Detroit has the same sort of swagger that Pittsburgh does...a city that used to be this huge hub, then alot of economic strife. Now, there's this small resurgence of young people, doing awesome things, all the while surrounded by these enormous vacant structures, that are quite beautiful, even in their dilapidated state.
Special thanks to our wonderful host, Joe, who we found thru AirBnB; Nicole at Eat It Detroit who gave us AWESOME recommendations on where to eat, drink and hang; to the uber friendly bartender at The Bronx Bar who told us to eat breakfast at Le Petite Zinc; and to all the older gentlemen, who, after swearing profusely, looked my way and apologized for their language. It seriously happened more than once.
A must stop at Slow's for BBQ.
Their pulled pork sandwich did not disappoint.
Drinks at the Old Miami, a very odd veterans bar. Didn't want to be that person that documented the crazy military patches behind the bar, so the shot is a little incognito.
Wonderful late night drinks at Cafe d'Mongo (old speakeasy). Check out this great and random Johnny Knoxville short about detroit. The interview with the owner, who had drinks with us, is super awesome.
7 comments:
Was that your first AirBnB experience? How was it? It seems interesting, but I'm always very skeptical of stepping into the living spaces of strangers.
hiya seth...you know, i was pretty skeptical about AirBnB...but, it turned out to be fantastic. The place was sweet and in the greatest location....plus, it was almost a 1/3 of what i'd pay at a hotel. AND we met a really nice guy. I could see, though, how it could have been really weird. but, i went by the reviews and i went for a upper price..i would definitely do it again, for trips like these..miss you!!
Detroit is pretty fascinating, isn't it? Brian was there yesterday picking up a car and visiting his grandpa, so we have been talking about it quite a bit...
Brian was in Detroit yesterday? That's a long road trip! Don't tell me he stopped in Pittsburgh.....?
Oh man... these antidotes about Detroit is making me even more excited for my trip to Chicago this weekend. Good food, good relaxin'.
No, he flew (with his dad and brother), to Michigan, drove to Detroit to pick up a car and towed it back to where his grandpa lives. Super quick trip this time. No fun restaurants or sightseeing :(
Hi Shannon - I can't find an email address on your blog. I'm a photo editor at GQ.com and am working on a story about chef Dave Mancini's favorite spots in Detroit. Cafe D'Mongo is one of them and I'd like to use your photo in the story. I'm happy to credit you and your blog - could you please contact me at corrie_vierregger@condenast.com and let me know if this would be ok?
Thanks so much!
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