I’ve been in Lansing only once and that was in 4th grade it was a field trip to learn about I think government stuff and I swear I remember us using 496 but I’m more sure as I was like 11!
at about 6:35, on the left is the now decommissioned Eckert Power plant. Lansing stopped using coal last year, or so, a couple years ahead of the original 2025 planned date. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod are the three smokestacks. After it was decommissioned people worried that they'd be demolished along with the plant. However, they're gonna strip the plant of all the coal transfer units, the cooling tanks, and such leaving the brick structure which will be turned into apartments. I'm pretty sure Lansing Capital city Airport had a lot to say since it's got the red lights keeping planes above the city. They're on a generator, batteries, or both since I've been downtown when there's a power outage and those lights were still flashing. They did a similar thing to the old Ottawa Street Plant a decade ago. But the ever present smoke stacks had to come down since they took up so much room inside that it was useless as anything other than a power plant. a local insurance company added office space and a parking structure but use the art Deco power plant as their office. At 12:40 you'll notice that if you continue on I-496 you'll see a space for eastbound lanes. This was in the original design. I-69 was supposed to continue due west till just north of Charlotte, and then turn south. The fact that I-69 from I-94 to Charlotte was built so wide, with huge medians, and wide ramps, taking up over four farms on Butterfield and at least that many at Ainger road, people protested at the loss of land. There was massive backlash to the point that it was cancelled by the late 70s. They finally finished it by building it next to the temporary I-69 (business area) between Charlotte and Lansing. Much less opposition to that.
I live in Lansing also, and I really like how they have revitalized old factories and plants, and turning them into lofts, and apartments instead of letting them sit empty and rotting.
@@NC_Travels_45 I especially like the way that they rehabbed the old Knapp's, it looks amazing. The building a the corner of Kazoo and Washington which had an all glass exterior. The building on Michigan near the train tracks that houses the Historical Preservation office. It used to have metal bars like a prison. There are many others Of course the jewel is the State Capitol building. When we first moved to Michigan i remember how it had tons of fake floors, and half stairs. They did an amazing job. The best part is the chamber that had a glass ceiling with all 50 state emblems, and more. No-one remembered that since it was an ugly drop ceiling. They also did an amazing job putting up the voting boards which are completely transparent. If you didn't see them lit up you might think it was plastic to protect the wall.
Great to see downtown Lansing via interstate 496. Beautiful town
That interchange for 127/496/Trowbridge Rd is a NIGHTMARE during rush hour, nice that you managed to avoid it.
cool to see you in an area I've been many times
Thanks for the drive!
Exit 9 Trowbridge Road: Main exit to my alma mater. GO GREEN!
Welcome to Lansing: Michigan's State Capitol!
I’ve been in Lansing only once and that was in 4th grade it was a field trip to learn about I think government stuff and I swear I remember us using 496 but I’m more sure as I was like 11!
at about 6:35, on the left is the now decommissioned Eckert Power plant. Lansing stopped using coal last year, or so, a couple years ahead of the original 2025 planned date. Wynken, Blynken, and Nod are the three smokestacks. After it was decommissioned people worried that they'd be demolished along with the plant. However, they're gonna strip the plant of all the coal transfer units, the cooling tanks, and such leaving the brick structure which will be turned into apartments. I'm pretty sure Lansing Capital city Airport had a lot to say since it's got the red lights keeping planes above the city. They're on a generator, batteries, or both since I've been downtown when there's a power outage and those lights were still flashing.
They did a similar thing to the old Ottawa Street Plant a decade ago. But the ever present smoke stacks had to come down since they took up so much room inside that it was useless as anything other than a power plant. a local insurance company added office space and a parking structure but use the art Deco power plant as their office.
At 12:40 you'll notice that if you continue on I-496 you'll see a space for eastbound lanes. This was in the original design. I-69 was supposed to continue due west till just north of Charlotte, and then turn south. The fact that I-69 from I-94 to Charlotte was built so wide, with huge medians, and wide ramps, taking up over four farms on Butterfield and at least that many at Ainger road, people protested at the loss of land. There was massive backlash to the point that it was cancelled by the late 70s. They finally finished it by building it next to the temporary I-69 (business area) between Charlotte and Lansing. Much less opposition to that.
I live in Lansing also, and I really like how they have revitalized old factories and plants, and turning them into lofts, and apartments instead of letting them sit empty and rotting.
@@NC_Travels_45 I especially like the way that they rehabbed the old Knapp's, it looks amazing. The building a the corner of Kazoo and Washington which had an all glass exterior. The building on Michigan near the train tracks that houses the Historical Preservation office. It used to have metal bars like a prison. There are many others
Of course the jewel is the State Capitol building. When we first moved to Michigan i remember how it had tons of fake floors, and half stairs. They did an amazing job. The best part is the chamber that had a glass ceiling with all 50 state emblems, and more. No-one remembered that since it was an ugly drop ceiling. They also did an amazing job putting up the voting boards which are completely transparent. If you didn't see them lit up you might think it was plastic to protect the wall.
Michigan appears to be the true test of a vehicles suspension parts... the mystery remains on what vehicle MileageMike is driving!
Kia Forte. For now.