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When you need to get some work done, simply head to the business center located in your well-appointed clubhouse. Crenshaw says she took cues for the home’s decor, and the tree, from the couple’s interests, which include music, travel and entertainment. The main tree has migrated from the music room to the living room, but the theme has stayed constant.
Arthur — director of external affairs for the Detroit Opera — was, not surprisingly, partial to the original music room off the foyer and its wrought iron and leaded glass doors. They fell in love with Palmer Woods because of its historic beauty and because it reminded them of some of the architecture in the Windy City. A tour through the history of Palmer Park, located in the Carrollton neighborhood at the intersection of South Carrollton and Claiborne avenues. Here’s your weekend round up of the best events in the City of Detroit this weekend. If you dig architecture and design elements from the 1950’s and 1960’s this is the tour for you. Palmer Woods is mostly known for the Tudor mansions that were built in the early 20th century.
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“For Arthur, it was all about the music,” explains Crenshaw. Personalizing your tree and honoring your own history, she says, makes the holiday even more memorable. Across from the Park sits the National Historic Register Palmer Park Apartment District, a neighborhood with magnificent and widely diverse styles of architecture, designed by some of Detroit's most prominent architects. The tour will be held primarily in the Park, with views of some of the apartments and a walk there if time permits. Palmer Park is a 5.6 acre park full of greenery located Uptown at the intersection of Claiborne Ave. & Carrollton Ave. The park is family friendly with a playground and monthly art fairs.
Integrity Shows is reinventing the art fair and reviving a wonderful event from the 1970s and 1980s, while giving Detroit its only large outdoor juried art fair. Installations, street art and demonstrations mix with artists' booths and the park's trees and beauty. We are active partners with People for Palmer Park and encourage local business and residents' involvement in our art fair. Enjoy the beauty of our natural surroundings when you spend the afternoon at the picnic and barbecue grill area.
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For additional ticket and other information, visit palmerwoods.org. Set in a perfect location in the heart of Birmingham's booming Parkside neighborhood, The Palmer is setting the new standard for luxury apartment living. It's striking modern architecture and exceptional common areas have been expertly designed to inspire and entertain. The finishes are at the peak of chic style and contemporary taste, while the amenities check every box and see to your every need. Once a year, for Michigan Log Cabin Day, People for Palmer Park opens the doors of Palmer Park’s 1880's Log Cabin — Detroit’s only authentic log cabin — for a rare tour.
The pair had been struggling with the layout and furniture placement, which only felt right once they moved the bed to its current location. “When you break the mold, you learn so much,” Everton says. To be clear, the Turkel House itself is not part of the tour this year. This neighborhood is anything but cookie cutter, which is probably why I love it so much. A third-party browser plugin is preventing JavaScript from running. Sign up for special tips, offers, and info about all the latest happenings around NOLA with our monthly Insider’s Guide, delivered right to your inbox.
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Step into your home and find a spacious, open-concept floor plan filled with natural light. Your kitchen offers an abundance of storage, and a spacious living room allows you to entertain friends and family with ease. Indulge in spa-inspired bathrooms with large soaking tubs and unwind at the end of the day in your cozy master bedroom. They kept that thought in mind more recently, when they redid the kitchen during the pandemic. Like many historic homes, it was a smaller space, so they painted it white and kept the fittings clean and classic. They went for drama in the adjacent butler’s pantry, which they outfitted with painted black cabinets and a smoked mirrored backsplash.
“When Loretta suggested it, it sounded radical,” Everton admits, but they’re happy they listened. When they got tired of the settling cracks common to old houses, they decided to add beadboard to the ceiling, another change they don’t regret. The tour includes the garden at the Dorothy Turkel House which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The garden was designed by Landscape Architect Richard Hass. Photo by Ali LapetinaThis year the home tour will focus on five homes that were built in the mid-20th century. Homes that were built in this era are more streamline and less ornate.
