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Moving Detroit: Finishing Touches, New Neighbors 06-10-13

Tom Prefling — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:00:35 +0000

The U-Haul Moving and Storage Midtown building is an impressive building, one that catches the eye immediately. We want the rest of the exterior to measure up, so we’re giving the grounds a facelift. We’ve trimmed the trees and cleared away all of the underbrush. [...]

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Moving Detroit: A blast from the past; thoughts about the future 05/28/12

Tom Prefling — Tue, 28 May 2013 17:00:11 +0000

Another busy week here in Detroit at U-Haul Moving and Storage Midtown. We are definitely in the home stretch of our adaptive reuse of this 93-year-old Nabisco building. It was also a week where we learned a bit more about the building’s past and about the man tapped to serve U-Haul customers in the Midtown [...]

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Shinola – Built in Detroit

Toni J — Sat, 25 May 2013 16:04:18 +0000

Detroit – Not the first city you think of when it comes to watch manufacturing. Why? Because there is only one watch manufacturer in the U.S, Shinola. When we learned about our new neighbor- Shinola, and their commitment to building in America, we had to [...]

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Moving Detroit: Signs of Summer – Rising Temps, Flowers and Asphalt – 5/20/13

Tom Prefling — Mon, 20 May 2013 19:00:38 +0000

The signs of summer are all around us at U-Haul Moving and Storage Midtown. Temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming and the asphalt is flowing. Asphalt? Yep. Asphalt, blacktop, flexible concrete. (Sorry, [...]

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Restoring the ‘City of Trees’: The Greening of Detroit

Wendy B — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:00:41 +0000

Did you know that Detroit was once known as “the city of trees”? If you have been to Detroit recently, then that fact may surprise you. That’s because between 1950 and 1980, nearly half a million trees in Detroit were lost to Dutch Elm disease, urban expansion, and attrition. At the same time, economic restraints [...]

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Moving Detroit: Detailing and Reusing Old Pipe 5-08-13

Tom Prefling — Thu, 09 May 2013 01:00:28 +0000

Detail work is what we’re about this week in Detroit at U-Haul Moving and Self-Storage Midtown. That, and reusing some salvaged pipe to create a showroom display. Reuse spiffs up the showroom We’re all about keeping and reusing original materials, particularly in the showroom. We [...]

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Jones Eager to Lead U-Haul Moving and Storage of Detroit

Scott Starkel — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:16:00 +0000

DETROIT—Saying he sees a bright future for the Midtown and New Center areas, Detroit native Anthony Jones is ready to get to work at U-Haul Moving and Storage of Detroit. As the finishing touches are put on the old Nabisco building that U-Haul is repurposing as a moving and self-storage center, Jones has been tapped [...]

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Moving Detroit: Spit and Polish, Steam and Storage 04-29-13

Tom Prefling — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:00:53 +0000

There’s plenty of spit and polish going on at U-Haul Moving and Storage of Detroit. The dictionary defines “spit and polish” as taking great care in maintaining cleanliness, orderliness and smartness of appearance. If you’ve ever served in the military, you know that it also means getting ready for a big inspection or public event. [...]

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Reclaimed Counter Tops and Detroit Determination 04-22-2013

Jennifer W — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:05 +0000

Last week, we introduced the general manager of U-Haul Moving and Storage of Detroit: Anthony Jones. This week, we are going to show off some the interesting revitalized features that Anthony and his team will be seeing on a daily basis. Showroom Counters It may seem silly to rave about counter tops, [...]

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Detroit Manager Named; Showroom and Fourth-Floor Storage Nearing Completion 04-15-13

Tom Prefling — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:00:00 +0000

We’re still waiting for a date for the grand opening of U-Haul Moving and Storage of Detroit, but we now know who will be running it…Detroit native Anthony Jones. Anthony grew up in Detroit, attends Wayne State University, and is currently the general [...]

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