Detroit from the River July 26th

These are some pictures of Detroit I took as we motored down the river. We were lucky only passed one large freighter. We had the river to our selves. Weather was still ify and the chop was brisk so we did not sail. I had a great time trying to identify the buildings. I have copied some Wiki information in here - thought it was interesting. 

The Ambassador Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects Detroit, Michigan, in the United States, with Windsor, Ontario, in Canada.^[3] It is the busiest international border crossing in North America in terms of trade volume: more than 25 percent of all merchandise trade between the United States and Canada crosses the bridge. A 2004 Border Transportation Partnership study showed that 150,000 jobs in the region andUS$13 billion in annual production depend on the Windsor–Detroit international border crossing.^[4]

The bridge is owned by Grosse Pointe billionaire Manuel "Matty" Moroun through the Detroit International Bridge Company^[5] in the US and theCanadian Transit Company^[6] in Canada. The bridge holds a monopoly on commercial truck traffic.^[7] Moroun also owns the nearby Ammex Detroit Duty Free Store, which has a monopoly on duty-free fuel.^[8]

Ste. Anne de Détroit, founded in 1701 is the second oldest continuously operating Roman Catholic parish in the United States. The present Gothic Revival cathedral styled church was completed in 1887 and serves a largely Hispanic community.^{[1][2] spire at center of picture}

Renaissance Center (also known as the GM Renaissance Center and nicknamed the RenCen) is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapersin Downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located on the International Riverfront, the Renaissance Center complex is owned by General Motors as its world headquarters. The central tower, the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, is the tallest all-hotel skyscraper in theWestern Hemisphere, and features the largest rooftop restaurant, Coach Insignia.^[7] It has been the tallest building in Michigan since its erection in 1977.

John Portman was the principal architect for the original design. The first phase constructed a five tower rosette rising from a common base. Four 39-story office towers surround the 73-story hotel rising from a square-shaped podium which includes a shopping center, restaurants, brokerage firms, banks, a four-screen movie theatre and private clubs.^[8][9] The first phase officially opened in March 1977. Portman's design renewed attention to city architecture,^[9] constructing the world's tallest hotel at the time.^[7] Two additional 21-story office towers (known as Tower 500 and Tower 600) opened in 1981. This type of complex has been termed a city within a city.

In 2004, General Motors completed a US$500 million renovation of the class-A center as its world headquarters, which it had purchased in 1996.^[10] The renovation included the addition of the five-story Wintergarden atrium, which provides access to the International Riverfront.^[11]Architects for the renovation included Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Gensler, SmithGroup, and Ghafari Associates. Work continued in and around the complex until 2005. Renaissance Center totals 5,552,000 square feet (515,800 m²) making it one of the world's largest commercial complexes.^[5][12]