The calendar may say it’s closer to Thanksgiving, but inside Everton Swearing and Arthur White’s 1924 English cottage in Palmer Woods, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Holiday lights twinkle on the living room tree and mantel, a balsam and fir garland winds its way up the stairs to the second floor, and the nearby dining room table is set with century-old china, monogrammed napkins and place cards. Palmer Park’s historic 1880’s Log Cabin was also open for touring with knowledgeable docents on hand, . Built in 1885 for Senator Thomas Palmer and his wife Lizzie as their summer retreat, the cabin was once filled with antiques and visitors who would travel north on Woodward in horse-drawn carts. By 1895, Sen. Palmer had donated much of his farmland and woods to the city of Detroit to be used as a pleasure park for the people. She shops for the home year-round, keeping her eye out for just the right thing and sending the couple pictures of antiques and furnishings, including Christmas decorations, that she thinks would work for them.
This year, we are partnering with the City of Detroit Parks and Recreation Department and Bedrock Detroit to bring a new FREE event that encourages families to visit and enjoy the beauty of Palmer Park during winter. Designer interiors feature modern amenities, and convenient resident services offer a quality of life above all else. Save Beautiful Set of 2 Glass Plant Stakes - You chose the design - Garden City to your collection. Once the epitome of grandeur, the district includes the work of some of Detroit’s best architects. Built between 1924 and the 1950s, the apartments reflect exotic architecture in the Egyptian, Spanish, Venetian, Moorish, Tudor and Mediterranean styles, as well as Art Moderne and Georgian.
Sit back, relax, and enjoy Park at Palmer Apartments in Colorado Springs, CO, from your own homes’ comfort. Take our virtual tours, and walk through one of our Colorado Springs apartments. Here, you will experience many personal and community amenities that will provide you with relaxation and rejuvenation. Find yourself noticing the new details of hardwood floors, walk-in closets, and your private patio. You can start your new lifestyle by spending time in our game room or hanging out in the picnic area. Envision yourself at our Colorado Springs apartments for rent, and gain a front-row seat to our community.
However if you have ever been through Palmer Woods you might have noticed the large assortment of mid-century homes. People for Palmer Park presents its free annual Harvest Festival with dance, music, storytelling, art making, pumpkin picking and harvest related foods. This will be a fun opportunity for all ages to learn about how our food is grown, nature in the park and celebrate the turn of the seasons.
Due to COVID-19, any event dates are tentative and subject to change or cancellation at any time. Save Hearts and Flowers Ornament Workshop - Garden City to your collection. Save The Michigan Pedaler's Holiday Lights Beer Bike Bar Crawl 2022 to your collection. This tour exposes many connections to ongoing debates over the use of New Orleans’ public spaces.
“They like a lot of decorations," so it takes a while to get everything done, she says, crediting Sharon Gamblin with helping her. Though she says Arthur now prefers to trim the living room tree himself. “He loves Christmas,” she says. There will be a docent at each home and garden that will be able to tell tour goers the history about the architecture, design, and landscaping. A prime location puts you in proximity to all the wonders of Colorado Springs. Take a short drive into downtown to enjoy the eclectic shopping and delicious dining options. On the weekend, head to Pikes Peak or Cheyenne Mountain State Park for unparalleled mountain views. Experience it all today when you join the community at Palmer Park.
Change and Contention: Palmer Park During the 1970s
Embrace a convenient location that gives you endless opportunities to dive into the local scene. Enjoy the at-home comfort of having professional management that always has the resident in mind. From stunning outdoor scenery to a vibrant neighborhood, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Step into our apartments with us, and imagine better living at Park at Palmer. Tour and soiree tickets ($150) are in demand and almost sold out; $75 tour-only tickets are also being offered. Tours are organized in timed shifts; door-to-door shuttles and parking will be available from the starting at the 12th Precinct police station.
This impressive area is undergoing major revitalization with thirteen buildings in total undergoing renovations, a handful of which are already completed. The tour explores the history of Palmer Park, and the history and artistry of the adjacent National Historic Register apartment district. More than a decade after buying it, they don’t regret taking on the house. “Moving here was the best decision of our lives,” Arthur says. “We’re just the caretakers for the next generation,” Everton says. That and the step-down living room sealed the deal for him, the director of sales explains.
