http://www.thewhitney.com/david-whitney-jr.htm
When I was in 7th grade, my science teacher (Ms. Peterson) was plugged into all thing social, it seemed. She invited the chef of the Whitney to come cook for us at school, so we could sample muscles, clams, caviar, escargot, etc. (We were studying kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species). I heard stories about the Whitney having one floor specifically for dessert, where there was a chocolate fountain. Sounds like heaven. I put it on my bucket list.
With each trip we've taken back to Detroit, I've often told Doug I would like to visit the Whitney. This year, we finally got our chance! Doug's Mom and Dad babysat the kids while we went with Tim and Tracy. We all had fun. Tim drove back to their house by way of Jefferson Avenue, so we got to see all of the palatial houses decorated with lights for Christmas. It was a fun night.
The food was amazing. We all got dessert, as well, and sampled each others' dish. Yum.
The Whitney, located at Canfield and Woodward Ave.
If you look closely, you'll see that the clock is actually built INTO the mantle.
Another picture of the clock
The house was beautifully decorated for Christmas. The rooms are sprawling, ceilings high. I could live here...
Gorgeous stained glass in one of the stairways. There was a wedding rehearsal going on while we were there... a couple was going to be married on one of the stairways in this house, with an hors d'oeuvres party to follow after the wedding.
Tim and Tracy, sitting next to a fireplace.
The valet was nice enough to take this picture of us before we went into the house.
Me, geeked. Doug was geeked, too... He got to take lots of architectural pictures. I'm now used to him doing this kind of thing... hopefully it wasn't too embarassing for Tim and Tracy! To Doug's credit, there were other people roaming around the mansion taking pictures, too. :)
Tim and Tracy, sitting next to a fireplace.
The valet was nice enough to take this picture of us before we went into the house.
Peace, love and scrumdidlyumptious viddles,
Shelly, Doug, Ava and Liam
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