In today’s video, we see Lisa and Bill’s favourite parts of the city, as well as some hidden gems. The tour starts at the Guardian Building, a 40-floor skyscraper and prominent piece of classic Art Deco architecture with a beautiful brick exterior. After, we admire the Penobscot Building, an office tower which is also another fine example of Detroit’s Art Deco architecture with a beautiful structure both inside and out, complete with museum-quality ornaments – ‘It’s kind of the Empire State Building of Detroit’, says Bill. After exploring the bustling district of the Downtown area, we go to see some of the lesser known central areas of the city. Along the way we visit the historic Brush Park mansions, where one of the houses is actually the reason why Lisa decided to become an architect; we stop by Cass Corridor, an area that had a bad reputation before, but which is now going through a redevelopment phase; and then we go on to see the Eastern Market, an open-air marketplace that has been operating for over 150 years and is the oldest, continuously running market in the United States. For lovers of vintage and second-hand bits and pieces, we visit a vintage shop called Antiques, where time seems to vanish as you look through piles of old, high-quality wonders. After, we stop at Dequindre Cut, a former railroad line which is now a pedestrian greenway link decorated with graffiti masterpieces that connects Riverfront and Eastern Market to other parts of the city. And, of course, no trip to Detroit would be complete without understanding its unofficial motto – ‘Nothing Stops Detroit. Website: https://www.showaround.com Check out Lisa’s profile: https://www.showaround.com/locals/9608663 Follow us on our blog: https://blog.showaround.com

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1. That's awesome!