• Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center
• Headquarters, General Motors
• RenCenGuide and map to interior facilities.
• Hotels in the area generated in MapQuest
  
• with the map centered on the intersection of Woodward and Jefferson--Link
• with the map centered on the RenCen--Link
• General 3D map suggesting hotel location (what is labelled a "Westin" hotel at RenCen is in fact a "Marriott.")  For better detail, see the links above.
  

• Tour RenCen, once on the premises
• Testimonial from the past, ACBL, The Bulletin, May 1981 (the last time an NABC was held in Detroit), pp. 111-112 (note that the "Detroit Plaza" mentioned in one clipping is the current Marriott, site of the 2008 NABC)

Photograph by Dietrich Floeter, "Detroit Winter Skyline,"  reproduced on this site  with permission kindly granted from the Image Library of Michigan.org, http://www.Michigan.org/

VIRTUAL MODEL OF THE RENAISSANCE CENTER COMPLEX, BY NATHAN KING, GOOGLE EARTH.  DOWNLOAD GOOGLE EARTH.  CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR FILES TO VIEW IN GOOGLE EARTH AND IN GOOGLE SKETCHUP (BOTH FREE DOWNLOADS):

• RENAISSANCE CENTER:  THE MARRIOTT HOTEL IS  THE TALL CENTRAL TOWER AND IS THE SITE OF THE COMPUWARE SPRING 2008 NABC IN DETROIT
• .kmz file to open in Google Earth
• .skp file to open in Google SketchUp
  
• COMERICA PARK, HOME OF THE CHAMPION DETROIT TIGER BASEBALL TEAM
• .kmz file to open in Google Earth
• .skp file to open in Google SketchUp

To see the broader 3d context in a current version of Google Earth, click on both the terrain switch and the 3d buildings switch (lower left side of screen).  Set your screen to a high resolution.

Link to interactive map showing activities and restaurants near Ford Field, prior to Superbowl XL, 2006.
Dining around RenCen, according to Google Earth, November 2005.