called cedarland) Record graveyard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRUNKEN-ASSHOLE-ONER Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 The only reason to go to Detroit is to write on shit, and that's only because it'll probably still be living 20 years from now. I've always wanted to go to Detroit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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