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Garfield Road. A road in the suburbs of Detroit, that extends north and south. One of the notable landmarks on this road are a pair of Hindu statues. A doctor from India has his doctor's office on Garfield road, and he paid to have these statues built with his own money. The statues depict two Hindu godesses. They are located on Garfield Road just north of Metropolitcan Parkway.

Above: Statue of a Hindu godess on Garfield Road.

Above: Statue of A Hindu godess on Garfield road.

General Motors Technical Center. The main design center owned by the General Motors Corporation is located in Warren, Michigan. It covers an area roughly one mile square, bounded by Twelve Mile Road on the south, Thirteen Mile Road on the north, Van Dyke on the east, and Mound Road on the West. The piece of land directly to the west of the Technical Center was owned by General Motors for many years, but remained vacant until fairly recently, when it was sold to Meijer's so they could build a Meijer's department store on the site. At times, the facility was called the 'Technology Center' instead of the 'Technical Center.' They publish a free newspaper which is given away in local shops and libraries, called 'Tech Center News'. The photo above shows a Chevrolet Volt on display at the southwest corner of the Technical Center.

GMOB. GMOB is a bicycle club in Detroit. Their name is an abbreviation that stands for 'Grown Men On Bikes'.

Gratiot. Gratiot avenue is the most important road on the east side of Detroit. It extends from the center of downtown Detroit to Port Huron. Gratiot intersects with major roads including Eight Mile, Interstate 696, and Metropolitan Parkway.

Above: Photo of the Gratiot Ave. bridge over the Clinton River, Mount Clements. Photo was taken on August 15, 2010.

Above: photo of the Southbound Gratiot bridge across the Clinton River, Mount Clements, Michigan. In Mount Clements, Gratiot splits into two parts, Northbound Gratiot and Southbound Gratiot.

Above: Photo of a parade on Gratiot Ave. The photo was taken in September 1987. The photo was taken on Gratiot Avenue just south of Seven Mile Road.

Above: A photo of Gratiot Ave. taken in 1984. This is Gratiot just north of Seven Mile Road.

Above: Stores on Gratiot Avenue in Detroit. The photo above was taken on August 22, 2016.

Above: Stores on Gratiot Avenue in Detroit. The photo above was made on September 30, 2014.

Above: The corner of Gratiot and Randolph on downtown Detroit. This photo was taken on August 22, 2016.

Above: Holy Trinity Church on Gratiot Avenue. Photo was taken August 22, 2016.

Above: Gratiot Avenue near State Fair. Photo was taken on August 30, 2016.

Above: The corner of Gratiot and Pfent. Photo was taken on August 30, 2016.

Above: The corner of Gratiot and Linnhurst. Photo was taken on August 30, 2016.

Guardian Building. A well-known building in downtown Detroit, it was built in the 'art deco' style of architecture.

Above: The Guardian Building.

Above: Detail of Guardian Building.

All photos by Anthony Ratkov.

Above: A photo of the parking lot that was located on the roof of the Greyhound bus station in downtown Detroit. The Greyhound station was located directly across from the City-County Building. The Greyhound station no longer exists, it was demolished to make way for a new building project. This photo was taken from the window of the DPM.

Above: Detail of window on the Guardian Building.

Above: A photograph of a water tower at the General Motors Technical Center. In the 1950's, General Motors hired a well-known European architect named Eero Saarinen to design the Technical Center. This tower was part of the original design. Originally, this tower had a stainless-steel finish, but many years later it was painted white. There is another tower like this one, at the Technical Center, that still has it's original stainless-steel finish.

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