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In 1971, John King established his first used bookstore in the Michigan Theatre building in downtown Detroit. Twelve years later and bursting at the seams with books, John bought the old Advance Glove factory at 901 W. Lafayette. Since then, John King Used & Rare Books has expanded to occupy all four floors plus the basement of the old factory (John makes his home in a corner of the 4th floor) as well as the Otis Elevator building next door! Today, John King Books is a Detroit landmark and is frequented by everyone from local sports stars and politicos to celebrities like Jay Leno and magicians Penn & Teller. This is a faithful re-creation of the actual building: the only liberties taken have been with the lot design.

For SimCity4, the building has been adapted in various versions to give you the widest possible choice, depending on your individual taste. It is up to you to decide which version(s) you want to use. It does notmatter if you select only one or if you decide to use all of them simultaneously; there are no conflicts or other limitations that would prevent you from doing so.

In total, the following versions are available:

  • Ploppable landmark
  • Ploppable functional CS$
  • Growable CS$ building
  • Growable I-M building**

**Will grow as “Advance Glove Manufacturing,” the original name of the building.

Note:Both ploppable versions feature individual custom menu icons that will allow you to see immediately which version is which. Moreover, both ploppable versions are to be found conveniently grouped together near the center of your landmark menu.

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WOW! Imagine my surprise seeing this building on STEX! I used to live in the highrise towers adjacent to King Books and would pass by this building everyday on my way out of the Riverfront complex. Your re-creation of this building is outstanding as it looks just like original. Keep up the excellent work! Now if you could just do a version of the Riverfront Towers, I would be thrilled!

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Regarding the texturing around the front doors/front of building: your texturing is right on target, or as our neighbors across the river say, "spot on"! You have accurately depicted the way this building looks in real life even though it is obvious the facade does not match with the architectural style of the building and here is why:

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During the 60's there was a movement to "modernize" the street facade of many of our buildings. This meant covering up the existing storefronts with plain facades with fewer windows and reinforced doors. Recall, this was the 60's, a time of social upheaval and our infamous riot of 1967. Property owners chose protection over aesthetic and to this day, we still have much of the fake facades covering up architectural gems yet to be rediscovered!

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@DownriverJH: Thank you for the great compliment and the background behind the facade! I don't think anyone would argue with me that it's ugly, but my goal is re-creation, and that includes the good AND the bad. I've got quite a few projects going right now, but I will definitely consider the Riverfront Towers for you!

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Guest s0mnambulant

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pretyc ool but i dont like the front but i understand why u did that !

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Thanks for the reply nofunk! Just to entice you on the Riverfront project, this website has some good pictures of the buildings and the surrounding areas: http://www.riverfrontcondominiums.com/ I will look forward to your upcoming projects! Thanks again!

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Guest cityluvr26

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pretty cool! i love all your buldings nofunk!

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