Photo essay: Detroit loses quarter of its liquor stores in 5 years

Part 1 of a series this week about Detroit’s liquor stores. 

Liquor stores are drying up in Detroit – sort of. 

Over the past five years, the number of liquor stores have declined by more than a quarter, according to new data from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission. The ubiquitous corner stores serve as grocers and are a staple for booze, junk food, cell phones, cigarettes and the lotto.

Still, the city has more than 585 liquor stores, gas stations, pharmacies and other small retailers with active liquor licenses – more than four times the commission’s recommendations. The city had 810 liquor stores in 2009.
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Behind the decline are exorbitant insurance rates, violence, arson, a diminishing population and severe restrictions on new liquor licenses.
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Here’s a sampling of Detroit’s shuttered liquor stores.

All photos by Steve Neavling. 

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  Alcohol, Liquor Control Commission, Liquor stores, michigan

Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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