A Dose of Detroit

21/01/2024

Focus on Detroit in today's episode of La Chronique Tourisme by Philippe Lefebvre for the French radio station France Inter.

De l'automobile à la musique, Détroit est une ville américaine à découvrir y compris pour les amateurs de sports ou de Nature

07/07/2022

Meet Thomas Wynants and Ashlee Anvik in this week's . This Belgian-American couple runs the US-branch of Belgian outdoor furniture brand Extremis from their headquarters in Michigan. They have such an amazing story, and I had a blast interviewing them. And yes, Thomas looks a lot like his dad, the legendary 😃

02/07/2022

Lunch at Ann Arbor's most famous deli. Who am I to argue with Oprah or Obama? 😜(photo 2).

02/07/2022

A Summer evening in the Midwest.

01/07/2022

Craft beer and food, good enough reasons to drive to Saline. Salt Springs Brewery is housed in a historic former church, built in 1899. The dining room windows are stained glass. They fill the room with beautiful light. Good food, great beers and nice ambiance.

29/06/2022

We had to cancel our Dakota's road trip, but a staycation in Michigan isn't that bad 😎

26/06/2022

It was great having Leentje here!

Trui is showing our Chicago-based tour guide Leentje around in Detroit

14/06/2022

'Waiting', sculpture by contemporary artist Kaws, Campus Martius, downtown Detroit. In the background some world-class architecture.

24/05/2022

'Rock Strangers' sculpture by Arne Quinze. 🇧🇪

23/05/2022

Beautiful Sunday in Oostende 🇧🇪

17/05/2022

Morning walk 🇧🇪

01/05/2022

Our group has a new tour guide in Los Angeles (check out our website: via-americana.com) Belgian filmmaker and storyteller Maxime ( ) offers unique tailor-made tours in the city he has been calling home for over 20 years.

03/03/2022

The Fisher Building in Detroit's New Center has an impressive neighbor on the other side of the street. Completed in 1922, this beautiful neo-classical building served as the headquarters for General Motors till 2001. Now called Cadillac Place, it houses several Government of Michigan agencies (and the fashionable concept store ). The enormous building by architect Albert Kahn is absolutely stunning. The lobby has tons of marble, beautiful elevator doors and don't forget to look up and admire the ceilings.

02/03/2022

Another tour today and yes, the Fisher Building (1928) is a must-see in Detroit. This art deco skyscraper is a masterpiece by Albert Kahn, also known as the architect of Detroit.

02/03/2022

Today I did my first Detroit architectural tour of 2022, with great Belgian guests. From Hart Plaza we admired Minoru Yamasaki's elegant skyscraper One Woodward.

21/02/2022

Thanks but no thanks.

19/02/2022

The American Motors Co. (AMC) site will be demolished soon. The 1927 complex with an art deco tower and a huge three-story factory building is iconic but apparently beyond repair. The site will be redeveloped. Took some pictures today before the building is gone.

15/02/2022

Side view of The Ambassador Bridge, connecting Detroit with Windsor (Ontario, CA). On Sunday there was still no traffic due to a week-long blockade by truckers in Windsor, but today the bridge reopened. The bridge is the busiest US-Canada border crossing. Approximately 10,000 commercial vehicles cross the bridge each day.